Richard Madden and boyfriend Brandon Flynn - Part 10

I’m dying for new pics of them together.

I can't wait for their wedding announcement

The theme of this year's Met Gala is camp. I hope Richard is brave enough to wear something other than a plain dark suit. He's always dressed so much better when other people pick out his wardrobe. (I mean, just look at ANY of his recent photo shoots.)

I can’t believe these two have ten threads already. With regards to Madden’s last interview, I got the impression that he would not talk about previous girlfriends and the writer figured he wouldn’t address Brandon either. What Brandon will or will not tolerate is clearly up to him. I applaud him for being out so early in his career when it could cost him roles. If he’s okay helping Madden stay in a closet, then it’s on him. Madden is very career oriented (not that I blame him, he’s has to strike while the iron is hot) and I don’t see Madden addressing this anytime soon or being public (walking a red carpet with Brandon, for example) anytime soon.

Pink suit

He didn't walk the red carpet with Jenna for a long time and Ellie never so I don't expect him to even if he admitted they were together.

It would be amazing to see them walking the red carpet together wearing something cool, holding hands and stare silently into each other's eyes. Obviously, for now, it's just wishful thinking.

I wish this thread would have had a more creative sub-title. Oh well, there's always part 11!

R8 there's nothing wrong with the title, What's with the obsession with the brokeback thing

We know for certain Richard is going to met gala?

R4: Yes, 9 threads full of almost nothing. If they don't give us something soon this will become like the Chalamet threads that are two or three themes repeat and repeat and repeat again

Do we really think these two have been invited to the Met Gala? I mean, there are always D-listers and below in attendance but I assume those buy their way in.

Every relationship is different, people change, maybe he's crazy for Brandon and he will do something crazy for him, maybe they'll get married within this year lol

R12 not Brandon but Richard IS invited and he's in New York tomorrow anyway

R12 I believe only Richard has been invited as a tie in to Rocketman with Taron and Jamie Bell. R also has an Emmy event in NYC Sunday.

r14 & r15 Ah, that makes sense, thanks.

People keep saying Brandon is stupid for putting up with R but if they're out as a couple to family and friends I doubt B is hurting. It's probably a good thing that the relationship isn't being under scrutiny while they're still a new couple. Or seems like everyone in their circles is in the know. Maybe that's enough for them and B is OK with that arrangement.

It wouldn’t be the first time Richard has attended the Met Gala.

R17 I agree. Also people here just are craving to see them be that finally-perfectly-hot-celeb red carpet out couple but that route leads to nothing good especially so early in a relationship. They need to pace this.

Apposite?

R18 Wow i Just clicked through to his sisters account and saw that Jenna Coleman still comments on some of her posts about her kids! (Or at least she did in January this year!)

R17 Richard's sister does not follow Brandon (see R18) but she does follow Jenna, Suki and Ellie.

Maybe she hasn't met Brandon

R22 how likely is it that his sister has even met Brandon

Makes me wonder how "out" they are to their families. I think only Richard's dad follows Brandon and I wonder how much he knows or if he just thinks he's one of Richard's mates. I don't think Richard follows any of Brandon's family and as far as we know he hasn't been to Miami.

R23 R24 I guess she has not. But if as R17 say "they're out as a couple to family and friends", I would expect that she does.

... that she does follow Brandon.

From what I remember she didn't follow Ellie until after they met, but that wasn't until 8 or 9 months in.

R1 Won't happen. That new Guardian interview proved that Richard has no plans of coming out any time soon. He will never be open about his relationship with Brandon. In fact I suspect the opposite, you won't see them together from now on. They will be alone in public.

How long was he with Suki R28 and when his sister started IG following her?

I meant 'out' as in knowing about each other and their relationship. I'd think it would be odd to follow someone your brother or son just started dating and you haven't officially met yet. I'm sure R family is well aware of his sexuality

[Quote]I don’t see Madden addressing this anytime soon or being public (walking a red carpet with Brandon, for example) anytime soon.

R4 You nailed it.

White sneakers

[Quote]He didn't walk the red carpet with Jenna for a long time and Ellie never so [bold]I don't expect him to even if he admitted they were together.[/bold]

Don't worry, he won't. It will never happen.

[Quote]It would be amazing to see them walking the red carpet together wearing something cool, holding hands and stare silently into each other's eyes.

Will never happen. Richard is a bisexual opportunistic closet case and Brandon is perfectly fine helping him stay in his sad closet.

God will you give it a rest? you are so tiresome R34 R35

[Quote]Every relationship is different, people change, maybe he's crazy for Brandon and he will do something crazy for him

Wishful thinking. Won't happen. Richard is an opportunist. He doesn't care about love. All he cares about is $$$$$$.

I honestly believe Richard and Brandon are bf's but I don't think you will see any more pictures of them strolling together. I hope I'm wrong. Perhaps pictures of them at the same event but that's about it.

[Quote]People keep saying Brandon is stupid for putting up with R but if they're out as a couple to family and friends I doubt B is hurting.

Seriously?! Are you for real? Yes, I'm sure Brandon is just THRILLED to keep his relationship a secret and is never allowed to speak about it or even hint at it. It's every person's dream to keep their relationship a secret! Oh, wait..

I think we will see strolling pics. If they were intent on hiding after the first pics with R and B holding each other they would not have been seen together publicly.

Do we have to have the same conversation every thread? You believe Richard is so evil he's controlling Brandon's every move and keeping him from saying anything ever why bother wasting your time on them?

[Quote]Makes me wonder how "out" they are to their families. I think only Richard's dad follows Brandon and I wonder how much he knows or if he just thinks he's one of Richard's mates. I don't think Richard follows any of Brandon's family and as far as we know he hasn't been to Miami.

Exactly, this will never be a serious relationship as long as they keep it a secret. It proves how much Brandon means to him. Brandon is Richard's dirty little secret and Brandon is blind and stupid to accept this arrangement.

R38 Thank you! You're the only person here seeing this realistically.

Sam Smith fans are wild.

Never allowed to speak about it? To who? That's what friends are for. R isn't forcing brandon to keep quiet.

Brandon is not a child. Brandon has proven he is brave. Brandon is not being forced to do anything. Stop treating him like he’s a child who is somehow trapped by Richard. It’s annoying and insulting.

Where has Charlie the dog been these past two weeks? Why don't his two daddies walk him together anymore? I feel bad for him. :(

R36 I'm tiresome?! It's called being realistic. At least it's better than your "they're gonna get married!" bs. This is NOT a fucking fansite. If you can't handle criticism of your precious Richard, please get lost. Go back to Tumblr.

Sam fans have arrived and they somehow know Richard only cares about money and is forcing his will in poor Brandon. Hi Sam Stans !

R46 How brave is he to accept this arrangement? He looks like a fucking pussy, blind and dumb.

What's the purpose of Brandon's song hints game (the latest being Frank Sinatra song matching the Guardian interview release)?

No one is saying you're not allowed to be critical but you treat Brandon like a 10 year old being controlled by Richard based off of...nothing. That's just conspiracy theory territory.

R49 I'm not a Sam fan. Trolldar me if you don't believe me. I'm just sick of all the wishful thinking going on in these treads and your blind worship of Richard, who is clearly an opportunistic closet case. Brandon deserves better. He deserves to be with someone who is out and proud. Why hide a relationship if you're with someone you supposedly love. Do you really see nothing wrong about this?

R50 what arrangement!?!! You just found out like all of us that these two might be together and now you have figured out their entire relationship based on nothing!? They have not shown us or told us anything so you jumping to childish conclusions about Brandon losing all his agency in this situation is you fantasizing. How is Sam doing?

R46 Yeah I don't think he's being forced to do anything . I think he's an idiot. And someone in the previous thread said he's trying to drop hints via IG stories like WTH. What's brave about hiding?

[Quote]Yeah I don't think he's being forced to do anything . I think he's an idiot. And someone in the previous thread said he's trying to drop hints via IG stories like WTH. What's brave about hiding?

PREACH. Literally couldn't have said it better myself.

Are you all so up your own ass you think the public knowing is what's important? You think if they don't blast their relationship to millions of people they are suddenly closet cased losers? Except Brandon has met Richard's parents, Brandon's dad was in town so they probably met, they follow each others friends, go places together, etc.

God, i don't understand why people are so invested in him coming out. To just dump him like most people here do with openly gay actors? to make harsh comments about him?

Let's be honestk, closet cases are better treated than openly gay ones.

I'm fascinated about how much input in coming out there's in this thread while there's an open defense of bearding in the who is coming out in 20019 or on the Chalamet threads

And if they are dating (and it seems pretty clear they are) they are in the first stages of their relationship. Going public is not a good idea till the relationship is consolidated. As simple as that

R54 Not based on nothing. Brandon clearly doesn't matter to Richard, otherwise he wouldn't keep the relationship a secret in the first place. Do you not get how awful this looks? I know Brandon is old enough to make his own decisions, I just think getting into a relationship with an opportunistic closet case is a bad one.

Could you please stop the cat-fight all over again!

Please help me answer R51 - it hasn't been addressed yet and it is now clear even to me that Brandon has been doing it on purpose. But why?

Stop feeding the troll jfc

Brandon likely hated the attention and criticism that came with publicly dating Sam so how do you lot even know he wants this pda filled public relationship with Richard that you say he so desperately needs

R42 Oh please. Brandon has met and been getting to know and form friendships with Gemma Chan and her boyfriend Dominic Cooper, Douglas Booth and his girlfriend, Jeremy Langmead and his husband, Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, and probably more of Richard’s friends and people that I just can’t remember or don’t know about now. He celebrated New Year with Richard in Scotland, and went back to the UK with Richard again where they saw Richard's old friend Lily James' play and went out to dinner with her in March. He did the Critics Choice night with Richard’s parents. Far from keeping him a secret, it seems like he has very much been welcomed and accepted by Richard’s people.

Not telling the wider world, who they don’t owe a damn thing to, does NOT mean Richard hasn’t been making him a part of HIS world.

R58 I don't really want him to come out, just not hide the relationship anymore. That would be a start. Like showing PDA in public. I don't need him to scream "I'm bisexual!" I just want him to treat Brandon the same as his ex-girlfriends, that means holding hands in public etc.

R59 you want to put this relationship down based on nothing. Its been a few weeks and even you know that it’s probably okay as it is because time will tell. But you still want to cause issues and make silly demands that they announce things IMMEDIATELY.

[R58] Not telling the wider world, who they don’t owe a damn thing to, does NOT mean Richard hasn’t been making him a part of HIS world.

Thank you!

R63 Sorry, I still don't think Brandon is happy with this. He is out and proud. It looks like the entire relationship is on Richard's terms, not Brandon's. Being part of his inner circle means little as long as he doesn't think Brandon is worth enough to be open about. It looks really, really bad. I can't believe you see nothing wrong with this.

R64 do you realise how few photos there are of Richard touching his ex-girlfriends in public? He was with Jenna for years and there are still few photos of them being physically affectionate in public. Same with Ellie. He doesn't do that, so if that's what you're demanding, you're likely to be disappointed in any relationship Richard has.

