KEVIN Smith, director of the upcoming Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez starrer “Jersey Girl,” has blasted the New York Times on his Web site, claiming the paper misquoted him. In the lengthy screed Smith hotly disputes Laura M. Holson’s report in Monday’s Times that Lopez’ footage in “Jersey Girl” had been trimmed “largely because of the two characters’ chemistry – or, in this case, a lack thereof, Mr. Smith said.” Smith’s Web posting, titled “Come Back, Jason [sic] Blair! All is forgiven,” wails that “dozens of articles,” including one the Times ran in April, have quoted him praising Affleck’s and Lopez’s chemistry. “Now why, after spending almost a year talking about how great their chemistry is, would I suddenly pull an about face?” Smith asks. “The fact of the matter is that I DIDN’T say anything to the [Times] regarding a lack of chemistry.” He termed the Times article “little more than a gussied-up gossip piece.” A Times rep told The Post’s Lou Lumenick, “Ms. Holson paraphrased statements that Mr. Smith made.”