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30 Oscar Winners Who Have Also Been Nominated For Razzies

Do your movies keep filling up the direct-to-DVD dollar bin? Do they often complete the phrase “the worst film since…”? Do they make less money than we did that time we went to a Coinstar? Well, don’t let that get you down, because you could still be in the running for Oscar glory! Every year, the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation names the most terrible films and performances of the year. Sure, it’s gotta hurt to be named the absolute worst of Hollywood, but just know that you’re in surprisingly good company. Check out the gallery below to see some Oscar winners who have also been up for a Razzie!

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Ben Affleck Finds Hair Soulmate In Shaggy Dog

Ben Affleck‘s hair tops our list of Things We Hope To Never See in 2012. Sure we know it’s for his role in Argo (which he’s also directing), but couldn’t he at least find a way to make it work? Slick it back or wear a hat or something? The Bieber do doesn’t look good on anyone — including Bieber himself. Violet Affleck, you seem like a smart one – we implore you to steal some scissors and go to Town (LOL, film reference) on your dad’s locks.

Pics of Ben and pregnant wife Jennifer Garner out in Brentwood this weekend, below!

Ben Affleck’s Dolphin Joins Our List Of Goofy Celebrity Tattoos

We’re going to take a break from commenting on Ben Affleck’s new Justin-Bieber-as-a-mountain-man look for a little bit so we can reflect on what appears to be a new tattoo. Or at least it’s new to us. The actor flashed the ink as he took his daughters Violet and Seraphina to lunch in LA over the weekend, and to be honest we’re still trying to figure out what the hell it’s supposed to be. People keep insisting that the tat is a picture of a dolphin, but we’re not so convinced. It looks more to us like it could be one of the following:

1. The fabled Loch Ness Monster.

2. A tribute to the film Free Willy.

3. McDonald-Land character Grimace, after being run over with a steam roller.

4. A shaggy mop-top toupee.

Any suggestions, guys? But regardless of whatever it happens to be, Ben has officially joined our list of the goofiest celebrity tattoos. Check out the rest of the entries in the gallery below!

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Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Reunite For Mobster Movie

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are teaming up once again, and not just in our dreams where we revert to our inner boy-crazy eighth graders. Reuniting for their first joint venture since Good Will Hunting, Affleck and Damon will partner up for a biopic of recently captured crime boss Whitey Bulger. The two will direct and star, respectively. “Matt and I have been looking for something to do together for some time. We’ve heard about Whitey Bulger since we were kids, and we are excited by the prospect of putting it on screen,” Affleck said, according to Deadline. Based on our Matt Damon And Ben Affleck: BFFs Forever time line, these two were due for a new project to further their fourteen-year professional history together. On top of that, squee!

1997: Matt and Ben clean up at the 1998 Oscars with Good Will Hunting, snagging a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for themselves, a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Robin Williams and seven other nominations for pretty much every other category.
1999: Matt and Ben wreak some havoc as fallen angels in Kevin Smith’s Dogma.
2001 to 2005: Matt and Ben team up with other directors and writers for HBO’s Project Greenlight, a contest and TV series dedicated to producing one film from one first-time filmmaker per season.
2003 and 2004: With the help of Matt, Ben makes it through the release of Gigli and Jersey Girl, as well as the cultural phenomenon that was Bennifer.
2010: Ben presented the award to honoree Matt at last year’s American Cinematheque 24th Annual Award Presentation.

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Jennifer Lopez Breaks Down Mid-Concert

We’re feeling a bit awful for Jennifer Lopez. The singer burst into tears onstage at her headlining appearance at Mohegan Sun’s 15th anniversary celebration on Saturday night in Connecticut. J.Lo set the mood by singing an acoustic version of “If You Had My Love” after which she told the crowd, “I’m going to sing you the last song I wrote about love. A lot has changed since then.” What followed was an extremely dramatic rendition of “Until It Beats No More.”

Jennifer sang the song while dancers who looked like her exes — Ben Affleck, Cris Judd and Diddy — danced with J.Lo lookalikes. It was rather obvious that the singer was trying to re-create her romantic journey with all the men in her life — the “J.Lo” figure even wore that infamous Versace slit-to-the-navel gown while with the Diddy dancer, just like Jenny did at the 2000 Grammys. It ended with a final spotlight dance which was almost exactly like what Lopez and Marc Anthony performed on American Idol. (more…)

Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Having Their Third Baby

Who knew these two were quiet contenders for giving pals Brangelina a run for their money? Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are going to be parents for a third time! No other details have been released except a short confirmation to the Associated Press. Their representatives said that the couple are ”thrilled” to have baby number three on the way. Ben and Jenny (hah) are already parents to two daughters — Violet and Seraphina. Will the new addition to their brood make it a happy girly trio? Awww, we don’t know yet, but we’re sending them a big ol’ congratulations.

