Ben Affleck

2023 - 2 - 5

ben affleck grammys

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Can we just leave Ben Affleck alone? In defense of Resting Ben ... (USA TODAY)

There seemed to be just one thing on the lips – or fingertips – of the Twittersphere following Sunday's Grammy Awards: Ben Affleck's Resting Ben Face.

"But then, as my kids got older and started seeing the internet themselves, that’s the difficult part. [of the 2023 Grammy Awards, from Harry Styles' superfan to a stunned Lizzo](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/02/06/2023-grammy-highlights-best-moments/11193610002/) I'm just not wearing makeup today. But for me that wit is eclipsed when you recognize the the target is a real person. Maybe he was miserable. It's not the first time Affleck's face has been so scrutinized.

Everyone seemed to love the Grammys … except Ben Affleck (CNN)

Sunday night's 2023 Grammy Awards made history, with dynamic performances from iconic musical artists. And through it all, Ben Affleck looked miserable.

[ a record 32 wins.](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/05/entertainment/beyonce-grammys-most-awarded-artist-cec/index.html) [completed the elusive EGOT](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/05/entertainment/viola-davis-grammy-egot/index.html), after winning a Grammy for the audiobook of her memoir “Finding Me.” Many Grammy watchers noted how Affleck seemingly wanted to be anywhere but Crypto.com Arena. [Twitter user wrote](https://twitter.com/amsi81/status/1622426018265944069). [on Twitter.](https://twitter.com/TheBiancaT/status/1622414347422109697) [history-making show](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/05/entertainment/the-grammy-awards-2023/index.html) filled with dynamic performances from iconic musical artists.

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Caught Fighting At The Grammys (BuzzFeed News)

The Grammy producers are so messy for this but I love it ”

Jennifer rolls her eyes and looks down at the floor before appearing to notice that she and Ben are on camera. And she hits him like behave we are in public.” Doesn’t mean he hates her just may be a social thing.”

Ben Affleck Plumbs New Depths of Existential Despair (The Cut)

Ben Affleck attended the 2023 Grammys and hated every minute of it, to judge from photos of his anguished mug. Honestly this is understandable.

Our guy just had to sit there and pretend that Trevor Noah was being funny when he [shoehorned](https://nypost.com/2023/02/06/trevor-noah-jokes-about-prince-harrys-frostbitten-penis-at-grammys/) topical jokes about [Prince Harry’s penis](https://www.thecut.com/2023/01/prince-harry-frozen-penis.html) into his hosting bit, and who is that good of an actor? I don’t say this very often but respect to Ben Affleck for refusing to participate in the Grammys-are-fun charade and for attempting just one quarter-hearted grimace at J.Lo’s apparent urging. [finished a long shift at Dunkin’](https://www.thecut.com/2023/01/ben-affleck-dunkin-donuts-commercial.html) when J.Lo packed him into the limo; maybe he yearned for a cigarette; maybe it is simply that the Grammys began for the couple (who skipped the red carpet) around 8 p.m. Taylor Swift, meanwhile, [spent most of the evening dancing](https://twitter.com/wae_al9/status/1622581217487880196) and [looked like she was having a good time](https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/grammys-taylor-swift-photos.html#_ga=2.235913991.720008797.1675693794-1027086509.1675693794). [Lizzo made a big entrance in a flowered cape](https://www.thecut.com/2023/02/the-best-wackiest-and-most-tin-man-looks-from-the-grammys.html), won Record of the Year, and brought down the Crypto.com Arena with a [pop-gospel fusion performance](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/lizzo-grammys-performance-about-damn-time-special-1235512000/). I think we can all agree, this is way too long to be at a work function, even when the work function is sort of a party, and especially when the work function is your spouse’s.

J.Lo's Poor Husband Ben Affleck Had to Endure the 2023 Grammys ... (wobm.com)

On Sunday night (Feb. 5), Affleck appeared in the Grammys audience alongside his wife, Jennifer Lopez, who was a presenter during the awards ceremony's live ...

Affleck allegedly told his wife, per a lip-reading from TikTok, while Lopez's song "Let's Get Loud" blasted in the background. "Ben Affleck is every introvert everywhere. His apparent misery was so noticeable that memes and tweets about the star erupted on social media.

Twitter loved how 'miserable' Ben Affleck looked at the Grammys (Boston.com)

Grammy producers offered up plenty of crowd shots of Affleck and wife Jennifer Lopez, with the Cambridge native appeared completely uninterested in most of them ...

But the public’s fascination with Affleck’s “Resting Ben Face” has endured, and it certainly didn’t abate Sunday night at the Grammys. For viewers at home live-tweeting their way through the ceremony, however, there was an additional sideshow that provided ample entertainment: Ben Affleck, looking bored, exasperated, and generally miserable. Stay up to date on all the latest news from Boston.com Receive the latest news and breaking updates, straight from our newsroom to your inbox. Stay up to date with everything Boston. [65th Grammy Awards](https://www.boston.com/culture/music/2023/02/05/grammys-2023-live-updates-latest-news-from-red-carpet-show/) on Sunday, most of the focus inside Crypto.com Arena was on the musical performances, the [history-making wins](https://www.boston.com/culture/politics/2023/02/05/beyonce-grammys-2023/), and the [unexpected snubs](https://www.boston.com/culture/politics/2023/02/05/list-of-grammy-winners-in-top-categories/).