R63 But yet Richard's sister seems not interested in him.

r69 Richard's sister hasn't met him. Why would she follow him?

R67 you are not making sense. How do you even begin to assume Brandon is not happy? They are still in the early stages of their relationship and working all that out and how to be together. Life isn’t a movie.

Gawdamighty, why do the same bitter cunts show up every time a new thread is created?

I believe r parents are the only ones who have met b out of his family. It's not crazy that his sister isn't following b

R69 I wasn't aware that it's a requirement for a sibling to like all of their siblings' SOs. I'll put in a mention to my sister about her long-held loathing for our brother's wife of 24 years.

R70 Richard's sister lives in the same street as the parents. If Brandon was in Scotland and met the parents, she might have met him.

It has been only a few weeks, I'm surprised we have even a few pics of them together, that one with his hand on Brandon's neck is very telling. 3 times they were papped and it's a lot if we think about the fact that Richard was considered straight, now people speculate and even the Guardian talked about it.

Alll these Sam stans need to go focus on Sam and find him a new man.

R74 I don't know if Richard brought Brandon that part of Scotland though, was he not seen somewhere else

Because R63 says "he has very much been welcomed and accepted by Richard’s people". If so, why would he and his parents hide Richard's boyfriend from her? She follows a lot of IG accounts related to her little brother who she is proud of.

r74 Brandon met the parents when they were in LA for Golden Globes and Critic's Choice.

R71 Brandon is most likely blinded by love (or in this case more like lust). I'm sure he himself thinks he's happy with this. He's in the honeymoon phase. Just wait until he wakes up. When he realizes Richard is fine with keeping him as a dirty little secret. Wonder how happy he'll be then.

People are way too focused on social media and Instagram likes. Like it defines a relationship.

Has she ever met Suki? Ellie?

R81: Instagram likes means absolutely nothing, but for some it seems that anything that doesn't happen online just don't mean a thing

R78 you think because she isn't following B that the parents and R are "hiding" the bf lmao

You don't think she's talked to her brother about the man he's living with? Are you serious

R67 See something wrong with it? I would see something far more wrong with Brandon wanting to force Richard to come out to the world before he's ready or wants to. I'm crediting him with being a decent enough person that he would not want that. Richard isn't hiding their relationship from anyone who matters in his life, in fact as I said, it's the opposite, he seems to have been very much making a place for Brandon in it. He's also seemingly met/befriended Brandon's closest friends Alisha and Kevin Somebody (can't remember the last name, sorry) and went to the Wallows party with Brandon was attending to support his friend and co-star Dylan Minette where we can assume he met a whole bunch more people Brandon knows. And those are just people and events we know about, there's likely plenty more we don't.

R76 You think everyone who isn't fawning all over Richard is a Sam stan? LOL. Oh, to be a naive tumblrina.

R80 let him enjoy the honeymoon stage in full and all the joy that brings. As I said, time will tell. No need to assume bad things for him.

r78 They aren't hiding. They just haven't been to Scotland to meet her. The last time Richard was in Scotland was for the Glasgow film festival. Brandon didn't go with him r82 She met Ellie. I don't know about Suki.

I would love to see B and R hanging out at glastonbury

R87 Right, but I'll be the first to say "told you so" when Brandon gets his heart broken by this bisexual opportunist. It's only a matter of time.

R86 I think all the clowns here who want them to announce and make out for the public are ikely comparing things with how it was with Sam and somehow thinking that was the best. lol. They broke up.

R91 I'm a clown for wanting Richard to treat Brandon like he did his ex-girlfriends when he was with them? You know, like someone who actually cares about his significant other? Guess I'm a clown then.

R82 it's a bit different cus they are from the uk so are way more likely to meet her

R90 Most relationships end and that isn’t a bad thing. It’s life. The sad thing would be not to try.

R92 it's good youve accepted youre a clown

R92 you have been told repeatedly that Richard never announced those relationships with his girlfriends early. But you still won’t accept it.

R91 how did he treat his exes when they first got together? Please enlighten us because there were not pap strolls or pda (there are photos of Richard kissing Ellie on a beach in Ibiza but he's never been pap'd at a beach with Brandon so you can hardly compare)

r92 It took him a year to admit he was dating Jenna so come back and judge later.

R98 he was papped making out with her almost a year after they started dating.

R99 He is now by far more popular. Just like they say in the Guardian article, he cannot go unnoticed now like he did only two years ago.

R99 where?

R98, When Richard and Jenna got together (sometime in 2011) no one gave a shit about either one of them, so their doings were not reported on. She was at the GoT season 1 DVD release in early 2012 (there are pics with her and Richard with Rose Leslie and Oona Chaplin), people realized they were together when they showed up at the Titanic 3D red carpet in early 2012. He and Jenna were not super chatty about their relationship but they would say a little about each other when asked. He did call Jenna his first love. She made the statement, while dating him, that she could talk about him all day. It seems to me the wall of silence erected about his personal life happened after their split. Good luck getting him to admit to anything about Brandon.

R102 thanks

There's a huge difference between now and 2011. You're right he wasn't as popular and didn't necessarily need to be as protective of his relationships.

Like I said this relationship with Brandon is brand new and I think for the both of them it's best that they just live their lives and not be put under scrutiny. I think it's healthy for them to just see where this is all going rather than be outspoken to some media outlets. They clearly aren't hiding. Just being careful. I think they will continue to be see out strolling and we'll see B at events R has out of the shadows.

R104 I hope Richard gets that Emmy nom and brings Brandon to the afterparties

R104 totally

R101 this is probably the pic you are asking for, one of the times he visited the DW set.

R104, you might be right. I think he’s been more cautious with relationships since his split with Jenna. Like I said, not that either one was super chatty about their relationship to begin with. Jenna herself refuses to discuss her boyfriend. And even the two of them show up at the same place and won’t be papped together and leave separately.

If you're an openly gay actor, you don't need your publicist to constantly massage your image; you pay them to promote your worl. Isn't that what PR should be about?

Closeted actors have something to hide and that's where scumbag Hollywood publicists, paps and entertainment 'journos' (who are often gay, themselves) make bank. They have one agenda: to push a heteronormative narrative. They'll even float a disparaging story (wife abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, barfights, cheating, paying for sex etc.) to deflect attention away from gay rumors. It's a lucrative cottage industry that makes money off the perpetuation of gay shame and needs to end.

**to promote your work.

Someone needs to cast them in a movie together and shoot a sex scene!!

Back to R51 R60. Is Brandon trying to out Richard? He knows the rumor and that he's been monitored. Yet he likes Frank Sinatra song of suggestive name from the album immediately after the album is named in the Guardian as Richard's favorite. He did similar song references before, so it is hardly a coincidence. Why is he doing so? Everything indicates that Richard wants to stay closeted/private. If they are (still) together, wouldn't R find it disloyal and be mad about? Or is it a little revenge from B if they actually broke up? Or if they are really just friends, is that B just attention seeking by teasing fans? Nothing of this makes much sense to me since I believe B is a good guy. Still I am puzzled. How do you understand it?

R111 out him to who? The few ppl who have been stalking all info about Richard and him?

Why do you believe Brandon is a good guy?

R112 People talk about it, they comment under tabs articles, it spreads. Brandon's IG activity is being monitored by many.

R108 You are an idiot if you think a PR person would float a fake domestic violence or sexual abuse accusation around about their own client to deflect from gay rumors.

If they broke up and B wanted to be revengeful he would do more damage than posting a song

To keep things private, you just don't put it on social media.

R116 He can or could (in future) but I don't think he would ever - not the type. This would be a little revenge (not a good word) - just enough, but not that directly damaging.

I offered few options, add more if needed. What do you think is his motivation?

R111 Another possibility is that Richard really isn't that deeply in the closet to BE outed by a few songs posted to Instagram. He's certainly done nothing to dispel the rumors about him and Brandon. Maybe (probably?) he doesn't care that Brandon has been sharing the songs.

I'm thinking they're probably together and B read the article maybe they're sitting at home being domestic and listening to the song B asked R if it was fine to post. R said sure because it's not a huge deal.

R119 In that case, what is the whole Daily Mail change (removing Brandon association with R.) for? Isn't that done by Richard's team? I see nobody else interested to push it.

R111 you are overthinking it. It’s not that complicated. Plus people need to stop thinking that SM posts and likes is a true indicator of real life. In fact it’s probably no where near what is happening.

R111 Actually it was the other way around. He posted about the song late last night sometime, I think. The magazine came out today. I agree it could be linked, but it could also just be as simple as they were listening to the album and he posted a song from it.

Maybe R122, but these 10 threads are all based in rumor, SM and overthinking about every detail. This one puzzles me.

R118 He's 'relationship bragging'. He can't go the full, 'look who I'm dating, ha!'. But he's going as close to it as he can.

R123 I understand that he's been hinting about their relationship through song likes/list for some time now. This isn't the first time.

R121. I highly doubt Richard's people can dictate what the DM publishes about him, as long as it's nothing libelous. More likely, they haven't mentioned Brandon lately because there's been no new news or sightings of them together.

R111 interesting. This links them as being together even more. If he posted the song before the article.

Actors usually get the articles before they're published. Which makes me think B read article before it's publication

R127 DM has copy & paste the same text every day with each set of R photos. They only dropped Brandon lines from the text. I believe PRs work with tabloids.

R125 I thought the same at first. But then, if R wants privacy, B shouldn't brag about relationship that R does not want public.

R126 There REALLY aren't as many people paying attention to the songs he posts about listening to on Instagram as you seem to think there are. And what has he hinted at in his likes, other than liking pictures to do with Richard and people he knows through him? That's not hinting, that's just... living! He's an extremely online person, he's on Instagram all the time. We're paying attention what he likes when it's do with Richard, but he's liking a wide array of pics NOT to do with Richard too.

[quote][R108] You are an idiot if you think a PR person would float a fake domestic violence or sexual abuse accusation around about their own client to deflect from gay rumors.

R115 You're kidding, right? It's been the Hollywood playbook for decades.

R130 people seem to want to believe in conspiracy theories and think that B is malicious and trying to force R out of the closet and that everything he does regarding B is purposely done for attention

R182 it’s beyond wild and improbable. But until we see pics of even together, people are going to spend time making up tall tales

R130 Many more people are watching Brandon IG than few on DL threads. Even the Guardian is aware of the rumors. If Brandon is "extremely online person", it must be a hell for him to keep the whole relationship hidden, so I understand bragging like this, but still think R is not happy.

What's the point of social media if it's not for attention? Actors are notorious attention ho's.

I don't think it's too big of a deal to keep private. Brandon could share photos of himself, his dog, when he was in Miami, etc. all Richardless but he simply doesn't. Seems he uses it keep up with friends and share songs.

R135: right now even your grandma is an attention ho, a lot of people (who are not even remotely famous) have an online life (some of them very active)

All this bickering is getting us nowhere. When are you bitchez gonna post some actual news?