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Ben Affleck Allegedly Lost $400,000 In Secret Rich-People Poker Games

Remember how, for a brief shining moment, Tobey Maguire seemed like some kind of international playboy for raking it in at those secret famous people poker games? Ben Affleck’s gambling habits, on the other hand, kind of takes the shine off of his badassery. RadarOnline reports that at one point, The Town star ended up owing $400,000 to the president of Universal Studios Ron Meyer….all from one bad hand. “Ben busted big,” a source alleges. “He drummed up a giant tab, and then all of a sudden he disappeared from the game. He wasn’t seen for months.” So basically the same thing that happened after he made Jersey Girl, we take it?

For awhile, Affleck was even allegedly running his own poker nights in the early 2000s. “It was touted in the underground scene as ‘Ben’s Game’,” a source claims. “At the time, Ben wasn’t the most skillful player, it was almost like he was someone who felt they did not deserve the money they had. During the time period at the Havana Room, though, J.LO would call all the time desperately trying to track down her fiancé.” Hmm, we always wondered what happened between those two, though to be fair, up until now we just assumed the answer was also Jersey Girl.

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Tobey Maguire Sued Over Illegal High-Stakes Poker Games

Wow, we always sort of pictured Tobey Maguire as a quiet, smiling quasi-wiener of a guy, maybe with some blueberry pie smeared on his face that he doesn’t know about. However, it seems the actor has been dropping that Cider House Rules money when he shouldn’t have, and now Tobey Maguire’s gambling winnings are being called out in a lawsuit that makes Tobey seem shockingly hard-core. Allegedly Maguire frequently takes part in illegal poker games populated by celebrities and millionaires (which fits with what we suspected about famous people). Maguire might have been able to keep his Bond-esque nighttime activities private if he hadn’t won money from Bradley Ruderman, a hedge fund manager who used his clients money in the games, thereby enabling card shark Maguire to buy all the short-sleeved button downs his mild heart could desire.

Ruderman is currently in jail for defrauding investors, and trustees of his bankrupt company are trying to get back the reported $25 million he lost to various high-rollers, including $311,200 currently stuffed in Maguire’s wallet. Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck also took part in the poker games, but aren’t being sued, despite how cool that would make all of them seem right now. Other players such as The Notebook‘s Nick Cassavetes have been named in the lawsuit, meaning that while we were weeping into our sweatshirts over Noah and Allie finally getting together in the rain, Cassavetes was making it rain hundos all over the Hollywood elite.

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Jennifer Garner Stands Up For Alec Baldwin As Mayor Of New York

Post Weinergate, a couple of heads have been thinking about giving the post of Mayor a run since it’s wide open now. One of these heads thinking about contesting for New York’s Mayor in 2013 is Alec Baldwin. He even said that he was ”very interested” in running for office on behalf of the Democrats on CNN earlier this year. Now no offense, Alec, but WTF? Maybe we’re being unfair, but we just can’t wrap our heads around this whole deal, despite his longstanding political aspirations.

But Baldwin has an unlikely supporter in Jennifer Garner, so that should give him a bolster. The actress was on Fox & Friends yesterday and was put on the spot when asked about what her thoughts on the 30 Rock star running for office were. After a bit of a chuckle, Jennifer replied, “I think he would give us all a run for his money. He’s awesome, I love Alec.” She continued with, “It hasn’t stopped anyone before, I think he should go for it. He could run and let people vote!”

Not enough to change the subject apparently, because she was then asked whether she was officially endorsing him, amidst peals of laughter. Jennifer gamely answered, ” Yes, I stand up for Alec Baldwin!” Her husband, Ben Affleck, was thrown in as well, so Jennifer went ahead with, “Yes, Ben stands up for Alec Baldwin too.” What a cutie! That’s two votes of confidence for Alec. He’s totally going to run now, mark our words!

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Ben Affleck Takes Black Eye, Family, To A Block Party In Brentwood

Oh, there is definitely a story here. Considering Jennifer Garner was wearing sunglasses as she left a block party in Brentwood, CA, yesterday, the only reason hubbie Ben Affleck wouldn’t do likewise is if he totally wanted to tell everyone in view about his black eye and how he got it. Was it a dad-time related mishap? A failed stunt on-set? Racquetball with another celeb? There’s just no reason this guy would be showing off that shiner unless he was a little proud of it. We almost wish he’d start a Twitter just to let us all know.

See photos of Ben, Jennifer, daugher Violet—and Ben’s bruise—in the gallery below.

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