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Kevin Smith isn’t writing a tell-all, but he is spilling about the A-listers he has worked with.

The director, who’s shooting “A Couple of Dicks” with Bruce Willis, revealed that he and Jennifer Garner didn’t exactly see eye to eye while filming “Catch and Release” in 2006.

“Jennifer does not share the same sense of humor as me — she did not like my jokes,” Smith said during the “Silent Bob Speaks” chat at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night. “I was picking on [Jen’s husband] Ben Affleck and making fun of him because I’ve known him for a really long time — I was talking smack — and Jennifer goes, ‘You know, if you keep saying stuff about him, I’m going to kick your a—.’ And she could — I’ve seen ‘Alias.’ She has a real girly sense of humor and didn’t understand that I was kidding.”

The portly Smith, who first directed Affleck in 1995’s “Mallrats,” continued, “I remember talking to Ben and being like, ‘I know your lady is not finding me amusing. Ben, I’ve known you for years, and you are far sicker than I am!’ His jokes are way dirtier than mine. He’s made jokes to me, and I’ve been like, ‘Ben, you need to go to church.’”

All kidding aside, Smith clearly has a lot of affection for Affleck.

“Ben is one of the most intelligent people on the planet,” he said. “He will run for office and one day be President, and then we’ll smoke a joint in the Oval Office. He’s very well-spoken and been brought up extremely well, but he’s filthy!”

Smith also chatted about his love for the late George Carlin and for Willis, who he says has “been in literally every cop movie ever made.” He added — rather randomly — that he’d save Wayne Gretzky’s life over Steven Spielberg’s or George Lucas’, and went on to profess his admiration for comedy king of the moment Seth Rogen.

“Seth is on top of the world. He has nine movies going on — all of them with [Judd] Apatow,” Smith said of his “Zack and Miri” star. “I was like, ‘Seth, you changed my definition of success — you are a functioning stoner.’”

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Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have revealed their second daughter’s name: Seraphina, a source confirms to Usmagazine.com.

The girl was born Jan. 6 in Los Angeles.

Garner and Affleck — also parents to daughter Violet, 3 — did not reveal the meaning behind the baby’s name.

“Seraphina is an elaborately feminine kind of name that’s really come into style over the past few years, like [Affleck's friend Matt Damon's daughter] Isabella,” Baby Name Bible author Pamela Redmond Satran, who also runs Web site Nameberry, tells Us.

“Seraphim is one of the highest orders of angels,” adds Satran. “It kind of follows from Angelina, which has gotten super popular because of Angelina Jolie, as a a spiritual, heavenly name.

The ‘ph’ spelling of Seraphina is more Hebrew in origin. It means ‘ardent,’ which is passionate,” she says.

“Ben and Jen really put Violet on the map,” Satran says of the couple’s knack for naming. “They transformed it from what people saw as a dowdy, old lady name to a really cute, modern choice.”

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After months of speculation, Jennifer Garner has officially confirmed she is expecting a second child with her husband, Ben Affleck, in a new interview with Access Hollywood’s Tony Potts.

”Thank you,” Jennifer told Tony at the Baby Einstein’s 10th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. “We’re so excited, obviously.”

Jennifer was coy with the news at first, joking with Tony as he wished her well.

“Congratulations. Can I say that?” Tony asked.

“For what?” Jennifer smiled.

“For baby number two,” Tony responded.

“Oh I’m not pregnant,” she giggled. “I just had a lot of carbs for breakfast. It’s just — what do they call it? A breakfast pouch? Bunch?”

Jennifer’s confirmation comes after weeks of speculation as her tummy size swelled to the visible baby bump she is currently sporting.

The child, whose sex Jennifer did not reveal, will be her second with Affleck.

Jennifer, 36, married Ben, also 36, in June 2005. They have one daughter – Violet, who was born in December 2005.

Jennifer’s pregnancy coincides with that of Luciana Damon, the wife of Ben’s pal Matt Damon. In March it was revealed that Matt and Luciana were expecting their second baby together, another daughter. Matt is also stepfather to Luciana’s 9-year-old, Alexia.

In June, Jennifer and Ben celebrated their third wedding anniversary. That same month, Ben told Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush, for “The Billy Bush Show,” family life was going well. “Things are pretty great,” Ben said. “We’re very happy. Things couldn’t be better. We’re kind of taking it easy and just kind of enjoying a little downtime at home.”

Jennifer told Tony the speculation over her baby in recent weeks has made her giggle.

“It always makes me laugh when people say ‘Is she?’ ‘Isn’t she?’ It’s like eventually you will know, so just chill out for a minute,” she said.

And the expectant actress said she is prepared thanks to her daughter, Violet.

“Yeah, been through it,” Jennifer said. “It’s all good, it’s great. I’m really excited.”

To see our entire interview with a glowing Jennifer, tune into Access Hollywood on Thursday August 21.

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