Given last week's holiday shenanigans, a few friendly reminders need to be refreshed to provide a much-needed context to explain out-of-the blue photoshopped images, video footage that cannot be time-verified, and a tiresome het-driven narrative rekindled.
OTP Public Separation Rule #1 which apparently needs to be reviewed once more:
Rule #1: Birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Anniversaries, Easter, 4th of July, Memorial Day weekend (yes, even Memorial Day weekend because in America, it's also known as a big "vacation" weekend). These occasions are known as times for families, friends, significant others, and partners to want to be together.
So, like Groundhog Day, TPTB are going to do all they can to convince the public that an OTP is most definitely not together during holidays and special occasions. Not surprisingly, the most cost effective and efficient way to convey this physical separation is to post manips and/or other visual images on social media to place the couple far apart from one another. If family can be used to amp up the authenticity, even better.
Case in point. Jake Gyllenhaal and Austin Nichols.
The holiday months of November and December are known as birthday months for their closeted children, as well as for Jake himself on December 19. Not surprisingly, under the radar Jake Gyllenhaal suddenly begins to be shown in NYC with the pretext that he is preparing for his big Broadway show Othello, co-starring Denzel Washington. Here's Jake, for instance, with one of his many meards, director Denis Villeneuve, allegedly backstage at the Gotham Awards, held December 2, 2024.
That's some pretty creepy shadowing for an awards show don't you think?
So, where's Austin? Who is usually placed in Austin, Texas. Oh, well, he's been conveniently cast in a sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer, and guess what? It's filming in .... Australia! LOL - could you get these two guys any further apart in the month of December? Two different hemispheres of separation.
Here's Austin using his Instagram, to let everyone know he's in Australia, in the event anyone missed it.
And then predictably back in Austin, TX for a family Christmas. The pic was posted to social media on December 25 in case anyone wondered where he is spending the holiday. Remember, everything's planned. Then executed for public consumption:
This same separation tactic has been carried out by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles' team for well over a decade.
And Narnia isn't just talking about the times when work is involved (touring, TV or movie filming, fan conventions, etc.), but specifically SAG holidays or some other special day, people and couples tend to share during down times. If possible, Management is going to try to prove that an OTP is not even in the same state. Bank on it.
When this happens, take pause and ask why would circumstances be any different when the special occasion is not only the Christmas holiday, but Louis Tomlinson's birthday, which just so happens to fall on Christmas Eve? For TPTB, this is a double whammy!
True to form, Sony did not disappoint to exploit the opportunity to rile up the Larrie fandom while unleashing the trolls and other nonbelievers. First came the photoshopped drop, with Louis exhibiting an impressive wingspan. Oh, and notice how the color black is "worn" so often? Everyone's in black, all the time. Even during Christmastime when people tend to opt for more festive colors.
Now, why might that be? Well, because this way, areas where people are merged together can be blended more easily and pant lines don't have to be visible. No way of identifying where one person's leg ends, and another person's body begins. In other words, the color black hides the photoshop merging. It's like one big mass of well, the color black.
The hand:
Surely someone is looking at these images on a device other than their phone. This manip, for instance, is one of the least believable. A photoshop so terrible that management gaslighting of the Larrie fandom comes to mind.
The sweater:
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One more time.
It's easy to see what can be missed when just a cell phone is relied upon to look at these photos.
Louis' face is a mess. The fan's fingers are a merger of two hands - and the change in skin tones at the knuckles can be easily seen (is her gigantic hand even resting on Louis' shoulder?). Look at the difference in Louis' bangs and the merging of the tops of two different heads of hair.
Now some fans have already approximated the original age of Louis in the sweater clad photo that was used given that the pic is obviously of a much, much younger Louis Tomlinson. Other fans also recognized that he had worn that sweater back in November 2022 for Faith in the Future Album Promo Day. Therefore, we are to believe that a teenage Louis is wearing a sweater that he wasn't even seen in until he was nearly 31. In other words, that's some pretty serious time traveling going on here.
