Heading to lunch together, Blake Lively and Ben Affleck pal around on set after shooting a sex scene together on their upcoming film, The Town, in Boston, Massachusetts on September 1, 2009.
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Ben Affleck Says Dating Jennifer Lopez Made Him 'Miserable' and 'Gross'
Actor Ben Affleck has finally set the record straight about his fast-track romance with Jennifer Lopez - and manages to whittle the high profile love fest right down to the nub, acknowledging that it probably wasn't the best move he's ever made.
Affleck and JLo managed to hook up in 2002 when they both starred in the film, Gigli, and went on to announce their engagement before calling the whole thing off in 2004.
In a recent interview, Affleck says this was one relationship that should have never happened, citing that the publicity surrounding their relationship corrupted his career and soiled his star power:
"I was no longer in control of my life. I thought I wanted certain things, but I didn't. I got lost. I felt suffocated, miserable and gross. I should never have gone down that route or got sucked in to all the publicity. I was typecast as myself. Too many people weren't getting past what they read about me. That was damaging. I can tell from experience it's bad for you, and bad for your career. So I took a break, went away for a while and let things calm down."
These days, he says things are much different and life with wife Jennifer Garner and daughters Violet, 3, and baby Seraphina is much more grounded:
"Work has taken a back seat. My job is not as important as it was. Saying that having a family changed my life is a cliche. But it's true - it re-arranged my life and made me see clearly."
