The One That Got Away From The Tabloids: When Austin Nichols Attended Jake Gyllenhaal's Play, SeaWall/A Life

 

who was seen, where and when...

 

Funny thing now about Hollywood gossip, with the likes of Ted Casablanca now gone, the news that gets blared online for all to see.  Scandalous bragging of affairs, "hiding in plain sight", and brazen "flirting" and "clothes sharing" for the whole world to see.  Allegedly authentic relationships which might be scandalous in nature or risque, are openly talked about on Tumblr and Twitter, commented upon on Instagram.  What's even more humorous, is these out-in-the-open affairs involve Narnia OTP halves who aren't even known to be out.  

Oh, no.  They're supposed to be involved with other people of the opposite sex.  Yet, somehow they are allegedly sending out loud signals with clothing and jewelry, writing poetry books and musical lyrics shouting to the rooftops of their "true" love. [i.e. Cockles, Gyllenholland]

And then, when a real life mention happens, which places this particular famous blind vice couple in each other's earthly orbit, somehow...it was totally missed.

No Just Jared mention.

No tweets. 

Crazy Days and Nights, anyone?

This "was" a famous couple!  They were biking and Laker game buddies!  They co-starred in a silver screen disaster film together.  They have been talked about ad nauseum in numerous gossip threads, a la Data Lounge, Towleroad, Lipstick Alley, Just Jared just to name a few.  

So what's the tea?  The who, what, when, where?

 

Let's transcribe the post:

fernwooddesigns - Chatted with a handsome gentleman yesterday at #seawallalife (it's an incredibly moving, well-done show.  See it.)  At dinner, @mukristy figured out it was @austinnichols.  Had I realized, I would have asked 1,000 questions about my favorite show; @agentsofshield.  You got off lucky, sir! - August 4, 2019 source

Wait, WHAT?!

"Chatted with a handsome gentleman yesterday at #seawallalife"

"At dinner,  @mukristy figured out it was @austinnichols."

Well.  Blow me down.

Do we have any photos?  Nope.

Do we have any other sightings at the Hudson Theater?  Nope.

 

But guess what we had?  We had @yabishchristina, who was located near Seaside Heights and Montclair, NJ, locations that are under an hour from New York City.  Austin visited her job on the same day as he attended Seawall A Life, on August 3, 2019.

 

 

Funny thing, @yabishchristina's twitter account is no more.  Isn't that just amazing?  #not 

Funny thing too, now, about New Jersey.  Maybe there's more to the state than just somewhere that Austin was perhaps killing time before the big show.  Remember the time Jake was spotted holding a baby at a Mumford & Sons concert?  Guess where the concert was on August 1, 2012?  Hoboken, NJ, about an hour and a half from Seaside Heights, NJ.  This gal's twitter account limits its visibility now, although it does still exist.  But PG's archive can still be productive!

 

 

 

 

And how about the time Jake (who was supposed to live in NYC) was spotted at Newark, NJ Airport?  Remember that one?

Or this especially damaging receipt from a fan who was at the stage door of Jake's play, Sunday in the Park With George, with deet-spilling cast members who said that Jake always high-flew out of "town" to board the train for New Jersey after each show.  Awwwww...😍

 

 

Well, well, well...seems quite plausible and undeniable at this point, doesn't it?  Austin being sighted in New Jersey?  The family roost when Jake is working in New York City.  Near the water.  With a boardwalk that looks an awful lot like Santa Monica.  A home away from home for the water baby hubs, Austin.

 

Additional funnies, aka the timeline, that Jake's Team Mara created.  Let's look at the time period surrounding this conversation and sighting of Austin at Jake's play in 2019:

• On July 20, Austin and the beard, Chumley "Hassie" Harrison were in New York City.

• On the same day, July 20, 2019, Jake is papped eating an orange, crossing the streets of New York City as well.

