Ben Affleck calls his box office bomb Gigli a 'gift' as he got to meet Jennifer Lopez

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Ben Affleck is reflecting on his film roles in a new interview conducted by best friend and Good Will Hunting co-star Matt Damon.While Matt, 51, showers Ben, 49, with praise in the questions noting the highlights in his 30-year Hollywood career, he also touches upon some of the misfires.Most notably, Ben admits that the 'overexposure' of his romance with Jennifer Lopez - the first time around - was partly to blame for the dismal 2003 box office bomb and critically-mauled Gigli.In the interview for Entertainment Weekly, the Gone Girl actor calls it a 'gift' as it meant meeting Jennifer, 52, with whom he would later become engaged to, and then reunite with years later.

Bright side:Bad Affleck calls his box office bomb Gigli a 'gift' as he got to meet Jennifer Lopez... as he's interviewed by BFF Matt Damon in gushing new interview released Tuesday'Let's touch on Gigli because it's directed by one of our favorite directors, Marty Brest.

Where does it sit with you now?' Matt asks Ben in the interview feature.Ben famously first met JLo on the set of the film, which began shooting in 2001, however she was still married to second husband Cris Judd at the time.But the movie came out after Jen finalized her divorce with Cris, and 'Bennifer' was born.Looking back on it, Ben says, '[Gigli] didn't work and we did five weeks of reshoots, which we knew were not gonna work.

It was a movie that didn't work....' Not their best work: Ben and Jen seen in the 2003 box office bomb and critically-mauled Gigli Where the magic happened:Ben famously first met JLo on the set of the film, which began shooting in 2001, however she was still married to second husband Cris Judd at the time'It's just that it became a story in and of itself.