R138 when we get some news. This is why we bicker. Slownnews days

Why don't you start first R138?

Half of you don’t even know Brandon or know anything about him so to comment about him being an attention whore and say he’s “outing” Richard is ridiculous. He’d never do such a thing. He’d never post the songs if Richard was that bothered about it.

R125 that's kinda what I think too. either that or it really doesn't mean anything lol

R125 I think so too and I think R is completely OK with it. Doesn't make him an attention whore or trying to out him. He's just living

R140 Queerty thought Brandon's cape post was newsworthy. (It wasn't but his treasure trail was...)

Your turn.

R134 By extremely online, I don’t mean he’s the kind to share all of his life online. I mean he’s on instagram a lot. He likes pictures a lot. You talked about him hinting in his likes. I just don’t think that’s what he’s doing with them- he’s liking stuff to do with Richard the same way he’s liking plenty of stuff that has nothing to do with Richard. He’s just living his life.

What is the news there actually R138 = R144? We have seen the TBT photo a threads ago.

Btw, has R finally liked it? It was the drama yesterday. What IG-likes sleuths say? A new task for you R138.

R145 Exactly. Reading into likes won’t tell you much. Its to see what you want to see in likes and posts based on your perspective.

R145 I tend to agree with you. But these songs/playlist were the key evidence that they are more than friends. Now, with your explanation, they could as well be just friends.

I think the naming of the list was key, R148.

Or the playlist was created by a fangirl, and he just bump into it and liked few songs. R149

R148 I don’t see it that way at all. I think the playlist absolutely is a part of what made me think there was something more than friendship. Who makes a playlist full of love songs for their friend and names it after them?! But that isn’t to do with what I’m saying now, which is that I don’t think Brandon is trying to force Richard out of the closet via Instagram activity. That playlist was made before most people were paying any attention at all to them or had any interest. The moment it blew up Brandon changed the name and later hid his Spotify activity for a while. That’s the opposite kind of behavior to what people on here are saying that he’s trying to do. I know he later shared a couple of songs from it, but that was weeks after most people had already found about the playlist and most people were not looking too hard at music he shares to insta- which he’s done a lot of for a long while anyway.

I see we are going to keep going around in circles.

Not really news but better than arguing over songs. Brandon is hiking in LA per his stories. Since we are such sleuths, I will deduce that he is not traveling with R to NYC, but is hanging with his father in California.

And R140 he has not liked the post.

Thanks, R153! We really need to find something new to discuss! It's a pity if he's not going to NY but expected, I guess.

And what if Richard actually wants to be encouraged to come out of the closet because Brandon is out and proud since many years ...

R153 Maybe Richard is with him and finally, someone is going to take a pic of the two with Charlie!

Twitter tells me that Brandon is brunching with Sabrina Carpenter though, so who knows where he is actually (maybe the hike was earlier) but Richard is probably on his way to NY. I hope he finds a juice place there!

r156 Doubtful. Richard has a Bodyguard Emmy event in NYC tomorrow. He's either already there or traveling.

R156 Richard is on his way to NYC

And I don't think they are hiding anything, they are simply living their lives in private! I don't want to see them being those attention whores couple. Just a couple of pics of them together would be great.

R140 You lazy twat, do a little sleuthing yourself instead of bitching about everyone else.

R151 Ok, I buy it. That makes most sense since I think Brandon is good guy. Still, I think it was unnecessary risky. Nothing is private on public social media.

Thanks R153, that's something finally.

There is something else that also puzzles me, if I may ask for help to figure it out: why have B stayed so long in Miami, when R was back all alone in LA? Especially as he was due to leave (now) for NYC and then for the UK for some time. Something must have kept him out of picture. Or am I wrong to think that he was actually out of LA?

We have no idea how long Brandon was in Miami or when he came back, but it would appear that he’s been back a few days now.

As to why he would leave town... Brandon has a life, too. Maybe they were having a late birthday celebration for his sister, or maybe there was a family emergency or something. His life does not revolve around Richard 24/7.

We don't really know how long Brandon was there. He probably just wanted to see his family. They were in LA on the 1st so that gives him a few days with Richard. We also don't know when Richard's going to the UK. Just that he eventually has to for filming. Could be straight from NYC or it could be in June.

R157 Brandon is in LA. The woman who saw him lives there

Maybe Brandon is going with Richard to the UK, so he wanted to spend some time with his family.

I can’t get over how fast this thread is moving

The purple suit and pink Hawaiian shirt are flamboyantly flaming..

R165 I never said he wasn’t in LA? I just said that he was having brunch so he wasn’t hiking at that exact moment and maybe the hike was earlier.

r167 and it's just people arguing over nothing lol

R164 I assumed that he had a bigger role.

What happened with the film "Looks That Kill" that Brandon plays the lead? Imdb says it is in post-production for a year now!?

The sheer amount of tumblr fanfiction writers is amazing.

R166 according to people here, Brandon was in Florida with his family. Why fly them back to LA to spend time with them and then travel to the UK? Brandon has a life and career of his own and, for his sake, you hope he continues to focus on that and doesn't cancel anything vital to his career to fly around the world after someone.

put me in the side of thems that don't get why Richard would be with such a bozella...

R166 It's what I think too!

Given they're on opposite sides of the country I'm sure more arguing about them will surface.

r172 Maybe his dad wanted to come hang out in LA for a while? Or he wanted to meet Richard? No one is implying Brandon will be a puppy just that if Richard will be gone a while it's natural in celeb couples to visit during stretches apart.

R170 Agreed. *yawn*

R172 When he was with Sam he went to see him in UK a lot, it's not so crazy and also he left a comment on ig to Richard's friend that implied that he's going to go at some point if he doesn't have work commitments.

R175 Well, supposedly Emilia Clarke will be attending the Met Gala, so prepare yourself for fangurl shipping. lol

R171 The summary for "Looks That Kill": The story of a teenage boy who deals with the ups and downs of being lethally attractive. So Brandon is playing that teenage boy? And this is his first full length movie ever in his career... if it ever gets out of post production.

I hope Brandon uses some of Richard's connection, he's talented and he deserves better roles!

R179 Oh, that's already started. They're DYING for new pictures on Monday.

Brandon's character looks at people and they drop dead?

R181 there are rumours he’ll be in the new season of AHS.

Brandon was pictured in these threads as a supportive boyfriend who would stretch to fly half the world for few days with his man - see LA-Miami-Scotland-Iceland-LA only for NY's Eve episode. Now you are dismantling that with "Brandon has a life" so he rather stays with his folks away from a guy who he fell heels over head for according to these threads.

Brandon is not trying to out Richard. He’s not sending messages through IG or songs he links on there, other than he likes those songs. I think R145 is right, he’s just living his life.

R181 Richard is just now getting some level of traction in his career. His biggest role before Bodyguard was GOT, and then Cinderella. This is the first time in his career that he's been talked about as a possible leading man in big movies.

How many connections can Richard possibly have that would be willing to spare a glance at Brandon? Richard's not Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt, or DiCaprio where merely being linked to him can get you roles. Richard himself has struggled to get that kind of attention for years.

If Brandon gets better roles, it's going to be because he has shown he can carry the weight of those roles and has a fanbase that would tune in. Given that he's basically known for a show most people over 30 have never heard, I expect he'll spend some time trying to show that he can play older, more mature characters. Whether he succeeds, no one can predict.

R185, no, dear, I'm stating that I hope Brandon continues to focus on developing his career and doesn't turn down any work offers to fly around the world after someone. If he's got time off, do whatever wherever. But his first concern needs to be his career and showing further development as something more than an actor on Netflix shows.

r188 As far as anyone knows he doesn't have anything lined up in the next month or so. The comment was innocent and you got all bent.

R185 You know, the two things can both be true? He can be a supportive guy who thinks nothing of making big efforts to see his boyfriend AND still also have a life of his own? The latter doesn’t dismantle the former like you’re suggesting it does.

R189 Brandon can do both. He can focus on his career and not turn down work, and still travel to see someone when he's got time to do so. The idea that he's either tied to Richard or focusing only on his family and his work isn't realistic. Most healthy relationships allow for one or both partners to have lives, careers and friendships outside the relationship and still come together when it works for them.

R190 I agree in general but in this particular case I can't see the reason to not hurry back to LA. I was afraid of some family situation (illness etc) but since back Brandon is hiking and dining with friends I guess nothing dramatic is going on with his family. So I would expect his priorities were different. But who knows.

R191 You are right for successful long term relationships. But their is supposed to be a fresh one, just starting, still in honeymoon phase when you cannot stop thinking and longing for him.

Maybe he wanted to spend some time with his nephews too? He had a little free time and he took advantage of it before works or a trip to UK.

R192 Well, first of all, he IS back in LA already, and he doesn't seem to have even been gone that long. But second, from what we know he's been spending most of his time with Richard in LA for months now since 13RW filming wrapped. Taking a few days to go home and see family and old friends isn't and shouldn't be a big deal in any healthy relationship. It's not about not having the right priorities, or "choosing to spend time away" from Richard. He's been spending lots of time with Richard. It's just that he also has other people in his life he cares about too. He shouldn't need to "hurry" back or have some dreadful dramatic reason to be away.

I agree, R195.

Based on some of these conspiracy theories, it would appear that many people here have never been in a relationship and therefore don’t understand how they work.

[quote]I think the playlist absolutely is a part of what made me think there was something more than friendship. Who makes a playlist full of love songs for their friend and names it after them?!

Agree. And don't forget all these recent clues and the new article in The Guardian:

[quote]Brandon has liked pics of Jeremy Langmead's -Richard's close friend- house again. He must be really excited to go.

[quote]Brandon has liked a post of Richard's jackal cover on Instagram

[quote]Richard had the perfect chance to end the speculation and say “he’s a dear friend” and he didn’t.

[quote]He doesn't deny it and he doesn't comment on it, it's pretty obvious that they are together but he doesn't talk about it and the fact that the Guardian has mentioned it it's really great.

[quote]That's sweet! "Brandon has shared a song named “Fly Me To The Moon” from Richard’s favorite album “Sinatra At The Sands”.

They are actors, they are used to be apart from their loved one. Brandon had a relationship with Sam and he's certainly used to spend time apart from his bf. Since February they are basically inseparable, living together, spending time together, Richard went to live in LA, not just for work but also for Brandon, he hated LA and all of a sudden he loves the place.

here is tweet about seeing him in LA

R199 I don't understand, she was the one eating brunch and she saw them separately or they were eating brunch together and she saw them?

Ok R195 but this is not LTR yet.

You guys seem to think they will reunite soon/often but I don't see much time for that. R is already off to NYC. The Cannes FF premiere is on May 16, so R will have some press tour around it. He will then be busy filming 1917 throughout June. Plus Brandon has his own career to take care of (whatever it meant). That is the reason I thought they would use their time in LA together to the maximum.

It's hard to know how much time Richard really has free since we don't know his schedule. Even with 1917. Could be a week of filming. Could be a month.

