Punk’d ya

Ben Affleck got his revenge on the celebrity gossip mill.

E! Online reports that the actor persuaded a married Rolling Stone writer to have dinner with him so he could prove the media would declare her his latest heartthrob. Several magazines–including the Star, which paid $11,000 for pics of the “couple” together–reportedly fell for the trick.

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Edited by RedEye staff (ritaredeye@tribune.com)