Back in June, aspiring New York blogger Cityrag uncovered one of Hollywood's darkest secrets: celebrities love their Starbucks. From Britney/K-Fed and Nick/Jessica to Nicole Richie/DJ AM and Mary-Kate/Ashley, the frappacinos were in high season.

But nobody loves their venti non-fat no whip lattes with a shot of sugarfree vanilla like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. Normally we'd suggest the mom-to-be lay off the caffeinated beverages but, well, she can't. Rumor has it she's under contract to keep the cups coming.

In an item we finally enjoyed reading in his column, Lloyd Grove uncovers what's estimated to be a seven-figure endorsement deal between Bennifer 2.0 and the coffee giant. For the Hollywooders to get their cash, they need only flash a grande pumpkin spice in front of eager paparazzi at every opportunity.

Suspiciously (or, you know, not), both Starbucks and Ben's supra-rep Ken Sunshine deny any such deal is in place. *$ might pay for product placement in movies, but no way do they pay individual stars to tout their goods. We're assuming that also goes for the willingly quoted obnoxious talking heads like Moby, Andy Roddick, Al Franken and Melissa Etheridge.

Any grounds to Ben/Jen java story? [Lowdown]
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