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Stern: Ben and Jen ‘put a plague’ on his block

Shock jock says Affleck, Garner brought hoards of paparazzi to the area

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Howard Stern told his Sirius audience that celeb couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner "put a plague" on the block he lives on after they moved there. He says hoards of paparazzi swarm there, trying to capture the couple's every move.
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updated 5:36 p.m. ET Dec. 12, 2007

NEW YORK - Like a line from Shakespeare, radio shock jock Howard Stern has claimed Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have “put a plague” on the block the three superstars cohabitate.

Stern told his Sirius radio audience that the celebrity couple, who are reportedly residing in the same Upper West Side block he lives on, have brought hoards of paparazzi to the area, determined to capture Affleck and Garner’s every move.

Garner is currently starring on Broadway in “Cyrano De Bergerac,” and Stern said their temporary residency is getting to him.

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“It’s unbelievable,” the NY Post reported Stern as saying. “Now I know why co-ops block famous people from getting into buildings.”

Stern reportedly gets details on the couple from his doorman, but despite the gossip, he is anxious for their departure.

Stern also reportedly questioned their superstar status saying, “Who cares about them anymore?”

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