Ben Affleck put Jimmy Kimmel in an awkward situation at his and Jennifer Lopez’s holiday party.
Affleck appeared on Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to promote his new flick “Air”, when the host thanked him for inviting him and his wife Molly to their Christmas bash.
However, Kimmel admitted, “There was some awkwardness there.”
He then poked fun at Affleck for not being as “psyched” about the party like everyone else, with the actor joking: “I have a very unhappy looking resting face,” seemingly mocking those Grammys memes.
Kimmel went on to say how Affleck and Lopez greeted them at the door, and all was going well until he noticed a familiar face.
Kimmel, who had an infamous feud with Jay Leno, recalled, “Then Leno and his wife Mavis walk in, and they come up and we’re talking and it’s a little bit uncomfortable.
“Then all of a sudden you go, ‘Don’t you guys have like a feud or something?’
“We stood there in shock and then you left,” he added.
Affleck laughed, “I thought it’d be fun! You know, you get the two little fish in a different colour and you put ’em in a bowl! Have fun.”
Kimmel added, “It was a Christmas miracle… thank you again for that.”
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