•  On Friday, July 26, a heads up begins to show on Twitter about Jake's interview with enabler Willie Geist on television's CBS Sunday Morning, which consisted of the infamous, "You know, I am not a father.  I do hope to be a father one day." - source

 

 

• Austin is flying out, as tweeted by this One Tree Hill fan, whose mother was allegedly on his flight, July 25, 2019.  Location unknown.

• Austin shows up at the TCA's at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA, for Sundance's This Close, on July 25.

• Austin's on the move again, allegedly sitting next to this fan, who hasn't tweeted since this tweet, July 26.  Boy, quick turnaround, wasn't it?   Her home location is Temple, TX, so we assume she's headed home, and duh... Austin is headed to Texas?

• July 31 - Chumley is in Ireland

• Aug 4 - Austin is mentioned in this Instagram as having attended Jake's play, Seawall/A Life the previous day, Aug 3.

 

• Early on the morning of Aug 4, Austin suddenly tweets that he is flying over Iceland.  Or it could be a typo by the intern and they meant to type an "r" instead of "i".  LOL!  Because to go from the States, then over Iceland, then on to Ireland???  😵

• Aug 5, Austin posts on his Instagram that he is now in Ireland, over a week since Chumley showed up there.  

Unconvincing videos like this one where Chumley isn't even seen:

 

Or this one, where the only person you could surmise is Austin is the tall fellow on the left:

Or this video which doesn't even show Austin OR Chumley, but at the end you catch a glimpse of what could be the Gyllynichols Family Van!  Because of all the times Jake and the fam have been in the UK, they very well probably took a vacay to Ireland and well, that could have been their fam cruiser.  LOL!

The next thing we know, Austin is posting about being in the Grand Tetons by September 6.

That's a lot of shenanigan GPS maneuvers and distractions, isn't it?  

 

On August 6, Page Six posts this story about Jake and beard Jeanne Cadieu suddenly "getting serious".  (btw, we're still waiting for signs of this "seriousness"! 😁)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we can have this, meard Tom Holland blathering about being married to Jake (September 3):

and lots of pics with co-star Tom Sturridge.  Here they were with Dr. Oz for a Q & A,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We knew about John Mulaney attending opening night,

 

 

And fellow Marvel colleagues Hiddles (Tom Hiddleston) and Jake's co-star from Velvet Buzzsaw,  Zawe Ashton) and Sebastian Stan, along with Jake's co-star from Sunday in the Park With George, Annaleigh Ashford!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And during the winter run of Seawall/A Life, there was Jake's co-lead in Constellations, Ruthie Wilson and even Austin's co-star from Ray Donovan, Liev Schrieber!

 

Alot of support from former colleagues.

 

But....no photo allowed of or with Austin, his co-star from the film, The Day After Tomorrow.  Well-known biking buddy.  Photo'd together so often, we were able to compile a Masterpost:  30 Days and 16 Years: A Pin-Up History of Jake Gyllenhaal and Austin Nichols.  

Even posted on Twitter, a fuzzy, fast-swinging video, so fast that you couldn't see hardly anything, of Austin supposedly at a holiday party of Jake's in NYC in 2018, yet - unable to see Jake and Austin in the video.  But hey, he was supposed to be there (good luck trying to spot Jake)!

 

 

Notice when Austin attended - during previews, not during the regular run.   Jake could be seen with work colleagues or the colleagues could be seen/publicized attending his play, even though the one colleague that he had known since 2002, was BFF's with, had once spent all day in a set trailer with, shared a residence with in Canada during the filming of The Day After Tomorrow, shopped for books at a Borders with on a Friday night, worked out with at a gym in 2010, ate sushi with in 2012, drove this friend's truck in 2012, rode with in an SUV and hung out with during Demolition promotion at SXSW 2016, need we go on?   By 2019, there were no more photos.  No Just Jared post.  Even the Instagram post which mentions Austin had attended Jake's play, has no comments.  Only 16 likes.

