When they attended the June 12 Hollywood premiere of “The Flash,” Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez kissed and cuddled on the red carpet. Affleck even pulled back his lips to show off those pearly whites, but body language expert Judi James told the Mirror that his grin didn’t appear to be genuine. “His smile looks forced, with a hint of what looks like gritted teeth,” she observed.
Adding to the awkwardness of Affleck’s behavior was his refusal to remove the hand he had shoved in his pants pocket and his failure to turn his body toward Lopez when they kissed, making it seem as though he wasn’t as into the lip-lock as she was. James even suggested the conversation the pair was having was about orchestrating their PDA. (We need a lip reader, stat!) “The way Ben seems to keep an amount of chatter going on shows they are seeking agreement to embrace,” James said. But with all that apparent planning, the pair still had one off-kilter kiss.
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Although James’ verdict was that the couple’s PDA was “scripted,” it doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re miserable; you could even argue that Affleck is putting in more of an effort to look happy in photos for the sake of his ladylove. Apparently, this doesn’t come naturally to him. “I have a very unhappy-looking resting face,” he explained on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” So, don’t be fooled by the scowl he’s got.