But even if fans were unable to pre-date the photo (like Narnia), one could just look at this mess of a composite and be able to see that it's fake.
Remember: all that's required is for one photo to be manipulated to discredit the remainder of the other released batch of visual cues. And then when the same cardigan is strategically "draped" over a piece of furniture in the background of a Snapchat video conveniently posted on Louis' Birthday by one of his sisters, well hey - Louis must have been in Doncaster! Right? That's the "same" cardigan! And hey, when that "spot the cardigan evidence" is posted by Phoebe Tomlinson, well fans want to believe that she would not post something that wasn't true. Confirmation bias takes care of the rest - those who never wanted to believe that Louis and Harry were together in the first place. Mission accomplished.
Just remember that Phoebe may not have been proactively involved. A Sony intern could easily access her account to post the video.
Come on, Sony. This is so lame, it's not funny.
TPTB should be embarrassed. This isn't Amateur Hour.
Or (as Harry would say), is it? 😜
Okay, let's move on to another classic example of visual manipulation. The technique of "sliding" Louis in from the side, a common trademark of photoshopping placement. This way, digital artists don't even have to try and re-size, align, merge, etc. They just have to "slide" the celebrity in halfway.
Notice, here's more of the color black. Let's face it, if someone is a fan and that person gets to meet Louis and have him pose for a photo but cuts off half of his face, why wouldn't s/he take another one? Why are you cutting off half of Louis?
Of course, there's something strange about that photo from the beginning, barring a "halved" Louis. There's the person in the middle who is obviously there but positioned too far back to be believable, while the shorter "fan" is then pasted in front of her. Are these two people even in the same place? This is what is called a composite photo. A pic where two images are layered together to create a new, unified photograph. Slide a photo of Louis in from the side and there it is. Wow! A photo of Louis partying with some random girls in Doncaster on his birthday!!!
Here is another photo, where it's pretty clear that a little too much has been cut off from Louis' leg, legs which should not look that "far away". It's also amusing how that bust line was pasted (smashed) up against what looks like Louis' stomach. But, hey - in addition to the separation, it's important to sell that het too.
And to make Louis' out and about'ing in Doncaster that day look more legit, there was even a video. But was there anything about the video which time-stamped it? Could have been recorded at any time.
Are we picking on Louis? Absolutely, not. But this is his image being used by Sony to continue to sell their tiresome narratives.
Most likely, Louis simply wasn't in Doncaster over the holiday and to celebrate his 33rd birthday. He was with his SO, Harry Styles.
Namely, somewhere else.
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And speaking of PR laziness, Jake Gyllenhaal's team, who have needed to place him in New York City over the SAG holidays of Christmas and Hanukkah to New Year's, have his Instagram account simply post a video story about a NYC bakery called, "From Lucie". Oh, he's not in it. Just the power of suggestion that he must be in NY. Because, no surprise, the bakery is located in the East Village. In fact, the establishment is coincidentally only a few miles from the Ethel Barrymore Theater where Jake's performance in Othello will be running in the spring and where he has likely been rehearsing on and off, but not necessarily during Thanksgiving. Or his Birthday. Or Christmas. Or New Year's. In fact, after posting this speculation, Narnia can't wait to see what new proof his team will be releasing in the near future to assure us all he is in fact in NYC. Remember teams have patterns and are oh-so-predictable in their closeting habits.
Jake's Insta story from this past Thanksgiving on goodies from the same bakery, From Lucie. 😉
Just another example of how these kinds of mutual business arrangements work out for both parties. It's too bad that geographic placement in order to separate an OTP, is sometimes one of the goals behind them.
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Who's going to be the latest friend, colleague, past co-star, actors' union, fellow closeted peer to help "speak up" for victimized Blake Lively? How many Just Jared posts have there been on this story?