Talk about flying under the radar.  That's how it is when you go underground.  Look at how long of a transition that has been.  Jared and Jensen fans, take note - it is a long process.

For 2019 though, a year past the expiration date of "Jake Gyllenhaal knows Austin Nichols", it looks like we had some associating going on.  Do you really need pictorial proof that Austin was there?  Not really.  Looks like a done deal to Narnia.

Happy Valentine's Day Eve, fellas. 💕💕💕

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

😉

 

 

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Under Review: Possible Intentional Grounding at the 2022 AFC Championship - Part 2

 

LOL!  Many of us have encountered internet police and/or done some policing ourselves.  I myself raise my hand in both cases.   And if you follow closeted OTP's, Major League Baseball, the NFL, for example, you have likely encountered internet police.

So at the end of Part 1, we saw a plentiful, abundant amount of tweets from NFL/Chiefs/even some Bengals fans who were mighty suspicious of this year's American Football Conference championship game between the KC Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals, the proceedings thereof and outcome.  Then, when former Miami Dolphins' coach Brian Flores came forward recently with his civil lawsuit against the NFL for racial discrimination practices,

 

 

and one of the factors listed in the allegations included an offer of bribery from his (at that time) team owner to lead the Dolphins in tanking their season, more of a spotlight was placed on the Bengals "victory":

The significance of such an offer would seem to imply that a high draft choice was a motivating factor.  The worst win-loss records determine the ranking in the draft, so the NFL's process can work against itself for teams wanting a chance at some of the recent highly talented quarterbacks or other positions that have been available.

 

Flores is risking a lot, actually everything, by filing the civil lawsuit with these claims.  And by him coming forward with this particular mention of bribery, just one week following a loss by the Kansas City Chiefs which, to many, looked very suspicious, it seems to have encouraged some fans to believe their own eyes more than the official NFL version of events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This post isn't to throw the gavel of endorsement down on every single tweet and say that Coach Flores' allegations are all concrete - although my feeling is that he has everything to lose by filing the lawsuit, so I have to question why a person would carry out a lawsuit of this type, knowing you're likely torpedo'ing your own career with no other self-benefit or reward to fall back on?  Wouldn't be the first time someone was blackballed for not following the dictates of owners. Colin Kaepernick anyone?

But part of the goal here is to show that these weren't just a few random opinions and feelings by disgruntled fans.  They are some of many.  And the emotions/tweets seemed to follow stages of disbelief, then blame, analysis,  and finally after Brian Flores' mention of bribery in exchange for him purposely losing games, that was enough for fans to say hey, is it out of the realm of possibility that Mahomes and the Chiefs were told to throw the game?   

Narnia says it is not that far out of the realm of possibility.  This particular video posted on You Tube was an interesting study if you want to take a look and the uploader points out suspect plays in the game.  There are over 62k views on the video and 1,010 comments, so if you have questions about what you watched, you would have some company in the comment threads.  We're not looking for validation, just opening our minds to possibilities and asking, were our eyes deceiving us?  When you have such stark contrasts between two halves of football, particularly in a game involving one of the league's premier quarterbacks, who already had prior post-season and Super Bowl experience, one can't help but wonder what in the heck happened?

 

And so needless to say, the Chiefs Kingdom of fans were (to use J2's PR team's words) "gutted" after this loss.  😉  One half of a game away from going to a third straight Super Bowl - it was, well it was looking so promising!  Chiefs fans take their Chiefs football seriously and this weird Jekyll/Hyde game threw them into the depths of devastation.  They weren't happy because of the unexplained downward death spiral that the team took.  And when some folks dare to speak their mind regarding their disappointment, displeasure, or unhappiness, there will always be fans (or local media in the Chiefs' case) who interpret and label criticism as "hate".

 

 

 

 

 

 

On.  And on.  And on.

 

 

This happens in other fandoms.  Internet policing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

And what about this kind of following ridicule and hostile chatter?  One of these accounts is not only host of a podcast, but is a sports writer and works at a Kansas City radio station.  And he's engaging with these kinds of discriminatory words about those who were questioning the outcome of the game?

