Ben Affleck Claims He Wasn’t Drunk And Explains The Tension Between Him And Jennifer Lopez At The Grammys

A scene from the Grammy ceremony, which took place on February 6, went viral. The presenter Trevor Noah approached to make a joke with the couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, but the pair ended up caught on camera looking like few friends.

Affleck appears not to be happy and the singer seems to scold her husband.

I wanted to know what Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were gossiping about 🗣 #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/EUuL33qfl5

— Tracklist (@tracklist) February 6, 2023

At the time, on social networks, people commented that perhaps the actor was not having fun and there are videos of him with a serious expression at various times during the event.

Ben Affleck at the Grammys is me any time I have to be on a zoom call. pic.twitter.com/V2eZZ14qos

— jennifer (@themissjenn) February 6, 2023

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ben Affleck told what actually happened.

“I had fun at the Grammys. My wife was going and I thought, ‘Well, there’s going to be some good music, maybe it’ll be fun,’” she said.

According to Affleck, when he saw Trevor Noah approaching, he thought “My God” and, not knowing that they were already being filmed, told his wife that, as soon as they started recording, he would walk away and leave her sitting next to the presenter. .

“She said ‘it’s good that you’re not going’. This is a husband and wife thing,” she stated.

The actor commented that he doesn’t mind the memes, but wasn’t happy with the suggestion that he was drunk. Affleck struggles with alcoholism and has been sober for a few years.

“I’ve been to award shows and got drunk several times. No one ever noticed. [Mas no Grammy] they said, ‘He’s drunk,'” he said.

Affleck says it got him thinking about whether or not it’s wise to speak publicly about battling an addiction, because while there’s compassion, there’s also a lot of stigma.

“I think that discourages people from improving their lives,” he added.