People

By REBECCA WINTERS Monday, Sept. 20, 2004
    • Did Benny Find a New Jenny?
    BEN AFFLECK can choose from any Sue or Betty. But the Boston boy whose past coupling with JENNIFER LOPEZ sent paparazzi swooning has been spied recently with another Jen — JENNIFER GARNER. Are the two a pair or just pals? Their publicists won't comment. Time for a Jen-off.

    OLD JEN: Jennifer Lopez

    KNOWN FOR: Shaking her killer booty on MTV

    SHARED SCREEN TIME: Critically panned Gigli , doomed-by-association Jersey Girl

    PREVIOUS MR. LOPEZ: Backup dancer and future trivia answer Cris Judd

    HIDEOUS COUPLE NICKNAME: Bennifer

    WE KNEW IT WAS OVER WHEN: The media-besieged pair's wedding plans included decoy brides

    NEW JEN?: Jennifer Garner

    KNOWN FOR: Kicking killers' booties on ABC's Alias

    SHARED SCREEN TIME: Critically panned Daredevil , upcoming Elektra

    PREVIOUS MR. GARNER: Felicity actor and future trivia answer Scott Foley

    HIDEOUS COUPLE NICKNAME: BenGar

    WE'LL BELIEVE IT'S TRUE WHEN: We see the West Virginia lovely don a Red Sox cap

    An Old-Time Rapper's Delight
    Hip-hop is finally getting its props from the rock establishment. Pioneering DJ GRANDMASTER FLASH and his group, the Furious Five, are among this year's nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — the first rap artists to claim that distinction. "The streets are buzzing," says Flash, who shares the ballot with U2, Randy Newman, the O'Jays and others. "I went into Target this week, into Home Depot. Everywhere I go, it's 'Congratulations!'" Bands are eligible for the honor when their first album is at least 25 years old. Dubbed "Toscanini of the turntables," Flash recorded Super Rappin' in 1979. The inductees will probably be announced in December, and this DJ is feeling cautious: "People, I'm not in yet!"

    Jailbird's Song
    MARTHA STEWART is ready for her lockup. Though she will continue to appeal her obstruction-of-justice conviction, the lifestyle entrepreneur asked a judge last week to let her start serving her five-month sentence immediately — ideally releasing her in time "to plant the new spring garden," she said at a news conference. Stewart lamented how she'll miss "my two beloved, fun-loving dogs, my seven lively cats, my canaries, my horses and even my chickens." Human beings may begin to interest Stewart more after she is forced to eat, bathe and sleep in close quarters with them.