Jennifer Lopez is truly the queen of the clapback. Case in point? Her hilarious comment (and lowkey genius marketing ploy) in response to all the online jokes and memes about Ben Affleck appearing to have a bad time at this year’s Grammys.
Yesterday, the celeb teased the trailer for her husband’s new film Air on her Instagram. However, the post opens with a still from the movie of the actor frowning alongside the caption, “My husband’s happy face.” Touché, J.Lo. 😂 Touché.
Fans immediately hopped in the comments section of the post with the absolute best reactions. “Haaaaa talk about how to use a viral moment for something good 👏👏,” wrote one, while another said, “HAHAHAHAH Jennifer thank god you have a sense of humor!”
Ben’s new project—which he directed and costarred in with a *chef’s kiss* cast that includes Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman, Chris Tucker, Marlon Wayans, and Chris Messina—chronicles the story of how Nike executives partnered with then-rookie Michael Jordan to create a shoe empire.
Honestly? Kind of obsessed with the fact that J.Lo managed to make a meme out of the moment, which was never really that serious anyway. “Jen and Ben are both aware of the memes of Ben circulating,” a source recently told Entertainment Tonight. “She had shown him a few photos that night and he just brushed it off. He is not fazed by what the internet has to say about him. They are not paying too much attention to them. Jen actually thinks some of the memes are funny.”
A seat filler also spilled the deets about sitting next to Bennifer at the Grammys, saying, “J.Lo showed Ben Affleck the phone and was like, ‘Oh my god, honey, look at this meme circulating about you,’ and he was like, ‘Oh god, this again.’ Like, he knew during the performance that he was a meme. Like, he knew, and he also chose just not to change his expression. I love how unbothered that is. So I know that she was, like, on her phone and saw it and was like, ‘Honey, this is so funny—look at this,’ and he was like, ‘Jesus Christ.’”
Anyway, leaving you with this forever iconic GIF, baiiiii!
Gretty Garcia is the assistant news editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers all things news, entertainment, and pop culture. Before joining Cosmo, Gretty was a social strategist for Mrs. Dow Jones and a features and special projects editor at Editorialist. She holds an MS from the Columbia Journalism School and studied art history at Harvard College.
