Pandemic Panic and Profiteering off of Harry Styles' Closet...Again

Let's begin by cleansing our collective palates before we wade into the malodorous muck and money grubbing mendacity that was so abruptly thrust upon the Twitter world yesterday afternoon by Olivia Wilde. Without a doubt, the contrived "trending" sequence of events, was accompanied by carefully crafted spoonfed messages. Each posting designed for public consumption, stood in stark contrast to a devoted fandom reliving Sunday's effortless expression of spontaneity and shared contentment between two young men who simply found each other over a decade ago. Back then each one was merely pursuing their dreams while embracing love along the way. No ulterior motives. No shortcuts. No gimmicks.

 

What coming home actually looks like. 

Valentine's Day, Paris 2012            

 

 

 

Interviewer:  And, what kind of boyfriend is Louis Tomlinson?💙💚

"He's caring. He treats me really well."  ~Harry Styles

Now, that's some solid content. A real moment in time. Something that does not insult a sentient being's intelligence. Something that brings a smile to the face of any viewer who has ever experienced love. 

Fast forward to Monday afternoon, where one of the more despicable, shameless players in Hollywood gleefully ramped up a PR stunt to help sell a film. An individual arrogant enough to think that by wrapping herself in the invincibility cloak of faux "I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar" Sisterhood rants, she will somehow be protected from charges of hypocrisy and double-dealing. In fact, to ensure we don't forget, Olivia Wilde has spent practically all of 2021, grabbing headlines and the spotlight by selling a sham sexual relationship with her closeted male co-star; showing "private," ad  naseum moments and set footage of this same man, rather than her female co-stars. Wilde obviously having no problems with viral stories popping up on the usual suspects like Just Jared, PageSix, People, TMZ, HarpersBizarre, Cosmopolitan, et al. with slimy rumors about a nanny supposedly exposing how much she loves to "go down" on her "new love".  And then, on the last day of filming (or what PR teams want us to believe was the last day), she's suddenly all about the feminist message of her movie and creating a groundbreaking project by women, for women; a trailblazer all about supporting her gender. Sell your fake feminism somewhere else, sistah.

"Really?" you say. But, I thought she was a serious and respected woke artist. It's going to be a bumpy ride, but let's just take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? Refresh some memories about who Olivia Wilde actually is before she began to rehabilitate her image with a seven-year engagement (LOL!) to Jason Sudeikis, and began to curate a prim and proper motherhood/businesswoman persona. We'll give you the abridged version to save time.

Filing for divorce from Tao Ruspoli after eight years of marriage (or, at least that's the official narrative the public has been sold) in March 2011, Olivia Wilde's career advancement was all about selling relationships with actors, surrounded by gay rumors. Just like today, the tabloid fodder was hardly subtle and comically serial in nature. "Relationships" coyly provocative, but met to boost her het cred by capitalizing on the Hollywood closet. Sound familiar?

March 2011

New Couple Alert: Ryan Gosling and Olivia Wilde?

After separating from her husband has the House star moved on?

By Ted Casablanca, Taryn Ryder Mar 01, 2011

 

Inside Olivia Wilde’s Secret Date With Ryan Gosling!

By Us Weekly Staff

 

Bradley Cooper, Olivia Wilde “Definitely Hooking Up”

By Us Weekly Staff

June 2, 2011

 

Jake Gyllenhaal & Olivia Wilde Get Flirty in L.A.

By People Staff Updated June 28, 2011

 

Olivia Wilde dating Jake Gyllenhaal?

Jenna Gregory November 23, 2011 9:39 am

 

Whew! That got her through March - November 2011 when she finally decided to go the family route to advance her film career. Did we mention the interesting timing of how after hooking up with his new "partner," Jason Sudeikis left Saturday Night Live  (2012-13 season) to pursue his own film and television career.  Ah, the tangible benefits of a straight image.

