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Angie Katsanevas took a playful jab at her “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” co-star, Lisa Barlow, after actor Ben Affleck appeared to have no recollection of meeting her.
Over the weekend, a popular Bravo fan page posted a video showing Affleck seemingly puzzled about the encounter with Barlow.
In a cheeky response, Katsanevas, 52, commented, “[Ben] didn’t know Lisa but he recognized Celia.” Celia is Katsanevas’ cherished poodle, humorously noted by “RHOSLC” star Mary M. Cosby during Season 6 as the source of some on-screen flatulence.
The Affleck-related buzz started when Barlow, 51, mentioned the Hollywood star and actress Blake Lively during a Season 6 episode. Her name-dropping served as a reason to skip a girls’ trip organized by Katsanevas.
Expressing her reluctance on a FaceTime call, Barlow said, “I don’t want to spend the night with [co-star Bronwyn Newport]. She’s a pathological liar. She can’t tell the truth to save her life. It’s like, disgusting,” referring to her co-star while co-managing her Vida Tequila business.
“Also, I have a work thing. It’s like, a big deal. I think what people forget is I have a very full life. Because I keep it kinda private. And like, I’m not gonna drop names, but like, I’ll be with Ben and Blake [Lively],” Barlow added.
“I’ll be with Ben Affleck and you’ll be with Bronwyn.”
However, Affleck, 53, said he doesn’t remember ever meeting Barlow, telling Access Hollywood that he didn’t “want to get anybody in trouble.”
“I don’t know what this is – an event in Salt Lake City? Like, prove somebody right or wrong?” the “Gigli” star asked.
Though Barlow never clarified where she met Affleck on the call, the interviewer told the “Accountant” star that it was likely held in Utah.
“I haven’t been in Utah in maybe 8, 9 or 10 years, I don’t know,” Affleck said. “It doesn’t look familiar to me and I don’t remember anything.”
“I don’t want to embarrass her because I say hi to a lot of people, I don’t want to be the jerk who is like, ‘I did meet you.’ … You don’t remember everyone you meet,” he added.
“I don’t think I’m qualified to weigh in on this, whatever this raging controversy is.”
After Affleck’s response went viral, Barlow took to social media to share receipts, commenting under Access Hollywood’s post explaining that she met Affleck at the SXSW movie festival last March.
“SXSW [for] The Accountant 2,” she wrote, referring to Affleck’s movie premiere at the annual Austin, Texas, festival.
“And it was a great movie and party,” the reality star added.
Barlow also took to TikTok to share a video of herself at SXSW, watching Affleck walk the red carpet and seeing Lively talk on stage following the “Another Simple Favor” premiere.