Affleck: No Razzie, Yes Regis
It's tough getting any respect when your last flick was a universal flop.
Gigli (rhymes with really awful) star Ben Affleck was presented with a Razzie award for Worst Actor Tuesday on CNN's Larry King Live after joking to the press that he had never received the booby prize.
The movie, which racked up six wins, fell one statuette short of tying with all-time stinkers Showgirls and Battlefield Earth.
But Affleck rejected the Razzie on Larry King Live, saying "It's a little cheap."
And so the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, which dis-honors the worst achievements in film, retrieved the tacky trophy and put it up for sale on eBay, where it's received a much better reception.
Within 24 hours, bidding jumped from $4.89 to $967.97, prompting the foundation head John Wilson to say in a statement, "This is a classic case of life handing us lemons, our turning around and making lemonade. In this case, RAZZberry lemonade!"
The award will be up for auction until March 30.
Meanwhile, Affleck is pressing ahead to promote his next film, Jersey Girl, which has all but excised the role of costar and fellow Gigli culprit, Jennifer Lopez.
To that end, Affleck fills Kelly Ripa's chair opposite Regis Philbin on Live with Regis and Kelly next week while the bubbly blond yakker is on vacation.
Monday's show, which was pretaped, features Saturday Night Live's Darrell Hammond and Affleck competing in a "Reege-off" to see who does the best impression of Philbin. Affleck hosted SNL last weekend and poked fun at the whole Bennifer phenomenon.
The Kevin Smith-directed Jersey Girl hits theaters March 26. Affleck's next effort, Surviving Christmas, is scheduled for a Nov. 12 release.
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