New York, NY - Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis took their cute baby Otis, along with the family pooch, for an afternoon stroll in NYC. Olivia and actor Jason, 38, have been together since November 2011 and got engaged in January 2013) AKM-GSI pic May 24, 2014

Hmm, AKM-GSI, the same photo agency that was involved with Louis Tomlinson's Babygate. What a coincidence. Remember this gem?

AKM-GSI eOnline

                                                                                          

And don't think that Olivia tapped down on the high profile hetero cred stuff just because she decided to stick with the Sudeikis stunt, ahem, relationship. Not a chance.

From one of our favorite, "I've got a vagina and know how to use it repeatedly" articles.

  Oct. 9, 2012

Olivia Wilde Said a Great Many Things About Her Vagina Last Night - Vulture

And because this article is so illustrative of Wilde's desperate approach to her career, we think it deserves a bit more detail. Pull up a chair and stay awhile,

• "Olivia Wilde told the audience, which included her boyfriend, Jason Sudeikis, about the end of her first marriage. “I felt like my vagina died,” she said. “Turned off. Lights out …" 
  

• "What followed her divorce was a man-eating sex bender that ultimately left her feeling so lonely she considered “a soft kind of lesbian relationship, just gentle kissing and scissoring.”

• That is, until she met someone — hi, Jason! —and fell “blissfully, hopefully, wildly in love.” Wilde said she was happy in her new relationship, except for the nagging worry that the hot monogamy (“We have sex like Kenyan marathon runners”)  might not last.

In Olivia Land, relationships can legally only last seven years, without an option to renew.... In Olivia Land, all the kids go to boarding school at seven. It’s like in Harry Potter!     

 

Alrighty then. Sounds like a loving partner and mother, don't you think? And please don't make the mistake in believing that she is the only one taking advantage of Harry's closet. Remember this pic from the Don't Worry Darling set with Florence Pugh? The one with the actress' back strategically turned to the camera to properly capture the logo?

 

Azoff Sugar High

 

 

Hmm. Apple Pan. Apple Pan. Now where has Narnia seen that name before?

 

EATER, Los Angeles

Oh, that's right. Shelli and Irving Azoff bought that restaurant back in February 2019. Guess the pandemic must have "eaten" into their multi-million dollar assets a bit, and they needed some free advertisement to market curbside services *wink*🍔. How sad. Looks like it certainly pays to have a son who exploits manages Harry Styles.

 

By the way did we also mention the contract Olivia signed with New Line, which included a lucrative backend deal in need of a devoted female fandom to prey upon? Enter Harry Styles. A ready made cash cow she could tap into to supply a guaranteed interest with a massive audience more than willing to open up their pocketbooks to support Harry in everything he does. Become his fake "one and only" and the odds of succeeding are advanced exponentially. Predatory capitalism at its finest.

 

Sources say that the filmmakers and producers stand to get 50 percent in the profit participation, which kicks in when the film breaks even. The Hollywood Reporter, August 12, 2019.

 

In closing, a few more observations about why this unbelievably heavy-handed and embarrassing stunt should have been expected given the way in which both he and Louis invariably seem to always be running "from the bullets" when it comes to the institutionalized impositions of the closet. Back on September 11, 2020, when Harry was first announced to have a role in, Don't Worry Darling, Narnia was apprehensive primarily because of the involvement of Olivia Wilde and knowing, much like Taylor Swift, how much she enjoys the added agency and fringe benefits she receives by aligning herself with closeted performers.  But, just a week later, when the following teaser was revealed for yet another film, Harry's fate was all but sealed. In other words, this "relationship" serves a career and monetary purpose for Wilde while coinciding with Sony's rock n' roll, Harry dates women, but only seeks emotionally unattached, one-night-stand-pleasure with men, for physical gratification. What a cool guy, right?

 

So yes. Harry will be allowed to do a queer love story. But, no way will his team tolerate any ambiguous, "Is he, or isn't he?" chatter going on behind the scenes while filming. Much better to have mean-spirited allegations like this one surrounding his attachment to the project.

Brilliant, Jeff. Let's separate Harry from his community even further.