Maximum Security just won the Derby... maybe that’s a good omen for a Richard Emmy nom/win! lol

don't even know who this brandon queen is...… soap actor?

R201 Can't comment on what will happen in the future. I'm not them and I'm not psychic. But we do know that they've been spending most of their time together for months now.

R200 sounded like she saw them at the same place. I don’t know that they know each other though?

winner was sarah Jessica parker??? again?

R131 In this current climate, no one is going to make up false accusations of abuse against their own client. You can’t compare that to 60 years ago.

R204 yawn! google him and you will see he was one of the stars of netflix's biggest teen dramas which is famous worldwide

he retweeted the article. you guys think he runs his own twitter account?

Pretty sure Richard runs his own SM. Lately he's used it primarily to highlight his career, but he used to put more personal stuff on it.

R210 I don't think he does non career based tweets anymore but based on his likes I would say he might still run the account

Kinda odd that R dad would fly back to LA with him when they were together in Miami

R213 ???

For those handful of us who do not watch GoT, how did Richard’s character get killed off?

R215 ::SPOILER::

gruesome massacre at a wedding

::SPOILER::

R215 Stabbed in the heart.

We need pics on this thread

Domestic boyfriends

R215

The bodyguard and his protégé

YouTube needs to introduce a spam button. I tried to look up a couple of Brandon Flynn interviews but the amount of spam videos (e.g. some dingus uploads eleventy hundred songs, each with "Brandon Flynn" in the video title) is ridiculous.

Is it me or since Richard has been with Brandon is looking younger?

Bodyguard ass...

If Richard is retweeting articles that include speculation about him and Brandon, he can’t be THAT upset about the gossip.

Let's try another link...

R225 any PR is good PR...

Eek. The seat of his pants must flap in the wind.

Does Brandon at least have a peachy butt?

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

R225 The Guardian is one of the better known papers in the UK and he's warranted an article in it. The majority of the article focuses on his career, with a single paragraph focused on his dating life. He's pushing for an Emmy nomination and to get more attention as a leading man in films. He's going to retweet the article regardless. It'd be an own goal not to.

Sorry, I'm late to the party. I have lots of catching up to do.

Just binge-watched The Bodyguard.

R225 agreed

.....

.....

He will be dating women again by the end of the year.

[quote] He will be dating a beard by the end of the year.

R235 FIFY

[quote]If Richard is retweeting articles that include speculation about him and Brandon, he can’t be THAT upset about the gossip.

Remember this E!Online article published on April 15, 2919:

"Earlier this month, rumors sparked Madden and Brandon Flynn were becoming close after meeting each other in the City of Angels. The Sun alleged the Scottish actor has moved in with the 13 Reasons Why star.

"They've been on several fun nights out together, and Brandon has introduced lots of his friends to Richard," the publication reports. "He's even offered him his home to stay at whilst Richard sets up meetings, and tries his hand in Hollywood."

Just last week, the two were seen taking a stroll in L.A. The Bodyguard actor had his arm wrapped around Flynn's neck, while the Netflix star had his arm on Richard's waist.

However, both stars have yet to address the rumors about them"

Brandon with girls during today's hike.

R238 Does every celebrity in LA go to Runyan Canyon just for insta selfie?

Brandon has "Charlie" tattooed on his leg, how adorable

Charlie is not getting papped on his dog walks anymore.

Poor Charlie

Charlie is probably in a pet spa somewhere. He's got two rich daddies, now!

Or maybe he will be traveling soon and he has left Charlie with his family in Miami.

[quote]He will be dating women again by the end of the year.

I'm ready

R235 We’ll see, I hope you’re wrong

R235 Yup.

R235 Maybe, if you’re basing that off the picture in R234, he wasn’t dating the girl in that picture. That’s his good friend Rose Leslie’s sister. They were all just hanging out at a music festival when those shots were taken.

[Quote]Not really news but better than arguing over songs. Brandon is hiking in LA per his stories. Since we are such sleuths, I will deduce that he is not traveling with R to NYC, but is hanging with his father in California.

I'm shocked that Richard didn't take Brandon to NYC! LOL

Richard didn't take Brandon to NYC but he will take him to Europe.

poor Richard

being associated erotically with this.....thing.

R250 I doubt it, but we'll see.

no kidding, Richards reputation is besmirched from pics with that person....

R233 was taken May 2017. The guy is Dougie Poynter, a musician.

June 2017 they are at Glastonbury festival where this pic from Dougie's IG was taken, just like R234.

Some familiar faces here. Please continue.

Nobody needs to be disappointed that Brandon didn’t go to NYC with Richard, or “lol”, or anything else. This isn’t a fun trip to hang out and see friends for Richard, it’s a working trip.

He’s got the Bodyguard Emmy event today, and nobody takes their partners to those. And then tomorrow is the Met Gala (for which I’m sure there’ll be last minute bits and bobs to be doing today and tomorrow too) and no matter what some people on here thought, Brandon was never gonna go to that with Richard. You don’t get an automatic plus one to that event, even if you’re a famous couple BOTH have to be invited. Brandon isn’t famous enough to merit an invite on his own, Richard isn’t famous enough to swing an invite for him, and they’re not out as a couple to BE the famous couple that gets invited like the Riverdale kids. If Brandon had gone to NYC to spend time with Richard, he’d have just ended up spending much of his time NOT with Richard.

R255 Of course now the excuses start. I wasn't the one who said Richard would take Brandon to New York, lots of people here did though. Then there are those saying Richard will take Brandon to the Rocketman premiere, heck... people are even talking about marriage! There is too much wishful thinking in this thread, especially considering Richard can't even take Brandon anywhere public because he might come across as gay.

FYI Richard doesn't seem to be on the official met gala invitees list I've seen floating around Twitter and Instagram Idk if that means not all people who attend are on the list but hmm

R256 Read through what I said; I’m not making any excuse. I’ve literally just pointed out that for much of the time Richard is going to be busy and it wouldn’t make seem to me to make sense that Brandon go with him.

I’m not one of the people on here who expects anything in particular from them, certainly not a big coming out or marriage or anything else. I’m just taking it as it happens and calling it like I see it. I don’t know why people on here are so busy making predictions anyway- they’re all either so big and grand that they’ll inevitably be disappointed, or they’re all incredibly negative and hard on them and all doom and gloom like there’s no hope whatsoever. Why not just enjoy the now?

as per Twitter: Richard rumoured to have been at Jimmy kimmel when emilia did her interview. that sounds like made up fan shipping shit to me but thought I'd share anyway and even if it's true they are probably friends

Richard wont be seen with IT anymore, he is totally humiliated at all the gossip

R260 troll

Wait I think that's not a full list as some people that have posted about attending are not on it , disregard my post r257

Wow... these threads just keep going on and on.

R261 Just block them, I didn’t even see the message

R258 made the best post of these 10 threads.

I agree with R258.

I do think that, assuming they're still together, Brandon will likely be spending some time with Richard in the UK when he's over there filming. (If he's over there for very long.) But that's a logical assumption, not an expectation.

Richard must be in ny already if he was liking Instagram posts two hours ago

This article is interesting in what it DOESN'T say. They pulled from Richard's interview in the Guardian about straight actors taking on gay roles, but all it mentions is Taron being a straight man playing a gay character -- there is no mention of Richard being a straight man who also is playing a gay character in the same movie. I think the media is starting to figure things out but they can't come out and claim Richard is gay or bi since he's refused to comment.

R268 I saw that article last night and went "hmm interesting"

R268 or they recognize that they can’t proclaim anything without a risk of a lawsuit.

R270 I'm aware of that. My point is it seems obvious that they've figured out that he's not straight.

R270 I suppose but guardian said "linked with US actor Brandon Flynn" in print and hasn't offered any corrections

Brandon is already up and liking on ig.

R272 They just have to tiptoe around things. Legally there shouldn't be any issue with "linked with" or some variation of it-looks-like-there's-more-to-the-story-but-we-don't-know-for-sure-what'-going-on-between-these-two." But if they came right out and said Richard was gay or bi, or if they stated that he and Brandon were dating or romantically involved without confirmation, they could get into trouble.

R273 Aww, he must have had trouble sleeping because he misses his boo!

R won't take B to NYC because it's a work trip but he will take him to LDN, which is a work trip. OK, got it.

R276 UK is filming and/or promo for weeks if not months. He’d have off time in the U.K. he won’t have over the next two days in NY. And we don’t know for a fact that he’s taking anyone anywhere.

R276 Huh? Are you talking about the time they attended the play in London? We don't even know if that was a work trip.

And if you're referring to RM's upcoming filming, it's assumed that he'll be overseas for several weeks. And even then I doubt he would "take Brandon," like he's a pet dog. Brandon has his own work and life. But it would seem likely that he would go visit Richard while he's over there, if he's there for very long. (Also, we have Brandon't comment on Jeremy Langmead's Instagram photo where Brandon references coming to stay at Jeremy's house at some point, so it's obvious that Brandon is planning a trip at some point.)

The NY trip is only a couple of days. It would be kind of pointless for Brandon to tag along if Richard is busy the whole time.

I also think Brandon will go to Europe. Why? Because it looks like Charlie is not with him or Richard in LA anymore (no pics for the last two weeks or so). He is probably with Brandon's family in Miami. So Brandon is going to be a) working or b) traveling for some time.

R279 B has/had family in LA with him though.

R279 Brandon’s friend Kevin usually watches Charlie when B travels. Just because he’s not been pictured lately doesn’t mean he’s been shipped off. Brandon used to walk him all the time without being papped, so...

As far as the Langmead IG comment, I would take that with a grain of salt. It’s very common for people to comment things like that when someone posts a nice room or view. “That’s my room!” Or the like. Plus, the house is on the market, so I would think visitors would be discouraged. Third, we don’t even know where filming is. If it’s in Scotland, which has been mentioned, that house is not close. All this to say he may still visit, it’s just my two cents.

R280 We only saw his father

They are liking on ig at the same time!

[quote]I also think Brandon will go to Europe. Why? Because it looks like Charlie is not with him or Richard in LA anymore (no pics for the last two weeks or so).

That doesn't say anything about Charlie's whereabouts. The paps are called and the locations where Brandon or Richard are papped are arranged. So of course Charlie wouldn't have been with Richard because Richard's last pap pics were all about the healthy hunk working out alone in LA. And Brandon was papped getting out of his car walking into a hotel.

If the paps wanted they could have taken pap pics of Brandon everyday when he was walking Charlie because he's bound to walk with him every day in the same area. But they didn't because Brandon didn't call and arrange a pap walk for that. Brandon got papped because he called the paps, same as Richard. So if we don't see one of them walking Charlie anymore it doesn't necessarily mean that Charlie isn't in LA anymore. It simply means the paps are called when Charlie isn't around.

Im finally starting to realize that they are just friends and i wasted my time being so excited and analyze over nothing. I guessed i didnt learned my lesson with 4 yrs of Lee Pace and Richard Armitage speculations.

R285 Are you kidding right? They aren't friends and Lee and Richard were together for 5 years!