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Narnia expects and has already seen numerous photo manipulations involving Chiefs' players Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. We've noticed them with some KC Royals players. Let's hope this is not becoming an all-too-often unnecessary trend.
The majority of fans in Kansas City are not watching these athletes this closely. They want to cheer the teams on, attend games, tailgate, buy merchandise. They're not invested in their personal lives unless something news-worthy happens. So why are these two local organizations going overboard with their photoshopping - it's becoming too commonplace.
This "sighting" is allegedly from New Year's Eve last night, involving Chiefs' defensive linebacker Nick Bolton.
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Looks okay at first glance, right? And hey! How spontaneous, credible and organic does this look because they're in the pasta/rice aisle! Athletes after all are all about the carbs. 😉
Well, something looks kind of off though... let's blow this up.
The bottom half of her face is larger than the top. It's not aligned right at all. Those are two faces merged together to form one.
The shelving in the top several rows also don't quite look aligned (?), but I think the point has been made.
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* LATE BREAKING * 01-01-25
Oh hey, guess what? Another round of Louis Tomlinson out-and-about celebrating the New Year with fans. Lots and lots and lots of fans! No family to be seen. Any recognizable lads?? No?
Nope, just lots of strangers, I mean fans. Narnia doesn't have the blogger space to keep posting all these photos and videos, Louis?! 😂 We don't know who all these people are.
We at Narnia are just wondering why are there so many Louis Tomlinson "fans" gathering around wherever he goes? And no sign of streamers, "Happy 2025!" signage, balloons, party favors and hats, confetti, horns, where is all of that? Even more curious is that Laddy Lad Louis doesn't even have a drink in his hand in any of these establishments. Not even a beer. What in the heck kind of party or street celebrating goes on in Doncaster during New Year's celebrations?
Because, once again, there was nothing in the latest batch of photos and videos released that time stamps when they were conducted/taken.
Demand more from these lying social media teams. Don't reward them with anger or frustration. That implies they are doing a good job.
This fan gets it, folks:
Please don't blame Louis. This is what Sony wants. It's no different from any other holiday/anniversary/birthday prior to this. Despite some loosening of the reins in other areas, there are two words which we must remind everyone of:
Simon. Jones.
Simon Jones is still at the helm of Louis' image.
Just like the real death of Heath Ledger torpedoed what remained of the Brokeback Mountain fandom and Jack Twist/Ennis DelMar fan fiction on Live Journal. No doubt one of the intentions from the alleged death of Liam Payne was to extinguish the Ziam fandom once and for all.
Those are two different situations, but this author feels that Sony may have learned what happened when Heath passed away and how it really decimated the Brokeback fans and any further inspiration for fanfic.
Ziam was real. Ziam is real. But this alleged "death" of Liam will quiet those fans and the continuation of accompanying fan fiction.
Larrie is still very much active online and Sony's not going to relent in their intent to destroy the majority of Larrie believers and fandom.
Don't let TPTB run roughshod over you.
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* Later BREAKING * 1-05-25
Another classic example of how closeting and media manipulation works. Fans question the veracity of Louis' placement in Doncaster during the New Year's 2025 celebration and TPTB swoop in and use mass media to "document" and market their "official" narrative. What a surprise that the Daily Fail tabloid (one of Cowell's go-to enablers) is more than happy to comply with supplying the "authoritative" evidence.
Narnia especially loved the use of Facebook as the community gathering hole for local responses and what a nice touch to "explain" why the hometown lass, Lottie Tomlinson, wasn't there for some family time. Thus, another thread added to an already-tall tale being spun.
Once again, thanks to TPTB for telling the public what they somehow desperately "needed" to know (even though no one was asking) about Louis's holiday whereabouts.
Oh, and Louis. Please say hello to Harry for us. Wherever you two are. Happy New Year!
Collaboration: Prairie Girl and Methodical Muser
pic sources: giphy, Google Maps
our playlist: Happy New Year - ABBA
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
Auld Lang Syne - James Taylor
Same Auld Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