 

Moreover, in November when Harry was nominated for his first Grammy Awards for his outstanding work on "Fine Line," the double whammy of needing to be portrayed as straight and as edgy as possible if he wanted to be competitive as a Grammy-nominated artist looms even larger. The "dirty boy" image being elevated, once again, the one that Simon Cowell began to forge as early as December 2010 when a 16 year-old Harry was "accidentally" caught on mic whispering into Matt Cardle's ear about how he now was assured of getting lots of p*ssy after the solo singer finished in First Place on the X-Factor Finale. Surely, an unscripted moment with no hidden agenda. *sarcasm intended*

 

In short, from the very beginning of his show business career, Harry Styles™ was always about over the top womanizing stunts. Never mind the obvious fact that he can't be seen working in England on the same soil as Louis William Tomlinson without him being publicly "known" to be in a high profile hetero relationship (hence the ridiculous moving in together, with Wilde, and even wanting to have kids rumors). No doubt, she'll be following him overseas to London. Right, Sony?

 

Who knows? Perhaps this may even help to explain why Harry did not even thank the Recording Academy, or his fans, for his nominations. For someone as grateful and gracious as Harry, his silence on the matter indeed spoke volumes. Even in the 21st century, The Closet (albeit with a more complex, and layered approach) is still "The Sign of The Times". And until the industry and audiences stop supporting and reflexively reinforcing this kind of oppression, nothing will change for those performers/artists who truly want to be free and continue to communicate that desire and pride in a thousand different ways.

Detail from Louis Tomlinson's music video, "Miss You"

                                   

                              

 

 

 

 

Ahhhh. Much better.

 

 

Our pic sources: eOnline; Tumblr; Twitter; Instagram; Collider; Music Video - "Miss You"; AKM-GSI
                           

Simon Cowell's Walk of Shame Ceremony: Star Gazing Fakery In Plain Sight

On June 22, 2018, Simon Cowell was announced as one of twelve inductees to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.  Although honorees have two years to schedule their ceremony, what a surprise that a mere eight weeks later, Cowell used the opportunity to promote his largesse image, along with the upcoming 15th season of the X Factor on ITV, set to begin airing in the UK on September 1, 2018.  

After noticing the expedited timeline for Cowell's induction ceremony, it would be an error in judgment to simply correlate the breakneck speed of the event with a marketing scheme to raise broadcast ratings. Especially, since the X Factor has a British audience, hardly impressed with some American sidewalk installation of an embedded five-pointed "star". An awkward recognition for an on-the-decline show that in 2015 garnered only 5.95 million viewers during its final show; 5.5 million, in 2016; and in, 2017, an abysmal 4.4 million audience. By comparison, X Factor's head-to-head competitor, Strictly Dancing, brought in nearly 10 million viewers last December.

To show how far Cowell has fallen throughout the years, let's compare these steadily declining numbers with the remarkable headline from December 2010, when One Direction competed in X Factor's Final Three category.
 

X Factor final peaks at nearly 20 million viewers

• The X Factor surges to record with a 55% audience share

Which now brings us back to last Wednesday, August 22 and Simon Cowell's personal induction ceremony in Los Angeles. True to form, Cowell made sure that the house was packed with cameras and those kinds of celebrity types who most likely were made the kind of offer they simply could not refuse. From Kelly Clarkson to Adam Lambert to David Foster, and Heidi Klum. All there to effusively shower Cowell with congratulations and extravagant words of praise. The unqualified adulation no surprise considering that a once leaked X Factor contract, consisting of some 80 pages, reportedly stated that the show's rules were enforceable anywhere "in the world and solar system" and that artists may not be "considered unduly negative, critical or derogatory of the company – – including its personnel and, in particular, Simon Cowell".  That's right.

In particular, Simon Cowell

With that background in mind, two particular notables attended the gathering which stood out not only because of their relationship to Simon Cowell, but because of their association with each other;  Louis Tomlinson, and one of Cowell's longtime friends and collaborators Sony Music Entertainment's CEO, Rob Stringer. The latter's connection dating back over fifteen years to the beginnings of Syco Entertainment in 2002.