R281 Richard has said he is filming 1917 in England I think

R281 But Brandon does not live with Kevin anymore. And usually we could see Charlie in Kevin's or his roommate's Instagram stories. But there is nothing. R284 Brandon went hiking yesterday and Charlie was not there (or in the pics with his dad). But who knows.

I agree with R281 that the house IG comment means nothing. I never took it literally. And the house is nowhere near the filming locations. We do know where the filming is:

"Filming began on April 1, 2019, and will continue through June 2019 in Wiltshire, Hankley Common and Govan, Scotland, as well as Shepperton Studios."

R285 I am back to believe that this is one-sided: Brandon fell in love (has a crush) with R, but they are only friends. Though R still sticks to his "no love life comments" policy, he finally realized the rumors may be damaging to his career and asked his people to deal with tabs.

R289 The house has been on the market for a while now, though. At least a month before B made any comment on it. Of course, having a house party while your house is staged for potential buyers is insane, but, hey, if you have cleaning staff that can take care of everything, I guess it's fine.

That troll commenting about Brandon being an embarrassment to Richard and calling him a “thing” must be that homophobe that they all speak about on twitter. Saw her getting called out again this morning for her comments towards brandon.

R289 you really think Brandon is a loser then?

A loser? Why, in what way? I don't blame him falling for R, who wouldn't.

R299 Who said anything about a house party? Assuming Langmead still lives there, I’m sure he still entertains visitors from time to time.

R293 you are implying a 25 year old man is obsessively in love with his room mate and is trying to make people believe they are togther

Richard has shared his interview from The Guardian on ig with new pics Lol!! Let's see how long does it take for Brandon to like it!

R294 Langmead is known for throwing weekend-long house parties where the guests sleep over.

Hot

R295 I wouldn't say "obsessively" (based on what?) and, though it is a possibility, I am not implying Brandon is deliberately trying to make people think they are together. People don't need much to think so anyway.

Just imagine Richard biting Brandon's ass

If Richard wanted to stop the rumours (because he and Brandon are indeed only friends and Brandon fell in love with straight Richard) then Richard could just mention that he and Brandon were friends. He wouldn't even have to outright confirm that he was straight (because of this strange "he doesn't talk about his private life" rule, altough he talks about his family or friends and other private life just fine. And if Brandon was only a friend...). But it would be pretty easy to put a stop on those rumours without revealing anything about his private life and sticking to his interview rule.

So there are two possibilities. 1. They're together but he doesn't want to openly admit it. Could be cause Richard doesn't want it to be seen as a serious relationship or because he doesn't want to be seen as a bisexual guy. Or they just think that being ambigous about it gives them way more buzz and attention. 2. They're not together but they leave it ambigous to the public because it generates a lot of buzz for them and Richard is in full on promo mode now where every magazine cover or article about him his good for attention.

somebody thinks these are recent...oh well

R301 Or Richard understands that talking about the rumours, even to refute them, is just going to inflame them more. He generally doesn't discuss his family or friends (the only things he says about his sisters is that they all watched Disney together, and one has a child) outside of a few repeated stories.

We know nothing about his friends from back home (he's only mentioned them twice, once in an interview around Cinderella and again in the British Vogue article). He only discusses some of his famous actor friends, and even those stories are always repeats. He hasn't refuted an article where it was announced he was moving to LA and living with Brandon as a friend. Perhaps anything more said would be taken as a "methinks he doth protest too much" situation and further encourage prying so he's chosen to stay silent.

It reminds me of the own goal Elton and David made when they did that superinjunction about their sexual activities. The press surrounding the injunction meant that something that wouldn't have been in the headlines for more than a week or two became much bigger (remember, Elton has a rep for his sexual escapades--this is a man who gave an interview with Victoria Beckham where he talked about how men shouldn't spend a lot of time around him or they'd get a penis in their ass) than it would have been otherwise. Richard saying nothing and just living his life/calling paps to show him working out and prepping for a role is a safer bet to shoo the rumours away.

R303 why would he refute the report that he was living with Brandon? that was true.

R302 Wow, he’s way behind

R304 I believe it to be true as well but it was never 'confirmed'

[Quote] Elton has a rep for his sexual escapades--this is a man who gave an interview with Victoria Beckham where he talked about how men shouldn't spend a lot of time around him or they'd get a penis in their ass

Ugh. Poor Dolph Lambert.

Richard has an nyc q&a at some point today, what organisation is running it?

R308 I think it’s at 3pm

R308 Netflix

R310 ah thanks, I don't actually know if they take photos and publisise their fyc screenings for Emmy campaigns...

At the FYC in LA there were photos and video released after plus meet and greet photos.

About an hour ago Richard followed one of Jenna Coleman's friends on Instagram (perdita weeks)

R312 that wasn't a Netflix event , it was run by deadline I believe

At this point I’m more concerned about Charlie

R315 dogs can live peacefully without being photographed

R312 That doesn’t always happen. Sometimes you get lucky and you get lots of stuff from these events, sometimes you get very little except for a few pics taken by fans.

R317 this is an invite only event, the Richard update account seemed to have found out about it when an Emmy voter tweeted a screenshot of their invitation.

So is he going or not?

R319 I could be wrong about this, but I think the list people are talking about might actually just be the list of people on the committee for the Gala... the actual full guest list is over 500 names and I don’t think it’s been released anywhere in full. I could of course be wrong about this, I might just have missed the list, but any time I’ve seen people talking about the guest list it has actually just been the benefit committee list.

R320 you are correct, many attendees are not on the commitee list

R321 Thanks, that's what I thought. I had seen so many people talking about the guest list that I thought there was a chance I had missed the full one being released, but certainly every time I've seen someone talking about it it's turned out to just be the committee list. And it's not even actually fully accurate to say THEY'RE all confirmed as going, because not everyone on the committee always attends the actual event. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see with regards to Richard,

R322 a lot of frank ocean fans are very excited he is on the list....so i hope he goes

Here’s what Brandon was up to last night. Third picture. City Year Spring Break event.

R324 He looked good and happy, great smile!

He looked to-fell-in-love-with-him😍

R324 You mean to tell me that Brandon actually has a life and social obligations of his own that doesn't involve sitting at home alone pining for Richard or tagging along with him on a business trip? Shut up! (He looks great, BTW.)

R324 He's with another DL fav Dylan Sprayberry

Dylan Sprayberry is a cutie. And short, so Brandon is on the edge of petite himself.

This is how Sprayberry looks now? Ok... Since when is he a DL fave?

R330 maybe back when he was facial hair free and passed as underage, they love those

Some of y'all take the label "DL fave" entirely too seriously.

He looks very happy

Dylan is more classically handsome than RnB.

Looking good

The necklace is in full display, he looks good, the sex must be crazy, I bet they fuck like rabbits every time they reunite

....

Dylan is only 20 and looks like a 35 years old suburban dad in this photo.

Oh. 35? How dreadful.

R337 LOL, Richard is reminding the audience that he's really good at heterosexual love scenes.

R339 If you're supposed to be 20. And he doesn't exactly look like a hot 35 years old guy in this picture.

It doesn't make sense to make fun of Dylan Sprayberry for looking old on a Richard Madden thread...

R340 Saying that your favorite scene to film in the whole show was the love scene is not the best look for a guy. But I guess he felt the need to confirm that he really enjoys women lol.

R342 at least Richard looked good at his age and has a bit more height

R342 Whoever said Dylan was more "classically handsome" than RM or BF started it. I think he's rather generic-looking myself.

R343 if it's the scene I think he's talking about its the first time his character is vulnerable etc it's not a full on naked pounding against a wall scene

R342 They both look older than they're supposed to be but may I remind people that Sprayberry is supposed to be 20?

The mic lol!!

Confirmed

R348 Dead!

Great positioning at R348!

R349 So Taron is Richard's "date"? Makes sense. I have better hopes for Richard's Met Gala wardrobe now if he's pimping Rocketman and his stylist is dressing him.

R337 Further confirms what I think about Richard. It ain't pretty.

R346 from the looks of the other people on the panel he wasn't t referrencing to any vulnerability in that love scene lmao.

R343 He has said before that most of the show was really hard to shoot. *Spoiler alert* His character is miserable and on the verge of falling apart for much of it, and he's talked about how much of a toll it took on him to shoot, and how difficult it was to shoot so many scenes where he's supposed to be conveying a lot but also being as impassive as possible. From the sounds of it it wasn't a fun shoot with loads of great memories of filming lots of the scenes, no matter how much he liked the people he was working with or the show they were making.

Looking older in what? A low res pic taken at night. He ain't got the skin of drinkin' and smokin' 30 year old brit, that's for sure.

Also, I want to add, this also confirms he will never ever come out. He will probably never ever acknowledge his relationship with Brandon, which includes PDA and taking him to premieres.

[Quote]Saying that your favorite scene to film in the whole show was the love scene is not the best look for a guy. But I guess he felt the need to confirm that he really enjoys women lol.

It was fucking stupid and cringe worthy. Then again, what more can you expect from a bisexual closet case.

Like I said earlier in this thread, the more I read about Richard, the less I like him. Good thing he's hot because his personality is not all that. I think Brandon deserves better than a bisexual closet case.

R355 He surely could have found some other scene to mention when they asked him about his favorite scene to film. Love scenes are always uncomfortable to shoot on sets, no matter how well you get along with your partner. Many people are watching you doing intimate things. No way that those scenes were the must fun to film. And the reaction face of his female costar shows that. His answer is a very straight man answer.

Eh, you can take his answer the way you want to. Why not wait and see if any write-ups of the event come out and see if they say WHY their favourite scenes were the ones they name? Personally I'm not not gonna read much into one answer in a Q&A about a tv show.

the people on here who try and find reasons to hate on Richard are so funny, he's talked about the scene before and for you watch the show you might realise why he would find it better to film than all the stony faced tense scenes or the action scenes

Wasn't Brandon a bully in his own theatre queen community, though? Hey mayn't be as you see him.

Yashar Ali retweeted

"Brandon turned Rob Stark into a WeHo gay!"

I will say Yashar has a history of credible reporting and insider information. He wouldn't tweet or retweet about Madden being gay unless it was for sure. He was the one that first reported the escorting information about Aaron Schock via Kathy Griffin

The favourite scene comment was a setup for a quip: It was the only scene where he didn't have to say "ma'am".

R364 I get what you mean but he seemed pretty shocked when he first saw pics of Richard with Brandon so I don't think he knows more than us, plus gay Twitter loves gossip

Yeah, Ali's response is to do with Madden's (bulgeless) getup.

R366 Plus he does also tweet and retweet joke stuff too. Not all of his tweets are serious all the time.

R367 Bulgeless? The first thing I noticed in that first pic was his dick happily bouncing around in those shorts.

R368 exactly and it is funny cuz I never thought how much of an instagay vibe he has in those pics until now haha

R366 I don't think he knows anything either. The tweet was pretty funny and now I can't stop cackling because Richard as a Weho gay is now etched in my mind

Sooo...you guys are still fooled that they are dating? Hahahahahaha. They’re not.

