J.LO & BEN'S PUBLIC MARRIAGE MELTDOWN

Back-to-back events have thrown doubt on the A-listers' romance

When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot last year, after rekindling a romance that had lain dormant for almost two decades, it seemed not even a movie script could have been more romantic.

Their idyllic August wedding in the American south indicated that "Bennifer 2.0" would get their happily ever after - which is why friends were so surprised to see them looking so gloomy in each other's company at the Grammy Awards.

Fans and onlookers alike were quick to note that every time the camera panned to Ben, 50, and his 53-year-old bride, the couple seemed locked in a tense exchange.

"However bad of a day you're having, I promise you're not as miserable as Ben Affleck at the Grammys right now," tweeted one commenter, while Ben's sour body language spawned hundreds of headlines.

Witnesses say the sober actor clearly did not want to be at the swanky music event and a lip reader later alleged that a testy Jen warned Ben, “Look more friendly. Look motivated!”

CAUSE OF CONCERN

Just a week earlier, at the premiere of Jen’s new movie Shotgun Wedding, the pair were videoed apparently exchanging sharp words as she took a swig of wine. Ben appeared to be insisting, “I didn’t drink anything, OK?!”