Curiously enough though, Rob Stringer, who was ranked in 2018 as No. 5 on Billboard Music's POWER 100 (just a notch below Irving Azoff) did not sit next to the man of the hour, Simon Cowell; the guy who was supposed to be his longtime business associate as well as friend. But, instead was strategically seated right next to Louis Tomlinson. 

Rob Stringer's chair next to Louis, just in case

Brings back murky memories of another curious moment of the two together, just after One Direction's Hiatus from Hell began, and only three weeks after the "birth" of Fraudie (oops! I meant Freddie) "Tomlinson" became tabloid fodder. Because after the photo op below, Louis never attended another high profile music industry event in America that year (or since, for that matter), yet somehow he found the time just a few weeks after his "Daddy Cool" image had been officially unleashed upon the public to pop in for some post-Grammy mingling. Almost like Mr. Stinger, or is it Stringer? (snark) wanted to prove to the world that his hands were clean of any rumored involvement with Louis' current "baby" situation, the continued enforced public separation of Louis and Harry, or the carefully packaged hiatus of One Direction. Surely a prominent ringleader of such shenanigans would not want to be photographed with his most visible closeted victim. Right? I mean who cares that Louis looks like he would rather be gnawing that guy's hand off rather than faking a smile for the camera.

Sony Music Entertainment February 15, 2016 Post-Grammy Reception 

Fast-forward to Cowell's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony last week and weirdly enough Simon's close buddy is not seated next to him in rank or status as a fellow music titan. Instead, Robbie-boy is positioned right next to Louis Tomlinson. Optically hinting, like a sledgehammer against a window pane, that they must be best buds and on the best of terms. Right? In other words, no bad blood between those two. At least in front of the cameras that is.  In fact, both Stringer and Cowell seemed overly intent to use this special occasion, with the constant hugs, fake smiles and Stringer's awkward head on Louis' shoulder gesture, to create video and other photographic evidence that they were not only close to Louis Tomlinson, but that Louis "adores" them as well. Put another way, nothing to see here. Those fandom rumors about Louis' career being sabotaged have to be false. Right? So what if Louis still has not released that album he's been talking about for well over a year. Who cares if his twitter account, with nearly 33 million followers, is never used to promote his music. Surely, it means nothing that Louis' amazing "Miss You" record received zero promotion after Cowell so "magnanimously" allowed the song to be sung on his X-Factor show in December, 2017. Just enough effort on Cowell's part to make it seem like he was supportive of Louis' work.

All that "Attaboy, Louis" messaging, obviously designed to distract from what's really going on behind the scenes. Sony/Syco's gaslit business model of appearing to be encouraging, while undermining Louis' career at every opportunity. A steady stream of fake girlfriends, baby stunts, lack of music promotion and industry support, and the creation of a chav persona meant to portray Louis as a reckless and irresponsible guy.  In other words, the possibility of powerful, outside forces actually sandbagging Louis' career is countered with strategic "love fests" to confuse and confound.

According to this carefully orchestrated narrative, signing up to be a judge on Simon Cowell's failed talent show, instead of releasing that long awaited album, seems completely normal. After all what does Louis care about moving forward with his music career when he can take three steps backward and return to where he started when he was 18. In this Kafkaesque world, what a treat for Louis to shelve his professional ambitions to work with his mentor and "father figure" (blech), who has always been there to guide him. 

Oh, and let's not forget that Rob Stringer is the same guy who was announced as the next CEO of Sony Entertainment on October 18, 2016, while he was still the Chairman and CEO of Columbia Records. Coincidentally, Columbia Records was the label Harry Styles just happened to sign with a mere three months earlier on June 23, 2016.  The same record label that since 2012 had brutally closeted Louis and Harry while they were with One Direction. All the while creating an uber-hetero image for Louis from the very start, with a "supermodel" girlfriend that, until this day, he has been unable to shake.

