lol. Well, it is officially "Coleman" season, after all! Looks like that couple has found something more enjoyable than their pic-a-nic basket, doesn't it? The doe is a crack up.
One of our faves, Jake Gyllenhaal is going to be presenting tonight at the 23rd Annual Tony Awards,
Kristin Chenoweth, Jake Gyllenhaal, and More to Present at the Tony Awards https://t.co/RZNQOR4FVT pic.twitter.com/ShZ8JRYSo3— NYBroadway Tours (@NYBroadwayTour) June 6, 2019
The Tony Awards is an event which gets we here at Narnia Dispatches a bit misty-eyed as we remember six years ago to this very day, when Jake performed some of his best theater work. So for this stroll down memory land, let's play Sunday Sentimental Snuffling and take a little look back with our time machine. And just like Narnia likes to do, we'll throw in a new revelation for everyone to ponder.
It was a night to remember and still today, brings on an amazement party.
Just like tonight, Jake was scheduled to be a presenter back on June 9, 2013. And boy, did Jake and his team present, i.e. Display. Declare. Do the Honors. Imply. Infer. Stage. Suggest. I think that's enough synonyms. ;D
The uniqueness about June 9, 2013 was that while Jake's fans and observers were tweeting and Facebook'ing in real time, there were three of us from Oh My Godot blogspot who were talking about it - via email and phone only and not on social media. Let's look at the reason why.
Jake arrived late at Radio City Hall that night; the tardiness a habit he developed in later years, missing interviewers' questions and getting hustled along by his publicists because he was running late. A convenient excuse to possibly miss questions about his personal life? Anyway, here he was, leaving LAX on the 8th, one day prior to the awards show.
Jake allegedly departing LAX 06 08 19
We had pictures and video of Jake arriving on the red carpet for the Tony Awards.
Aaah yes, he sure can wear a tux, can't he? Anxious for any "backstage moments", we were given pictures of Jake with Matthew Broderick. There were also reports he was in the vicinity of Cyndi Lauper, but there are no pictures of those moments. We knew he had arrived because well, let's just say this was no surprise:
lol. Always tethered to his publicists, isn't he? ;-) Sorry, Ralphie!
He's late, he's late! We can't even get a clear picture of the guy. Geesh!
And then, the show began. Oh no, not the Tony's show. This one.
• "Um, Jake Gyllenhaal has a male date for the Tony Awards?" - Facebook Michael Leclerc at 19:39
• "Who is the bearded guy that jake gyllenhal is with at the Tony's tonight (inquiring minds...)" - Twitter @rolandscahill at 19:39
• " Is that Jake Gyllenhaal"s boyfriend sitting next to him in the audience?" - Facebook Brian Griffin at 20:05
• Mr. Griffin also went on to share "But really, there's this guy he share's his clothes with because they end up wearing the same items in different photos, and I think that's him sitting next to Jake."
• "Who's the Bear sitting with Jake Gyllenhaal?" - Facebook Nick Vannello at 20:39
• "Who's the hottie beside Jake Gyllenhaal?" - Facebook Curt Allison at 20:52
New York Post journalist:
These were but a few tweets and Facebook posts about Jake sitting with someone who undoubtedly was his date for the evening, not another actress. Not a model. Not Big Sis Maggie. Not his mother. Not a childhood friend or neighbor or member of a rock band. But a "hottie" male. Narnia asked ourselves - did we miss a People or Time magazine cover somewhere along the way?
There were so many social media observations, there were enough to fill an Excel spreadsheet (yes, that means there was one documented) and this was an interesting part of a FB thread by someone based in NYC. She was a member of a graduate class from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, NY. Imagine that - there's that fashion industry presence again!
Oh yes. Amazing, wasn't it? Jake had never been more out in his life! ;-)
The volcanic explosion entitled "Jake Gyllenhaal and his hot boyfriend are on a date for the world to see" took off with a few strikes of the match on Twitter, Facebook and a DataLounge thread. And it only grew.
Then there was a tweet to insinuate that Jake couldn't wait to get the heck out of Dodge once his presenting duty was over:
And then we were privy to a video via this tweet (video now deleted, of course). It was of Jake sitting in the back seat of a limousine and with him, highly visible through the open window? Oh wait, you mean we haven't shown you his picture yet? Well, hold up.
and,
Limo window rolled down,
I saw that video and yes, the window rolled down far enough and long enough, so we could catch his date sitting nearby in the limo seat. But wait - let's rewind a moment! We had the Tony's hottie on video as Jake arrived at the Tony's. Here is that moment at the very beginning of the video:
and in case you miss him, here's a screenshot of the date night moment!
I know, I know, lol. Imagine watching the entire
Narnia mother ship blog, Oh My Godot members PG, Methodical Muser and Grand Poobah Special K chose to refrain from bringing the entire escapade to light on the blog. Not entirely positive of the whole purpose of such shady antics, we decided to wait. And we did not have to wait long. Two days later, the following comment appeared on OMG:
Curious said...
Does anyone know who Jake's new boy is? The one he took with him to the Tony's?