Hear this.  Criticism?  Expressions of disappointment?   Discouragement?   Questioning?   That's not "hate".   Nor is it political.  Get over it.  Someone can be a fan, but still not like a behavior or habit.   It's allowed and it's not hating on someone.   Nor does it have to have anything to do with political affiliations. 

 

Now, back to the Chiefs and Sunday, January 30.

Interestingly enough, following their games, Coach Andy Reid always speaks with the press.  He's normally followed by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and then a few other players.  On Sunday, January 30, Patrick was the fifth person to the podium.  Andy Reid spoke first, followed by Tyrann Mathieu, Frank Clark, Mecole Hardman, (I could have Tyrann, Frank and Mecole out of order in appearance,  but they followed Andy) and finally came Patrick Mahomes.  This lineup did not follow previous patterns and it was a noticeable delay.  One might've wondered if Patrick was very upset after such a loss.  But if you look back at Patrick during his post-game press conference in January 2019 after his first AFC Championship loss to the New England Patriots, you can clearly see how emotional he was.

Patrick at post-game presser following AFCCG 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While solemn and sedate in the post-game presser of the Chiefs/Bengals game last month, there is a difference.  One could probably say that age and experience could make a difference, but does losing after being so close to another Super Bowl ever get easier?

Patrick at post-game presser of AFCCG 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The game was followed by a few players' tweets, all professing their love for the fandom, aka Chiefs Kingdom,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Patrick,

 

 

 

 

and the team,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another interesting aside was that normally on Mondays following Sunday games, Patrick Mahomes has a radio show on Kansas City radio station 610 AM at 2:15pm with host Carrington Harrison.  It's not too long and they discuss the previous game, plus other topics, kind of an "up close and personal" chat.  This particular Monday on January 31 following the championship game, it was anticipated that Patrick would appear one last time for the season.  Alas, this would not be so.

On Monday, opening the show host Harrison stated, "Typically we are joined at 2:15 by Patrick Mahomes.  I was under the impression that Patrick Mahomes would be on the show today.  I planned for Patrick Mahomes to be on the show today.  The Chiefs obviously had another plan.  He will not be on the show today.  I am hopeful that he will be on the show by the end of the week, but I don't know.  I just wanted to update you guys on everything that's happening regarding Patrick Mahomes' normal Monday appearance.  Some things are out of my control."

 

👀👀👀   Again, rather interesting.  Why not?  If the Chiefs had figured that there would not be any more radio shows following the regular season, you would think that the radio station would have known this already. 

 

But hey, the future is bright!  Even though the Chiefs had finished in first place in the west...were defenders of the AFC from the previous season, and had been primed to win the AFC again, it was as though the team had plummeted in value and standing, so there was much room to rise again?  "Getting Ourselves Built Back Up" ??   Perhaps they really meant getting fan morale built back up after such a devastating, befuddling loss?  [or it could be in anticipation of losing many players due to restructuring and free agency loss, but that's a whole other story! 😉]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On February 2, it was time to remind the fans that they were loved,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next day, February 3, tweeted photos and videos appeared in what would quickly become a Twitter gusher, showing the six player representatives in attendance at this year's Pro Bowl game.  The Chiefs official twitter account flooded timelines with a Goodwill Tour, appearing to be intent on helping fans to forget and feel grateful for this Pro Bowl (an all-star) game, one which many players often forgo.  This year, it was all hands on deck.

 

Messages to #ChiefsKingdom - hope we make you proud, love you, Go Chiefs, we love you...

 

 

"You heard 'em!!  We love you #ChiefsKingdom"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travis Kelce professing twice, "We love you!  We love you!" sounded like someone who felt like they were in the doghouse, lol, and trying to win back favor.   It was not his usual swagger whooping and hollering, let's just put it that way.

