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The Berkley Pub Group who is responsible for all of the Tom Clancy novels says that in the next Clancy film 'Red Rabbit,' (which is the second to last flick in the series) Ben Affleck will not be in it.Seems they've been told by a colleague at a company called Artists Production Group that the studio is not going to use Ben Affleck because of his poor box office record as of late. ('Gigli') Now they are trying to find a new Jack Ryan, with Tom Cruise and David Duchovny of 'X Files' coming up as contenders.An even bigger surprise...

<p>"It's horrible," moans Roger Friedman of Foxnews.com. "The worst movie ever made."</p> <p>And those two made it to the end of Monday night's screening of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's ultra-hyped "Gigli." More than one person walked out.</p> <p>The buzz on Ben and Jen's first movie is so bad - think Madonna's "Swept Away" -- Revolution Studios even had trouble filling the L.A. premiere, giving seats usually reserved for stars to the fans waiting outside.</p>

Dont buy those Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez wedding presents just yet..'Everyone thought they would get married this summer,' said a Lopez pal.'But her work schedule kept filling up, so it's not happpening yet.'Lopez is going to spend her summer in Winnipeg working with Richard Gere on Mirimax's remake 'Shall We Dance.'Meanwhile, Ben Affleck looks like he is serious about getting into politics. The star dropped his longtime publicity man David Pollack for the politically connected Ken Sunshine.