They tried to bait OMG'ers again on the 12th:
- It's so fantastic and such a step forward that Jake took his male date with him the other night to the Tony Awards. We should all be proud of that. No small feat. June 12, 2013 at 7:20 PM
Oh My Godot thread explaining the Tony's Hottie Dumpster Fire June 06 2013
This was a elaborate pr stunt that had actually been seeded with the following "droppings":
• this photo had been tweeted and Instagram'd in May 2013, just a month prior to the awards "date night". This is Tony's hottie in a park with Jake. Tweeted and Instagram'd by the same person, another individual from the fashion industry. Imagine that!
and the Instagram pic?
That's him.
Still kinda wondering how a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America was privy to such a perchance photo opportunity and cared enough to post it with a "Brokeback" reference, but who is Narnia to question? ;-)
• And then there was the pinky ring. Jake had not been seen wearing rings for about three (3) years prior to 2013 and suddenly, he was wearing one at the Chateau Marmont on June 6,
"What? Can't....See.....Blinding....Even my Anti-Ring-Glare Bat Shield Goggles aren't helping, Robin! I'm...rendered...helpless!"
Then when he was leaving LAX on June 8,
and at the Guy's Choice Awards in Los Angeles, on June 8. Couldn't miss it!
Lamey from Lainey's Gossip even wrote an article pointing out Jake's pinky ring in The Dude With a Pinky Ring - Lamey Gossip
Someone visited Oh My Godot, trying to speculate about the significance of the pinky ring and perhaps being tied to Austin:
Pinky Ring? said...
I don't get the significance of the pinky ring. Is it
supposed to have something to do with Austin? If so, what does it mean when he
doesn't wear it?
June 11, 2013 at 9:08 PM
And while all of this was going on, what was Austin doing? Where was he? While Jake was allegedly Brokeback Park'ing with his "boyfriend on the down low" Tony's Hottie, Austin had been busy himself in Las Vegas, promoting his appearance on Ray Donovan, at the TCA's and there was a very rare plane sighting:
In other words, you know how it is. While the cat's away, the mouse will play. ;-)
New pictures were also being released from Austin's work on the film San Patricios. While the OMG blog was trying to have a discussion about San Patricios, that was when the intern paid a visit, unable to stand it any longer, and asked everyone about Jake's new boy toy.
And we have never seen this Tony's hottie fellow again. Nor has Jake ever come out as gay and in a relationship with his 2013 Tony Awards date. In fact, the Tony's hottie.....
Yup. Disappeared and we haven't seen him since.
In essence, this was a pr stunt, well-coordinated and seeded. Unable to achieve success with bearding and shake off the remaining small part of Jake's fandom who knew he was still in a relationship with fellow actor Austin Nichols and raising a family together, the publicity team desperately attempted to place Jake in a situation where it looked like he was in a relationship with another man. Their hope, of course, that we would wail and gnash teeth, go to our rooms, never to re-emerge. In other words, lose all hope for Jake and Austin being together and disband what remained of the Jaustin fandom (not that there was a huge army of us anyway???).
They used social media, contacts in the fashion industry (because WME/Endeavor has always had ties, although it was in 2014 when they purchased IMG Models), and their own interns to help carry out this evening of theatrics.
As we had also noticed, the notorious intern-run blog Waiting for Toothy 2 had become extraordinarily silent on the evening of The Tony Awards, a quiet atmosphere (no commenting) which had happened before when Jake was active at a public appearance or all hands were needed on deck for some reason or other. In addition to helping to roll out the social media speculations, perhaps the interns were also beginning preparation for Austin's next merkin/bearding assignment - that with Chlo "Chloe" Bennet.
Unbelievably, this tactic has recently reared its head again and again in the form of:
• Austin Nichols and Roberto "Robert" Buckley as covered in our post, "De-Bunkin' Buckin"
• Austin Nichols and former co-star Liev Schreiber "In Sickness and in Desperate Times: Jake Gyllenhaal and Austin Nichols are Far From Done-zo"
• And currently ongoing, the alleged hot affair going on between Jake and none other than his Broadway theater co-star, Family Homewrecker "Tom" Sturridge, also discussed in "De-Bunkin' Buckin". ;-)
Quite the story, isn't it? It's been six (6) years since Jake and Austin have stepped out together for the cameras and yet between Michigan Taco Runs, Upstate New York coffee stops, SXSW SUV rides, and endless beards and meards, it's as clear as ever that these two men continue to remain the real blind item.
Here's Jake tonight at the Tony's, looking quite serious:
#JakeGyllenhaal is a presenter tonight at the #TonyAwards! Catch him on Broadway this summer in @SeaWallALife and on screen in @SpiderManMovie this July! pic.twitter.com/7LJdMFCOXH— ID (@TeamID) June 9, 2019
Walking the red carpet with Ruthie "Ruth" Wilson and his new public "boyfriend" Tom Sturridge, minus Jeannie Cadieu and/or Leo,
— JakeGyllenhaal FF (@GyllenhaalicsFF) June 10, 2019
And the "find yourself someone who looks at Jake like _____ does" picture, thank you, Porridge!
lol. They just keep tryin'.
Anyway, looking good on stage there, Jakers! Good night, good morning and let's go get 'em this week.
pic sources: Just Jared, reddit, gfycat, IHJ, giphy
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