The episode where we dive deep into the origins of 'Bennifer' and the 20 years it has taken to do the same thing, twice!

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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

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Sources:

1. FAKE: Did Jennifer Lopez donate $4.5 million to Palestinians for food and medical supplies?, 07/31/24 [MM]
2. J-Lo celebrates 50 with an adoring, dancing crowd in Tel Aviv, [Times of Israel]
3. Jennifer Lopez did more for Israel's image than any politician ever could, 08/04/19 [YNET]
4. Jennifer Lopez's friends claim singer tried to salvage failed relationship — but Ben Affleck 'has a darkness to him', 08/24/24 [Page Six]
5. Jennifer Lopez seemingly SNAPS at Ben Affleck at the Grammy awards - before recovering after realizing the moment was caught on camera, 02/07/23 [Daily Mail]
6. That Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Grammy fight: What really happened, 02/09/23 [NYP]
7. 'Stressed' Ben Affleck goes viral for 'slamming' car door behind Jennifer Lopez while out for coffee run in LA, 05/11/23 [Daily Mail]
8. What J-Lo and Ben Affleck REALLY said on the red carpet: Lip reader reveals couple's exchange after they were spotted having an apparently tense conversation, 05/11/23 [DM]
9. Ben Affleck has 'come to his senses' about 'fever dream' Jennifer Lopez marriage: 'There is just no way this is going to work', 05/20/24 [Page Six]
10. Ben Affleck 'Has Not Been in Touch' with Jennifer Lopez's Kids (Exclusive Source), 08/25/24 [People]
11. Ben Affleck has been hanging out with RFK Jr.'s daughter Kick Kennedy amid Jennifer Lopez split: source [PageSix]
12. BEN AFFLECK NOT DATING RFK JR.'S DAUGHTER KICK!! Despite Post-Divorce Buzz, 08/26/24 [TMZ]
13. Ben Affleck 'Had Control' Over Documentary About Marriage to Jennifer Lopez: 'It Was His Idea' (Exclusive), 08/25/24 [People]
14. Let's Try It Ben's Way, Evgenia Peretz, 10/99 [VF]
15. BEN'S OPEN ROAD, 03/03 [VF]
16. Ben Affleck sobered by public bellyflop, 12/31/03, [SF Gate]
17. Jennifer Lopez dumps Ben Affleck, 01/22/2004 [EW]
18. Ben Affleck's Hollywood Ending, 04/01/04, [RS]