I don't get a WeHo gay vibe at all. The shorts may be small but they're also kind of dorky. Madden has a very clueless straight man fashion sense (the jeans and white trainers etc.)

THIS is a WeHo gay: DL fave Pat Dempsie.

R327 like clockwork every thread yet you never explain, troll.

We don’t need a tweet by Sally Field’s son to confirm his gay/bi status.

*r372

R375 he's just making a joke chill

The people on here calling richard an opportunist closet case really get on my nerves lol. First of all wtf is he an opportunist for? What is he gaining from the attention his relationship with brandon is getting? Only attention from some of yall delusionals that i doubt is what anyone'd want. Hes just living his life and some of yall get annoyed even when he breathes. The comment abt the sex scene being his fav was bcause is the only one where he doesnt have to say ma'am. Jeeez give the guy a break

Any such attention is good attention. People and articles about speculating if he's in a relationship with Brandon or not give him even more exposure than he already gets with his tons of magazine covers and Emmy promo events. The paps when Brandon and Richard were first photographed together were called. So they wanted to be seen together to fuel speculation. No matter if they're really together or not.

Surprised no one has mentioned that sam smith is said to also be attending the met gala tomorrow

The proof in the pudding will be if they're seen together once the Rocketman movie leaves the cinema screens.

R380 They'll probably avoid each other and won't get photographed near each other.

surprised Brandon hasn't liked Richard's post from this morning... wonder where he's been all day

R381 people really believe this is covert rocketman marketing....wow

R384 just the idiots

R379 is one of those people who think this whole series of threads is based solely on a couple of pap pictures.

R386 Is one of those people who completely ignored that I wrote "whether they're together or not". That means that I absolutely don't deny that they could be together. That doesn't mean that they didn't call the paps.

Here he looks pretty gay!

The casual homophobia in these threads is amazing.

R389 well this thread is infested with Tumblrinas and women who utterly hate the idea that some men are immune to the female body. As if they have the slightest chance with RM or Mr. Outlander.

R388 because he's leaning while laughing?i don't see it as any different to most men laughing be it they gay or straight..

R390 I don't doubt there are girls from tumblr on here but the Fuck is that second part about huh

Some men are immune to the female body? You posted this on a Richard Madden thread... you play too much.

Is Sam going to the Met Gala? Now I'm curious to see if there will be some tea, are they going to hate each other from a distance?

R394 there should be about 500 people there. Surely they can hang out with the other 498 people in attendance and avoid one another. A public altercation wouldn't benefit either of them.

I don't know about that. Give us a full Dynasty catfight, Samchard.

Open legs

I hate that dress but Miss Keeley has such poise.

R397 hope it doesn't get him in trouble again wink wink

R398 agreed, that dress is vile. I like the silhouette, but the pattern is horrible and it doesn't match the shoes.

R400 It’s from the missing episode of Little House on the Prairie in which Laura Ingalls decides she wants to be a can-can girl.

looks like he's lost some weight in his face

Richard is furious Flynn is milking the pics for all theyr worth....tacky

Don't see a necklace

The hair is looking excellent.

Ahh, cute pic.

Oof. That lighting is brutal.

so he's with Taron...the gaybaiting begins

R405 Brandon's still wearing his. You can see it in the pap pictures of him from the other day and the hiking picture from yesterday.

R407 what an unflattering pic of them both haha odd choice

I can’t figure out what the necklaces have to do with anything. Hasn’t RM worn the same couple of necklaces off and on for at least a couple of years now?

R412 theories about him buying a matching one for Jenna and then for brandon

Brandon just liked Taron's post quickly

Are the necklaces actually matching though? They seem similar but when someone posted an up close pic, the emblems looked different.

R402 Yeah, he looks like he’s down at least 10 pounds from a few weeks ago. He must be back into workout mode for his new movie.

This joke is getting old

R415 they are definitely the same brand but I don't know if they bought them to match as the brand is popular with some celebs

One of the interviews above mentions that he goes carb free to lose weight. I don't get the impression that he's much for sport or exercise.

Brandon has liked Taron's post with Richard!

R415 that was the thing. They are different emblems but same brand. The designer is a friend of Richard’s and people say Jenna had one while they were dating. There are photos of Richard wearing more than one. Brandon just starting wearing his after he met Richard. I can’t remember when exactly. It could be coincidence but....

Is Evan Ross Katz a journalist? And Taron replied to him?

R419 Richard's ibiza costar Gillian Jacobs has said he ran miles everyday to prepare for that film

R422 writes about lgbt issues and fashion I think, lots of real housewives memes etc on his twitter

Oh, he's made it clear he works out whenever he needs to for roles. He just doesn't LIKE exercise. And R423 is right, he's definitely a runner- or is when he needs to be, I guess. I remember back when he was doing Romeo and Juliet with Lily James he had to pull out of the play before it finished because he seriously messed up his ankle by injuring it while out running.

R421 Brandon started to wear it in February

R419, yeah, I’m sure he’s changed up his diet as well. I mentioned working out because apparently he has been running lately.

Running is a lifestyle. They don't just do it when they "have to".

R421 Ah. So Brandon’s necklace may very well have been a gift from Richard but it wasn’t necessarily a “matching necklace” thing.

That Evan Ross Katz needs to cut out the "you look gay" posts.

The necklaces

The necklaces look slighty different to me

Same brand, different emblem. Maybe Brandon bought himself one because it looks so good on Richard.

Instagram says Brandon just followed Richard so I'm thinking he might have unfollowed him but mistake? Lol

Brandon's necklace meaning

Being a WeHo Gay is badge of honor. Richard should carry that badge with honor.

R434, Unless Brandon meant to unfollow someone else, it's not an easy mistake to make.

R437 it’s super easy. Especially if you are on someone’s profile.

He was stalking his boyfriend and he unfollowed him by mistake lol

R439 Maybe he was just checking out his profile. Why is that strange? Anyway, let’s go with your way: they have broken up and Brandon is upset.

R437 it’s as easy to accidentally unfollow someone as it is to accidentally like or unlike a pic. There’s no “are you sure you want to unfollow this person” step. You just need your thumb to land wrong and hit the wrong bit of the screen.

R437 huh? it's a common occurrence on the app actually... Cute he followed him back so quickly lol

taron suxx as Elton im told by biz insiders....Elton not pleased.

No, it's not. If he'd waited 72 hours to re-follow, thread Part 11 could have had a new title and theme.

R443 elton saw the film a long time ago and has still be hyping Taron..

R440 or meaning to hit send message. The unfollow button is right next to the message button if you’re on someone’s profile.

Someone on the Julian Morris thread linked to an IG vid from an event where Taron sang to Elton. Taron sounded pretty bad.

Boy George hyped his TV biopic but backtracked once it was released.

R446 why would he be sending a message through IG that he could send through text or a phone call? That doesn't make sense.

I didn't realize Richard put a link to that Guardian article in his bio lol... does he do that with every new interview?

Oh, God, here come the nitpicking conspiracy theorists.!

If you're already signed and browsing, it's not odd to use DM.

R440 What are you talking about? I never said they broke up lol I'm not the troll. I was saying that he was probably looking at his boyfriend's pics and he made the mistake to unfollow him, I think it's cute that he spends time on his boyfriend's ig and they could talk through direct, comment to each other story, it's not so strange to talk on ig, I do it all the time.

R449 do you not know the term "sliding into the dm's" lol ppl message via Instagram and Twitter a lot, especially celebrities apparently

I accidentally unfollowed Brandon a couple months ago when what I really meant to do was click on who he was following. And that’s not the only time I’ve done it.

R454 I do know that term, but I also know that it would mean Richard would need to wade through DMs to get to the ones he really wants to see. Think about the sheer number of people that are in his DMs that he'd likely rather ignore.

R456 they are verified accounts...

Doesn’t Instagram have it set up so that dms from people you actually want to see are in one place, and the rest go under “requests”? That’s how it is for me, anyway, I have to “allow” or “decline” dms from people I don’t know. And I’m not famous or verified or anything. I don’t even know what a verified account looks like to have but I’m presuming the settings for dms are the same if not better for them.

it aint gonna be as good as the Freddie mercury pic dats fer sure.... looks too tweeky… is taron so uh, hyper in all his roles? seems uh so.....

R459 ....a low bar I'm sure, still reeling over malek getting a Oscar for that

I wonder what Elton John's list of fucks would look like in terms of names... Or maybe he was too out of it to remember many.

Maybe it was a mistake or maybe Brandon was jealous of Taron posting all those pics with his Richard and unfollowed Richard for a bit then refollow him lol

R462 they are two grown men... Come on that's a very teen fanfic response

Yes. Richard links all new articles in his profile

R463, To be fair, Sam Smith is also a grown man and we know how he acts on SM.

T466 so that's where they met up, nice

What's actually wrong with Sam Smith wanting XYZ out of his social media dashboard?

R468 If Sam really did want to avoid all things B & R, then unfollow both of them for good, rather than the follow-unfollow-follow-unfollow mess he was pulling earlier. There's nothing wrong with deciding you don't want to see something, if that's what's best for your mental health/self-esteem, but the stuff Sam was doing just drew more attention to his SM actions than a simple unfollow (and lurk if he's still curious, since both have public profiles).

How many times had Smith done it, though? It's easy to hit the button by mistake, as said about B unfollowing R. Is it so hard to think Smith wants to avoid it all but can't help having a snoop and- boom he's hit the follow button by accident-

I don't know, the same energy isn't kept for him as RnB. And yes, I know Smith has said some ignorant shit but online gays loathe him to a degree that I just don't get.

R469, which only “drew attention” because of people actually paying attention to whom he was following and not following and refollowing and when. And yeah, that’s something we do, but it doesn’t strike me as particularly mature behavior in its own right.

Exactly. The way people act about it, one would think Smith was posting rants or endless subliminals. "OH, Sam Smith is SO dramatic!" Gurl, you're the one feasting on scraps of "information: and crafting narratives around it. (Insert "cartoon Spiderman pointing to cartoon Spiderman.gif)

R470 I don't know about loathing of Sam. Other than two or three of his songs, and his song with Mary J. Blige, I pay him no heed. I know here on DL he's disparaged for his honesty about his struggles with self-loathing, his body and his gender, but I say that if he feels the need to discuss his path to self-acceptance, what harm can it do?

R472 And the Sam Smith fans have made themselves known in the thread. Please, darling, do not ever call me Gurl. I'm not the one in a thread about my fave's ex when my fave has his own threads.

They’re having fun

Try again. I neither own nor stream Sam Smith's music. And I've never posted anything about him online before. I see so many gays, even the most PC gays, eyeroll about him when they wouldn't dare do so to others (e.g other. nonbinary types). It's fucked up and I'm pointing out the hypocrisy.

I mean, shit... some here are going back and forth over whether their precious RnB - who have only got into showbusiness for the health insurance, no doubt - could have possibly called the paps themselves. But I'M the uberfan (of Sam Smith no less)...