 

Autographs,

 

 

 

There were more videos and tweets, but let's move to Day 2.  Additional autographs and selfies. Excuse me, "sunshine & smiles",

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signing things and offering to hold babies,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travis with kids!  Always a winner.  Who doesn't love Travis with kids?  Even though the children on the field were affiliated with the players; in this case, Travis already knew these cute children.  But it's playful and showcases a family-friendly atmosphere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice photos and videos.  Patrick being a Man of the People!  More autographs and time with kids.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And more reinforcement of how awesome the #ChiefsKingdom is.  And Chiefs fans are everywhere!

 

 

 

Chiefs fans are "the best in the league".

Game day for the Pro Bowl was treated like a regular game.  There were arrival videos of Patrick and Travis,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And fans could feel good because Tyrann Mathieu and Travis Kelce were named captains,

 

 

 

"Family Photo".   At the Pro Bowl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and more videos and greetings to #ChiefsKingdom from individual players, all documenting the day.  All for the Chiefs fans.  I don't know about anyone else, but I was worn out from all the warm and fuzzy.  So many good feels!  In truth, it was overwhelming!!

 

 

The love and appreciation from the Pro Bowl was thick.  No doubt about it.  The players' jovial moods were all on display.  Several of them even attended the NHL All Star Game on Saturday, Feb 5,  which was held at T-Mobile Arena right there in Las Vegas. 

 

 

That was Travis' team's promotional plug.   Of course, Patrick's team had to get in their own plug as well, not surprisingly by marketer Jacquelyn Dahl's speed dial source, The New York Post.

 

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill was there as well, showing everyone they were all having such a great time.  The first photo was after he "stoned cold" two cans of beverage over his face. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have to say that seemed uncharacteristic of Tyreek?  Yes, he is very good friends with Patrick and Travis.  The offense is tight and they have a lot of fondness, loyalty for one another and have done quite a bit of socializing over the past years, as has been seen on their social media.  And you can just tell how fond they are of each other and get along.  But you don't often see Tyreek on these higher profile outings.  He does have small children and whether or not that's the sole reason, I'm not sure.  But it was quite odd to see him "out and about" like this.  Patrick and Travis, not so odd.  And as per usual, they're normally not allowed to hang out together like this without the stiletto'd side cars, Brittany Matthews and Kayla Nicole. 

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So, now the players will slip away into the off season for the most part.  (Dahl will have the "marriage" of Mahomes to Matthews to promote during the month of March which will no doubt produce much widespread local and national tabloid ballyhoo.)

All these before mentioned examples point to a team who has been observably bending over backwards to distract and shift the focus from fans questioning their professional reputations to directing attention to how much the team loves their peeps.  Inference:  we would never not give 100 percent in every single game.   We love you.  

Hoping fans will have the memory of a goldfish, the technique is infused with all kinds of manipulation and ultimately, gaslighting.  In other words, making fans question their own perceptions of reality.   

At this point, Narnia has to ask that, given how WME/Endeavor and greedy agents like Chris Cabott, Scott Boras, and CAA's Tom Condon (former Chiefs player) are heavily involved in the sports world, including the NFL; is this kind of deception going to pervade the game more and more?  Where there are vast amounts of money involved, there is corruption, and many, many secrets.  From closeted players to racial discrimination to tanking.  

Yes, the NFL is part of the entertainment industry, but it is far more than that.  It's about the integrity of the game.  Sportsmanship.  Fairness and teamwork.  Commitment.  In other words, values that go far beyond Win-Loss statistics, and simply amusing people.  Like with Hollywood and the music industry, will teams and players be rewarded more and more not for their talents, perseverance and fair play, but for being in lockstep with TPTB and the narratives they want crafted.  Made to keep their mouths shut with iron-clad NDA's?  

We've seen this business model before and we can assure you, there's no way the ending to this story will be a happy one.

 

 

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                     Convince Me Otherwise - Maroon 5

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