And, let's not forget this little tidbit of conspiratorial serial coincidences from Billboard, (one of their "credible" sources being Cowell's mouthpiece, The Sun).  Published on August 25, 2015, while One Direction was still touring, the unexpected breakup story was already being planted in the media before 1D's fifth album had even been released in November. Moreover, the statement about Sony's exclusive interest in Harry Styles, appeared only one day after Niall and Louis had announced that the group was taking a temporary hiatus. The obvious intention to plant the seeds for blaming "narcissistic" Harry for the group splitting up. After all, Harry must have been sneaking behind the other boys' back (including Louis') negotiating with Sony all along. How else could an article like this appear only 24-hours after the group's hiatus announcement? With Louis saddled in baby stunt land in 2016, while Harry was rewarded with film stardom in Dunkirk, the stage was set for the dismantling of the formidable Larrie fandom through tried and true divide and conquer tactics. The meme that Harry gets everything and Louis nothing taking hold after years of disappointments and Sony/Syco "Solo Harry" narratives.

 

Sony Wants to Sign Harry Styles to Solo Deal 

 

Following reports of a 2016 hiatus for One Direction (which Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson confirmed with tweets), The Sun reports that Sony is trying to sign Harry Styles to a "mega deal." Sony did not immediately reply to Billboard's request for confirmation.

Niall Horan Says One Direction is 'Not Splitting Up' But Will Take a Break Next Year

The Sun notes that top execs at Sony have made launching Styles' solo career their top priority for 2016. "Harry has always been One Direction’s most popular member and it’s obvious that we want to secure him -- he’s a global superstar," an anonymous Sony insider told The Sun. “Zayn will get to release an album first, as he left the band earlier, but the most excitement is about what Harry is going to do. Everyone wants to know what his solo material will sound like, there’s also a lot of pressure to get it right.”

Over the weekend, a One Direction spokesperson said they won't comment on "speculation." One Direction are currently touring until October. Their fifth studio album is expected in November. 

Although it's tempting to fall prey to the winner-loser narrative that's been expertly crafted for years (as early as 2012-2013), don't be fooled. We are witnessing the spinning cogs of the Music Industry at work. The same corporation that destroyed the likes of Michael Jackson. The same record label under which George Michael was closeted and, when unwilling to play the game anymore, saw his career implode in the 1990s because of ironclad contractual clauses. No coincidence that Harry had the lyrics, "Never Gonna" (R) "Dance Again" (L) tattooed along the ankle bones of his right and left foot sometime in June 2013. 

Sony, the same record label that has continued to aggressively closet Louis and Harry since One Direction's introduction to America in 2012.  Louis saddled with a "girlfriend" and a homophobic public image; Harry allowed to be LGBTQ-friendly, and eventually marketed as sexually open to anything, except Louis, of course. Rob Stringer and Simon Cowell who would love nothing more than to see Louis and Harry go their separate ways because that would be considered a win within their business model of indentured servitude. The same two music industry players who publicly can't seem to keep their grubby hands off of Louis Tomlinson, while covertly working to sabotage him from behind the scenes. 

Despite the challenges, even when times seem the bleakest, remember that the best disinfectant is always sunlight. And, that Larries continue to stan some pretty incredible shining stars who try, as often as they can, to light the way amid the darkness. Don't be fooled or distracted by shiny objects or confused by all the seemingly supportive professional displays of affection. What you are seeing is what Cowell and Stringer want you to see. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Triangles anyone?

                                        "Miss You" music video

Harry next to an upside down triangle 

 Pink Triangle and "Style" graffiti

1D final concert, Sheffield England October 31, 2015

PR narratives can't change this

pic sources:  Zimbio, Miss You music video stills, Daily Mail, Variety, Google Images

playlist: Fireproof - One Direction
              I Knew You Were Waiting for Me - Aretha Franklin &  
              George Michael
              Money - The Beatles