# Splitsville - Population: J-Lo & B-Af
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [September 14, 2003, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546 "2003-09-14T12:09:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/21 "2003-09-14T22:46:49Z")
You mean we, the Amercian public, did this through our steadfast refusal to go see that movie?
Yay us! (gobble gobble)
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### Author:  [@Kobaltblu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobaltblu)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/22 "2003-09-15T00:14:38Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by twickster \*
> \*\*You mean we, the Amercian public, did this through our steadfast refusal to go see that movie?
>
> Yay us! (gobble gobble) \*\*
Stop! š STOP!! I canāt breathe! Oh, this is too funny.
Twickster, we must go on using this power of ours for the good of Mankind; we must prevent this sort of evil from self-replicating throughout our world.
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### Author:  [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/23 "2003-09-15T00:28:09Z")
Yesā¦ if only weād paid more attention to them!
I shall personally make up for it by watching **Phantoms** and **Money Train** nonstop, over and over, for 24 hours.
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### Author:  [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/24 "2003-09-15T01:43:20Z")
Iāll just rephrase my comments that I posted in the other thread about this situation.
Those Dopers who are capering about with joy and glee over the **apparent** breakup of Affleck and Lopez sicken me. Your joy and happiness over someone elseās misfortune shows that you have absolutely **no** class.
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### Author:  [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/25 "2003-09-15T01:50:21Z")
Hey, I only said āTouchĆ©.ā
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### Author:  [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/26 "2003-09-15T02:51:21Z")
Um, **Muldoonās Squishiness** , come down to earth a little, eh? First of all, we have no idea if this is true. Second, we have no clue if this is anyoneās misfortune at all ā this could be a mutually agreed upon decision to cut their mutual loses.
But most importantly, these two have made _themselves_ a parody. They clearly enjoyed being in the media spotlight, as evidenced by their Barbara Walters special-o-doom and their Rolls Royced jaunt to The Ivy just the other night. With that kind of exposure comes commentary, for the good and for the bad. You know very well that Conan and Dave and everybody else with a national audience is going to have a field day with this story in much more cruel fashion than anything we could say here, will be sickened by that, too?
When a couple sets themselves up by making special note of their relationship ā and I think the spate of Bennifer music videos, movies, interviews, yada yada yada certainly qualifies ā then flames out in such spectacular fashion, people are going to talk. Itās the nature of the beast. If they donāt want the public to have and voice an opinion about their private lives, then they should keep their private lives private. They opened the door. You canāt blame anyone here for walking through.
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### Author:  [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/27 "2003-09-15T03:27:34Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Muldoonās Squishiness \*
> \*\*Those Dopers who are capering about with joy and glee over the **apparent** breakup of Affleck and Lopez sicken me. Your joy and happiness over someone elseās misfortune shows that you have absolutely **no** class. \*\*
Wow, too much self-righteousness to be contained in one thread! Iām sure weāre all suitably humbled by your disapproval. Thank you for correcting us.
Now, where did I leave my copy of _Schadenfreude Weekly_ā¦
Hey there it is, and Jen and Ben are on the cover! Itās about time!
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### Author:  [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/28 "2003-09-15T03:57:17Z")
So, anyone wanna take bets on whoāll be number four (or #5?) for J. Lo? š
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### Author:  [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/29 "2003-09-15T04:00:58Z")
Can you say āpublicity stuntā? I knew you could.
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/30 "2003-09-15T13:58:06Z")
MSNās piece begins: āBen Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, the most overexposed couple on the planetā¦ā
Hee!
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### Author:  [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/31 "2003-09-15T14:50:33Z")
Anyone read the deal about Ben and the strippers in the Enquirerā¦or was it the Star???
Not that _I_ would read itā¦ š
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/32 "2003-09-15T14:56:10Z")
Next husband for Jennifer - Iām going to guess Kiefer Sutherland or Jason Patric. Oh, wait a minute, Iām getting her confused with Julia Roberts.
Iām gonna go with Matt Damon. Then Jason Lee. Jennifer is going to be the Janet of their little circle of friends.
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### Author:  [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/33 "2003-09-15T14:58:31Z")
Iām still amazed that on one of those news channels, the lady said to call those call-in numbers to let them know if J-Lo should keep the ring or give it back.
Yep, news.
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/34 "2003-09-15T15:15:48Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by green\_bladder \*
> \*\*So, anyone wanna take bets on whoāll be number four (or #5?) for J. Lo? š \*\*
I dunno, but my card says Iām #4417.
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### Author:  [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/35 "2003-09-15T18:30:57Z")
Caresville - Population: Not Me!
(theyāll be back!)
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### Author:  [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/36 "2003-09-15T18:36:03Z")
I hope she consoles herself by making a movie with Mariah Carey:
_Giglitter_.
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### Author:  [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/37 "2003-09-15T19:20:41Z")
> [@](#):
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> You know very well that Conan and Dave and everybody else with a national audience is going to have a field day with this story in much more cruel fashion than anything we could say hereā¦
au contraire! We could be MUCH more cruel, if we set our collective minds to it.
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### Author:  [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splitsville-population-j-lo-b-af/201546/38 "2003-09-15T19:26:38Z")
> [@](#):
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> You know very well that Conan and Dave and everybody else with a national audience is going to have a field day with this story in much more cruel fashion than anything we could say hereā¦
au contraire! We could be MUCH more cruel, if we set our collective minds to it.
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