R474 oooohhh Brandon better watch yo back gurl!

R476 Taron already had Richard and is still straight... so there's nothing to worry about there. What Brandon has to worry about is Richard never coming out which means no real future for their relationship.

The amount of dirty foreplay between Taron and Richard must be insane.

Taron has a girlfriend too

Technically, so did R when he met B. And here we are (wherever that may be). Of course, Taron self-identifies as heterosexual, so it's not likely he's at a point where he's going to throw it all over for some dick.

One thing I’ve learned from these threads is that in the future historians will be speculating over the minutiae of every social media post and what it means to the bigger picture. I for one am happy that I won’t be here for it.

Why do you guys think he needs to throw anything away for some dick? Guys fuck around all the time without jeopardizing their relationships with women.

He'd probably throw it all over from pudding. Raiding Elton's larder at 3AM?

*all over FOR some pudding

R482 because there aren't that many women who are okay with their boyfriends fucking other people or leaving them to have relationships with other people.

Who says men in the downlow would tell their girls? Or it could very well be an open relationship.

There's many a wife, especiall wife of an actor, who turns a blind eye to playing away. Whatt happens in Vegas etc.

Perhaps, but their relationship ended for a period of time, before starting back up. And playing away would entail Taron being quiet about his outside activities. Given how often he's accused of gay-baiting on here, and how much he's talking about his sexuality, felling Richard's Little Richard on his leg, kissing Richard, Richard's lips, etc., I don't see him doing that successfully long-term.

I don't follow these threads actively, but I do check in every once in a while- including their social media accounts. I know he's doing promo for this new film, but Richard comes off as self obsessed on his Insta account. Like it's the first thing that caught my attention when I checked it lol.

[quote] I don't see him doing that successfully long-term.

Literally thousands of men are able to do it everyday. There is nothing uncommon about it.

R489 former fat kid compensating, I don't mind

R474 That's a really cute picture of them.

R490, I didn't say that it can't be done. I said I don't see HIM as being able to do it.

Taron dancing

Haha I meant to say on Richard Instagram stories but it cut off

Link

They are so having sex tonight

taron is a huge step up from brandon….

prob jus a movie while making type of fuk, but what the hell...

Taron is fug. He needs to get rid of that huge mole.

Lucky Taron. He is currently getting what Richard has been giving Brandon for the past few months.

Late to the party. But why do you all say that unfollowing by accident is very common? On my app the unfollow button is directly next to the message button. That's correct. But if I click on the unfollow button I get asked again if I really want to unfollow or if I want to cancel the unfollow request. It's not easy to unfollow by accident. I have to click twice and confirm if I really want to unfollow.

You guys don’t use instagram or what? I always end up following random accounts by accident or unfollowing my friends

R502 I just said that I use instagram and that you get asked and have to confirm if you want to unfollow. Following by accident is easy as you don't have to confirm but unfollowing isn't easy at all. I don't know how you can accidentally click twice to confirm your unfollow. Unfollowing by accident doesn't happen easily and people who say so have apparently never used instagram.

I never get that confirm prompt when I unfollow on the app. But it does when I’m on the computer.

I get the confirm prompt on the app.

R503 I’ve never been asked to confirm unfollowing someone on the app. I just tested it there out of curiosity to see if it had changed since the last time I did and definitely there was no option to confirm for me, once my thumb hit unfollow it was done. I guess it must just vary?

R503 maybe on android or web it’s like that, but not on Iphone

some Richard fans seem to be mad about this unfollowing thing..an update account tweeted about it? the same fans who are very insistent on him not dating Brandon cus he's straight love to 'ship' him with Taron. I think a lot of their anger around even linking the two is mainly due to Brandon being out, even if they don't realize it, its rooted in homophobia.

R508 Most of the replies to the update account's tweet are so clueless. Apparently those people aren't aware of the staged pap pics, them living together and how Richard is refusing to clarify that he and Brandon are just friends? They see Brandon as the bad guy who is bothering Richard lol. They should wake up and understand that Richard is taking part in the whole "are they, are they not together" scheme and it should be Richard who they should be mad about because Richard could put a stop on the speculations very easily.

And someone is saying that Richard should block Brandon for unfollowing him? Why lol? If the unfollow really meant something then it would confirm that Brandon had feelings for Richard. And it could very well be that Richard did something to upset Brandon.

Rocketman fan girls loathe Brandon because he ruins their Taron/Richard fantasy.

R509 don't entirely agree with everything you've said but it is so bewildering that they could see several photos of them walking together, at the theatre and even at the critics choice awards and still try to act as if Brandon is somehow forcing himself into Richard's life, it's a twoway street and Richard mightn't have liked brandons latest Instagram post but he's liked others recently, Brandon is following private accounts of Richard's close friends....without even knowing all the extra stuff we know it clear Richard is close with Brandon. Taron may genuinely be a close friend but spending time with him is also a work obligation while he spends time with Brandon because he wants to.

I know that they have a movie to promote but we can see the different way that Richard treats Taron and Brandon, with Taron is very open and friendly, obviously, they worked together and he is promoting the movie but if Brandon was just a friend we should see the same openness and goofiness, this is for the people that continue to deny the fact that they are just friends. But I'm curious to see if Brandon unfollowed Richard by mistake or if he was jealous of Taron lol, I mean I think he would want to be there in NY with Richard but he has to stay at home and watch people ship his Richard with Taron, Emilia....

For the unfollowing, Instagram only asks if you’re sure you want to unfollow someone if their Instagram is private because you would have to request to follow them again. :)

Also, R fans are so weird. So it’s fine to ship him with Taron but how dare people even mention B name with his? A lot of them really don’t seem to think they’re homophobic though. This one R fangirl on twitter is cray. Pretty sure she deleted her tweets now though.

I have an I Phone. When I unfollow someone on IG, I am not asked if I am sure. It just unfollows the person. It most likely was accidental. Highly doubt if Richard was busy with a Bodyguard q/a and hanging out with Taron that he even noticed.

R512 I'm pretty sure Brandon liked the picture Taron put up of him and Richard before the accidental unfollowing, and I seriously doubt he was bothered by it in the slightest. He's always liking and commenting on Taron's stuff. Plus I don't think he's the type to unfollow over Richard over a picture with Taron - he still follows Sam Smith and they broke up a year ago next month.

R512 it's a friendship sure but it's performative, the comments and posts about eachother are meant for fans to see... how can you can compare Richard's and Taron (who have a whole carpool kareoke for people to watch them interact in) with what he has with Brandon that is mostly private other than some photos?

I so want Richard to declare his love for Brandon just to watch the meltdown of those fanatic fans that think that Brandon is obsessed with Richard, hello Richard is living with him, they spend time together and Richard wants to stay with him, they can't accept the fact that they are together and it was Richard that started to follow Brandon.

R517 he won't "declare his love" and he doesn't need to...you are just setting yourself up for disappointment with ridiculous expectations like this

They really think Richard would live with someone who was obsessed with him lmao. I guess Brandon forced Richard to take him to London too XD They’re delusional yet have the audacity to say others are delusional lmao. And yes, Richard followed Brandon first. They seem to forget that too lmao. It’s lowkey (lbr, highkey tbh) homophobic how they talk about Brandon and follows the “predatory gays” trope.

R516 There were people saying that the pics of them were a pr stunt if it was the case he would show his "friendship" with Brandon the same way he's doing it with Taron. Richard's fans have no problem to ship him with Taron or talk about them, but with Brandon, they talk about him like he's obsessed with Richard or he's just a "friend", but obviously what he has with Brandon is totally different and they can't see it even if it's in front of their eyes.

R520 I hope we get another photo of them together soon just so those people will have to eat their words and post it anyway

R520 I still think that the pics of them were a PR stunt, meaning they called the paps because they wanted attention. But I think that doesn't mean that they aren't a real couple. They wanted to fuel the speculation to create some buzz . It helped Richard to have several articles written about him that now show him as the healthy British actor who is conquering Hollywood. Without the first pap pics of them together Richard for sure wouldn't have been given so much attention by the tabloids. All the planned pap walks helped show how Richard is settling in in LA and the HW business just fine and that he's ready to take on more HW roles.

Two gay men can leave in the same apartment and still not be a couple. Even more it applies for a straight guy and a gay as flatmates. It is homophobic to deny this. So they may just be friends. I think that BF had a crush for RM and high hopes in the beginning (NYE, the playlist) but by now he may have accepted the only friends situation. Anyway, media attention is good for him.

I think a lot of people don't realise there was no way to tell how many people would really pick up on those pictures and start saying they are together, maybe it was for PR in general but I don't think they would have guessed fans would find so much other evidence like fan pics, old Instagram interactions and a privated playlist only Brandon's stans knew about. Not many people picked up on the piece in March about him moving in with Brandon in LA that was posted in the sun, the PR strategy has definitely changed since the dailymail first published them

I still don!t think they called the paps for the first few pics of them that were published. If that’s the case, why would they have dropped their arms from around each other when they noticed the photographer? (I’m assuming they did see they photographer because Richard look directly at the camera and that’s when they moved apart — you can tell by the numbered sequence of the photos.)

Richard was already getting a ton of press from legit magazines and newspapers. I’m not sure why he would be craving photos in the Daily Mail.

Regardless, assuming they’re still together (and I think they are), we’re bound to get more pics eventually.

R525 pardon my typos; it’s hard to proof read on my phone.

R525 the photos were published just before all his interviews and covers came out so he probably had those booked months before

Im leaning towards " just friends" I just dont understand why Richard didnt bring Brandon to NY it looked like he had a lot of free time to spend hours just hanging and visit some sights.

I just cant wait till Richard finally deny their rumored relationship during Rocketman press tour or when Richard move back to europe to filmed his new movie and i really doubt Brandon will stay with him there so i can finally quit being obsessed with this couple its not healthy and a complete waste of my time.

R525 I agree with you. If they had planned it I think they wouldn't have shifted positions as soon as they noticed the photogs were there.

Saying that a straight guy cannot share an apartment with a gay friend, i.e. that them living together must mean he is not actually straight but closeted bi/gay is homophobic.

Richard won't deny anything R528, he will just live his life. A bit of mystery is good for an actor. His fans on both sides of the speculation will anyway think what they prefer whatever he says.

They aren't just friends, Richard isn't denying the gossip and he doesn't want to comment on it, if they were just friends he would say so himself or he would post a pic of his friend on ig like he's doing with Taron. He's keeping his relationship with Brandon private like he did with his ex gf. They kept the fact that they were "friends" since December a secret. It's only a matter of time, but if they continue to stay together the truth will come out and they'll go public with their relationship.

Closeted actors don’t call the paps when they’re out with their undercover bfs.

why would he take his 'friend/roommate' all the way to England to watch his longtime friend's play it's a long and expensive trip

R531 he does't have to deny anything, it's not like he is accused of a crine, lol. And he has a bunch of friends that he doesn't post photos with on IG. This with Taron is business.

