Jake Gyllenhaal Bling: A Cloud or a "Silver" Lining?

There is an old Chinese proverb that warns those going to buy, to make sure to hide their silver first. Sage advice, indeed. Particularly, given the upcoming holiday season. But, if the massive amounts of recent photos that have appeared lately are any indication, Jake Gyllenhaal seems to have missed that message along the way. For those who haven't noticed yet, practically everywhere Jake goes whether overseas, or in Los Angeles or New York, he has been making a recognizable effort to be seen, at scheduled public appearances, and even at deliberately accessorized formal photoshoots, wearing a certain silver bracelet on his left wrist. 

Last weekend in fact, he was even photographed in New York, making what suspiciously looked like a certain heart shaped gesture with his hands. You know the one. Right?

Could be leading to something. Could be nothing. After all, Jake's been seen wearing this same piece of jewelry earlier in the year as well.

 March 2017

But, when the PR-run Toothy account suddenly decides to post a magnified photograph of the item in question, replete with the up close four square framing of multiple images of said item on their “blog,” [see above] and the other more mainstream Jake Gyllenhaal “fan” account never mentions the bracelet at all, no matter how many times Jake is photographed with the prop prominently displayed bling, there could be something in the works. Telltale signs from the never ending antics of Jake's team. First plant the seed then harvest the bounty it yields somewhere in the future, when the conditions are right or the circumstances require it.

 But, let's all keep this to ourselves. It's a secret, you know.

Maybe we'll get a speculative article soon, or an “intrusive” interview question sprung upon the unsuspecting mega-private actor. Either way, it should be fun to see where all this goes because Jake is always entertaining when he attempts to sell a scripted narrative. He is the “best actor of his generation” after all. Then again, maybe management will pull the plug on the stunt now that the light of day has spotlighted the shining accessory? Either way, all indications are there that something was or is being set up. And, like always, we love to watch the drama.

pic sources:  giphy, I Heart Jake Media, PEOPLE, Patrick Tehan, the Mercury News 
our playlist: Chains of Love - Erasure
                    Diamonds and Pearls - Prince
                    Silver Dollar - Bobby Darin

The Ring Bling - Day 3

Thirty Days of Toothy Tile, Grey Goose and the Baby Tiles

Day 3

 

"Putting a ring on it," as the familiar saying goes, is the ultimate act of commitment and domesticity.  Therefore, given the fast track romance of Austin Nichols and Jake Gyllenhaal, there was no surprise that the sentimental ritual was physically expressed very early on in their relationship. Nor hardly unexpected that the possessive grand gesture continued many times over throughout the years. 

 

Just a few months before Jake and Austin began filming The Day After Tomorrow, and barely four months after they first met, Jake proudly demonstrated some pretty hefty bling at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2002. Notice not only the ring on his index finger, but the grandness of that bling, as well as the white diamond-like set stone. Not exactly the kind of ring Jake was known to wear at all. Much too large for one thing. Worn on his index finger for another thing. And that gigantuan birthstone that no one can miss is associated with the month of April, not Jake's birth month of December.  

 

Gee, I wonder whose ring Jake might be wearing in this photo?  Hint: Austin Nichols is a big guy, over 6'3" in his stocking feet, and he was born on April 24th. #WhatACoincidence

 

             Jake going steady with someone we might know? And, I don't mean Maggie.

 

Then we have the infamous appearance of the black diamond ring in 2005, which Jake first publicly wore on May 1, 2005 after he returned from a vacation in Tortuga, Dominican Republic.

 

And just around the same time, Austin coincidentally started wearing a ring with a big turquoise-like stone that can be found only in the Dominican Republic. Just like the Diamond is Austin's birthstone, Turquoise is Jake's. Each man wearing the other's birthday bauble. How's that for romantic? Oh, and by the way, when Jake was asked about his black diamond ring he responded by saying that it was an engagement ring...to himself. I'm sure it was, Jake. I'm sure it was. 

 

 

 

 

Although Jake and Austin made many baby steps towards coming out between 2004-2006, events took a dramatic 180 degree shift a few months after the infamous Lakers photos appeared. Several sign posts began to develop which pointed to a change of plans being in the works towards the end of 2006. This movement most dramatically illustrated by the concealment of the ring bling. Instead of continuing to proudly show off their private commitment to one another, their sentimental "accessories" began to be hidden away, especially with regard to Jake whose change of mind had resulted in a very high profile bearding arrangement with Reese Witherspoon, gradually rolled-out throughout 2007. The cat and mouse game ending with the laughable "That's Amore" PEOPLE headline planned for Rome, October 2007.

 

There's the happy couple!

 

                                                                

For those versed in the curious ways of the closet, pieces of paper cannot change the truth behind the fiction. And, rings do not vanish merely because they are no longer publicly displayed. Metaphorically, it was more than telling that both men began to wear their rings on chains around their necks, as opposed to on their fingers for all to see - the meaning crystal clear. Both men might be constrained by contractually prescribed circumstances in the future, but what they felt for one another in their heart was much more defiant and enduring.

 

authored by:  Methodical Muser

pic sources:  iheartjake, Oh My Godot

our playlist: Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
                    Band of Gold - Freda Payne
                    Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Elton John