16 Instances That Prove That We All, At This Very Moment, Are Living In An Early 2000s Simulation
1.First, and foremost, BENNIFER IS ENGAGED!!
Love is real, y'all.
The couple made a splash in the early 2000s after starring in Gigli and then dating for a couple years.
Sadly, the couple called it quits in 2004.
However, after Jennifer's public breakup with A-Rod and Ben's public divorce from Jennifer Garner/breakup with Ana de Armas, the two reconciled and appear to be stronger than ever!
J.Lo is the ice to Ben's Dunkin's coffee.
2.Britney Spears is THRIVING!
In the late '90s and early '00s, Britney dropped ...Baby One More Time, Oops!..I Did It Again, and Britney. Not to mention she starred in Crossroads and her hit single served as the title for the hit teen flick Drive Me Crazy.
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Then, from 2008–2021, Britney was placed under a conservatorship, but now she's FREE! And is engaged! And is pregnant!
3.Y2K fashion is BACK! Baggy pants...
...low-rise jeans...
...Juicy Couture tracksuits...
...micro mini skirts, oh my!
4.Joe Millionaire was the hot new — and, sadly, short-lived — reality dating show.
RIP to the OG Joe Millionaire. 2003-2003.
And that's still the case! The rebooted series finished its season run earlier this year, and I am PRAYING for a second season...👀
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5.Also on the toot it and reboot it train: Gossip Girl...
6....Sex and the City...
7....and Cheaper by the Dozen...
8....and Percy Jackson!
Praying they cast Logan Lerman as Poseidon.
9.Not a reboot, but a reunion! In the early aughts, Peyton, Haley, and Brooke were the hot girls of Tree Hill High.
And just the other week, the three actors (Bethany Joy Lenz, Hilarie Burton Morgan, and Sophia Bush) reunited on Good Sam.
Though, this isn't their first time back together — these three ladies host Drama Queen Podcast, which is a One Tree Hill rewatch pod:
10.On the topic of pods, another teen show got the podcast treatment! Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke are the hosts of The OC rewatch pod, Welcome to the OC, Bitches:
11.The Lindsay Lohan renaissance is upon us! After starring in some of our fave teen flicks (Mean Girls, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and Freaky Friday), LiLo went through a bit of a rough patch...
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...but now she's thriving! LiLo is making her return to cinema with Falling for Christmas, which comes out on Netflix this holiday season.
12.We also have Netflix to thank for bringing 2000s queen Paris Hilton back into our lives! She, alongside Nicole Richie, starred in The Simple Life when she was a kid...
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...and now she's attacking adulthood with Cooking with Paris, her podcast, and her recent marriage!
13.One of the best presents, however, was the reunion of Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo! The pair starred as my favorite onscreen couple, Matty and Jenna, in 13 Going on 30...
...and now they star as a married couple in The Adam Project:
I'd like to think of them as grownup Matty and Jenna.
14.In 2002, Tobey Maguire appeared on our screens as Spider-Man...
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...and in 2022, Tobey Maguire appeared on our screens as Spider-Man:
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