R533 I think that was initiated by Brandon. He probably paid his expenses.

R535 No way to know who paid what but I'm pretty sure Brandon didn't just show up in London with absolutely no warning and follow Richard around town for a week or two or however long they were there and invite HIMSELF to see Richard's old close friend in her play and then out to dinner with them afterwards.

R535 are you for real or just trollin?

Richard could have posted a story with Brandon saying "out with a friend" after the pics came out, but he didn't so obviously he doesn't care to deny the speculation and he doesn't want to because they aren't friends! All the trips the did together weren't friendly. If Brandon were a woman no one would deny the fact that they are a couple.

[quote]All the trips the did together weren't friendly.

So, it was just mean, nasty sex?

R537 the other day I muted two people. One repeatedly called Richard a coward/opportunist and the other did nothing but bash Brandon in every post. R535 is apparently one of the two.

Can you mute someone you follow on IG?

If Richard wanted he could easily make a comment that stops the speculations. He doesn't have to outright say "btw Brandon and I are only friends", but he could just make a small offhanded comment when talking about something else where he mentioned Brandon as his friend. He doesn't have to sit down and give a full answer about the whole situation. A simple offhanded mention would be enough and people would stop speculating. That wouldn't equal talking about his private life at all. Why he doesn't want to do it is the question. Either they're a couple so he doesn't want to deny it but doesn't want to confim anything either. Or Richard is straight and they're just friends but he enjoyes the publicity the speculation gives him so he decided to never address the situation to keep the speculation going.

But the question is: If they're just friends, why did he move in with Brandon so shortly after getting to know him? Normally you don't just move in with a friend you only know for a few months. That mostly only happens with couples in love. And after his girlfriend was already so much younger than him why is he suddenly so close to Brandon (who is also much younger than him) as a simple friend?

You guys know nothing about Pr, seriously.

Richard is not going out with Brandon. Him not explaining anything and be quiet about it is the best option. Who cares? Some white gays and a bunch of fraus? Lol. All these threads were hella funny for something that doesn’t exist.

R543 Why is his best option to not explain anything if he really didn't want the speculation? If he didn't like the speculation the best PR move would be to make a small mention that stopped people speculating. But he clearly doesn't want to do that. He seems to like the speculation. Whether they're a couple or not is independant from that.

Seeing Richard's stories with Taron make me think about all the cute pics and videos Richard and Brandon must have!

R538

“If Brandon were a woman no one would deny the fact that they are a couple.”

This is the truth

I'm sure this has been discussed already, but I see the Guardian is openly throwing it out that Richard Madden and Brandon Flynn might be in a relationship. Was a little surprised when I saw that. The Guardian is not the Sun or thr Daily Mail.

R547 I agree. The fact he’s retweeted the article - it would have been the ideal opportunity to clear up the speculation between them but he didn’t.

Sam fans are loving the drama

Is Sam going to the Met Gala? I want to see a little drama!!

Sam is so boring that his fans are obsessed with the Richard/Brandon ship.

Hey, is the person who runs the Richard Madden Addicted Instagram the same person who goes by @dylansmafden on Twitter? (They both have Lou in their user name.) If so, she’s trying to act all pious and shit on Insta and then goes on Twitter and trashes Brandon with these veiled homophobic comments. I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s one of the trolls who’s been trashing Brandon in this thread.

Sam's fans hate Brandon because they think Sam has suffered because of him, Richard's fans hate him too, poor Brandon they are just jealous because he can have Richard's dick and they can't!!!

R552 @dylansmadden I mean. Can’t type on this tiny keyboard.

Can someone link the article by the guardian where they implyed b&r are a couple

R555 wouldn't say "implied" but the word linked is used , the link is on Richard's Twitter

That @dylansmadden is the homophobe that they all talk about. Seemingly they’re only nice to Brandon on ig because Richard’s sister follows them, and they don’t want her seeing them being that way. But they go onto their twitter and call Brandon names, just overall showing a very homophobic attitude towards him. They got chased off of twitter just a month or two ago when people called them out, bringing out screenshots etc.

R557 I hope they send the screenshots to Richard so he knows what kind of fans he has!! R555 "Madden has had high-profile actor girlfriends in the past – Jenna Coleman, Suki Waterhouse, Ellie Bamber – so I assume he’s straight, but some weeks after our interview, he’s linked with US actor Brandon Flynn, which would certainly flummox the critics. He steadfastly refuses to talk about his private life, speculation or not."

R557 Thanks for clearing that up. Bunch of hypocritical bitches!

R559 R558 You are both very welcome! That lou blocked half of twitter because of the calling out. Called everyone bullies and everything because they spoke the truth and outted who they really were. They’ve had that @stylishflynn ( i think they changed their user name) and all of her friends because they stood up for Brandon in her horrible tweets calling him an attention seeker and saying he uses Richard for fame. I got told they also target hate towards Brandon’s friends ( Alisha and Kevin ).

I don't know why some of you are surprised about the Guardian article. The Vanity Fair article was much more explicit, without outright saying, that this guy may not not be straight.

Richard liked 2 Instagram posts from ferragamo about the met gala , I assume that will be the designer he is wearing (Brandon also liked these posts)

They are two different things r561.

The Vanity Fair was very explicit in calling out how uncomfortable Richard was to talk about his sexuality.

This article is naming his boyfriend.

This is just about that guardian piece but lol at the headline and second paragraph

Brandon has liked Richard's post!

He has been linked to is not the same as saying X is his boyfriend. Both the Guardian and Vanity Fair are saying to the reader: this leading man may not be straight. They're just saying it in a different way.

Hasn't Brandon also been linked with Madden in People, which is usually a celeb mouthpiece outlet?

It's 2019. The times, they are a-changin'

R567 it was E!Online

R567 if people had said they were together this would be a very different thread by now

R558 Shit! They outright say he may not be straight. AND name Brandon. Wow!

R570 Yep. And Richard shared the article, so I don’t think he’s terribly upset about it.

R571 And Brandon liked the post with the link to the article so....

No, he might even see the speculation as beneficial to his latest project. See also: Cosy pics with Taron Edgerton.

Friendly reminder that this thread has only 26 posts left and we need soon ONE (and not 2 or 3 or 4) new thread ;-)

comparing Taron and Brandon is dumb and yet people in this thread can't see that hanging out with and posting photos with someone you are promoting a film with is a Career thing and him spending time with Brandon ,who he isn't working with, is a personal life thing.

R573 And Brandon what is supposed to gain from all of this? Hate from Richard's fans? Richard didn't post cozy pics with Brandon, with Taron is just promoting his movie! And as a leading man, gay speculation it isn't beneficial in any way in Hollywood.

R558, R570 No need for the poetic license as the author did not “outright say he may not be straight.” Sawyer said she assumed he was straight, but weeks after the interview he was linked with BF which would flummox (as in puzzle) critics. She said that he refuses to talk about his private life. She didn't ask him about B. R has been seen with B on numerous occasions and it's a very positive article, why wouldn't he share it?

The kind of people who post hateful shit on actors' social media are a drop in the ocean. Brandon has posted Anti Trump stuff. He's not afraid of stans.

R576 There aren't any gay speculations. At most there are BI speculations. And bisexuality isn't a pretty big problem with leading men. Women can still dream that the guy could one day show interest in them, noone would say that the love scenes with a women are unbelievable as the actor in real life also likes women, Richard has already played some roles as a badass macho male and was believable to people so noone would complain in the future that he wouldn't be believable all of a sudden. Bi isn't the same as gay. And it's not like Richard looks and dresses like a "stereotypical gay guy". He looks straight in the public's opinion so bisexuality or speculations about bisexuality wouldn't hurt his career at all.

If gay speculation can be contained and even downgraded to bromance, it's fine. Hence, no more pap walks. Madden may not even be seen strolling with that frickin' dog again, never mind Brandon.

R579 straight women hate bi men

R575 They also seem to fail to take into account that there’s very little there TO compare. Richard and Taron pose for pics, they post pics, they comment back and forth, they let the world in on their friendship. Richard and Brandon, on the other hand, have been pretty fiercely private. We’ve seen ONE photo that they posed for together in all the months they’ve known each other, and one or two comments left by Brandon. That’s it. You can’t compare two relationships when you only get let in on one of them!

R579 In whatever world tumblrites now convene, maybe. The rest of the world is "If you've sucked a dick... you're gay, man". Bi is even more divisive to most than gay.

R573 And as a leading man, gay speculation it isn't beneficial in any way in Hollywood.

This is why the conspiracy theories are bullshit. Unfortunately I think this will have a negative effect on his career. I guarantee you he wouldn’t have been cast in Rocketman.

Someone please give the new thread a cute subtitle and picture in the first post.

[Quote]If gay speculation can be contained and even downgraded to bromance, it's fine. Hence, no more pap walks. Madden may not even be seen strolling with that frickin' dog again, never mind Brandon.

THIS. I doubt we will see them together in public again.

He wouldn't have been cast in Rocketman, a movie that is about a gay singer where he plays the singer's gay lover because of some real life gay speculations? What???

He's not the lead in Rocketman...

I don't see people stop lusting after Tom Hardy after he talked about his bisexuality.

Gay speculation may not be encouraged but Luke Evans had done pretty damn well and his PR situation was a mess. The Hobbit movies, The Girl on the Train, Beauty & the Beast etc. He may never be A-List but most aren't. We've come a long way since Tab Hunter.

He for sure wouldn’t have got GOT or Bodyguard. They’re very traditionally masculine roles, and while I WISH I could see them being given to an out guy, I just can’t see it happening.

R588 OP said that Richard wouldn't have been cast in Rocketman if there had been gay speculations before. We weren't discussing if he was a lead in the movie. But Richard still plays a pretty big part in the movie..

"Richard Madden, Richard's Boo, and Taron too".

Matt Bomer played Mark Ruffalo's lover in The Normal Heart. Jus' sayin'...

Ok - you had your chance ;-)

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We aren't talking about Richard when he started his acting career or before he became pretty famous. We're talking about him now, now that he's established and has already played very masculine roles. So the public is already used to him playing those roles and believed him in those roles. His situation is completely different from the situation of an actor who's unknown and just starting out. If he came out as bisexual it wouldn't affect him that much because it's already established that he can play masculine roles.

R596 not really sure I agree

Tom Hardy's comments were a mess. People could take what they wanted from it. Dusty's Springfield's comments in 1970 (!) were crystal clear.

The Normal Heart was a movie about gay men dealing with the beginnings of the AIDS crisis. An openly gay man playing another openly gay man should never be an issue in casting. But Elton and John were closeted for the early years of their relationship and Elton remained silent as the grave as AIDS ravaged the gay community.

Tom Hardy admitted to have been in relationships with guys. I think his comments were pretty clear.

Bandon, huh?

That's not a given at all, r596.

Remember Jeremy Sheffield?

R599, you are typing nonsense. Please refrain.

Tom Hardy said dick gives him "lemon face". I pify his male "relationships". You're not into me if you don't want to go near my dick.

Thread with correct name spelling, please.