Ben Barnes XXXIV - Is The Great Rebrand, Even More Boring Edition next?

There is a girl with the Insta name Molly little she tagged Becky in a pic and Jules is in there with her dog, jules isn’t tagged, but she also posted a pro isreal rally pic. So are we safe to say this group, Becky included as she didn’t remove the tag, are pro isreal? I would never let that tag stay there on a post promoting that if I didn’t stand by it. If Ben is pro isreal then wow wow wow, jules has really just killed his entire career. Even a rebrand into a cosplay Hozier can’t fix that. You think the girlies on tiktok, the young ones, are cool with a genocide I doubt it.

That is Jules hair stylist assistant. Clearly she is pro isreal, but Becky might not be. This Molly girl essentially is working for jules. It’s weird because Becky has never said publicly she works for jules. On tiktok she said she works for someone in dancing with the stars, this Molly girl didn’t tag jules, so why aren’t they saying hey I work for this person? It’s strange. Also Becky’s ex is getting a lot of buzz for her new podcast so that break up might suck even more for Becky now. Ben is responsible for all of this! Only to get blocked by the woman he gave everything to, I would pity him if he wasn’t a grown man.

We made it to another thread finally

So why is he mutual following one of The Ho's besties if they've definitely totally broken up once and for all no backsies, hmmmm?? Oh but he got 6,000 followers back after their little mutual stunt, because he's safe again girlies! Right???

I was just thinking that! He followed another one from her group who is good friends with Tyler, who is her gay best friend. If they are not together why is he doing that? Maybe the blocking was a stunt because he knows he gets hate when he is with her. I would bet he paid for those followers, those are bots not real to show look everyone I’m not a problem buy my stuff.

It’s so weird. Hollywood has really made him into an old man weirdo. He wants that rich lifestyle so badly! He has to be one of the cool kids, even though I wouldn’t think any of those people are key players. They are all grifter has been people who at one time were popular and now are at most influencers trying to get validation on an app.

Oh, le sigh... No one got blocked. I took a looky-loo back on the Ho's pictures and Ben's likes are deleted up till Aug 2020. You can still see posts that Ben liked from before then. Also, you can see all the likes and comments that the Ho has made on all of Ben's posts. So it looks like a simple mutual unfollowing.

I do think she is with that Michael guy and wants to make it work, this may have been a simple sign from her. (I really do not think there is anything between Ben and her anymore other than friendship....remember how badly burnt he got last time and thankfully for him he could make a fool of himself with Jessie to help his fandom forgive him). Plus if she's serious, all the tagging that still happens from trolls could be eased up with the unfollowing. Many ppl do think they have had a falling out. But hey as always NONE of us have any proof only speculation and vivid imaginations.

Yeah we thought that they had a failing out once before and then he went to shoot shadow and bone season 2 and the minute he got back met her in NY for a whole week for three different paps walks and Deuxmoi saying they were out everywhere, at every restaurant making out. she even called the paps so everyone could see him leaving her house. All the while to people magazine they were like we are just friends, when obviously they were not and maybe never have been. I think jules is looking to have babies with Michael investment banker guy. Obviously Ben the rockstar is not giving off solid parent vibes, Michael already has kids and seems private. Wild she hasn’t done a pap walk with him yet, I respect him for that. I think new music soon. Merch soon and that music video he did already to be released. The trolls are there because Ben created them. We all thought he was just gay and then he turned it vile with his actions, hopefully he has learned not to be a twat.

He followed her again tonight

She has yet to follow him back

R9 she is now.

Yeah R10

Great. He's a fucking idiot

I was trolling them on tiktok and that seemed to be effective as all of the sudden they unfollowed each other and his views on tiktok decreased significantly. All I was doing was sharing what we already know here with pics which is the truth. So if anyone wants to go that route. I deactivated my accounts to see what would happen, oh look they followed each other again. So maybe i should get back on it.

As someone who's followed his "life" for years I didn't see them as a true couple but thse adults seem to be playing games as high school ers do. Hollywood bubble def. I live with my gf close to.his house. Never saw j h and him as more but I'm confused now Last I knew he was interested in some normy so shrug

Normy? Details please. I would actually support that, anyone except JH. I think they use each other because they know we all hate her so they think any attention is good. Except for her when you bring up JH’s blackface and the activist public apology and the plastic surgery and the vapid need for attention at every moment and the cheating on her husband and her trying to start the cult of Kinrgy. That is just in the last three years, except the blackface. Every time Ben gets less views, looses followers, every single time they do this so idk why he think that helps him. He loves her you guys and she just can’t receive his love even after years of back and forth and her jumping on every other dick she can find. Yeah let’s get a normal, hopefully intelligent girlie in there. All this hollyweird is not working.

R12 - Welcome Karen7275411251 from twitter/X - so happy you have made it here. Your dislike for the Ho and poor little Becky is impressive.

R15 thank you. Been here for a while. Becky blocked me on tiktok so had to get the word out. She did like my video before blocking me so glad she appreciated it. Yes JH hater (the white privilege mainly) and anti fan of Mr. Barnes. Didn’t care or even notice JH until their first pap walk so he did that one. Had wished he was gay, just turns out he is a loser.

Let's go easy on Becky. It really looks like she is doing this as a true job versus looking for clout. As far as I can tell she doesn't like or comment on either of their posts; other than the Splashy Splash (JH) and currently on my European tour (BB) posts and has never said who she is working for - an artist on tour and for dancing with the stars as a content creator.

She has been a friend of Kevin's for a very long time, he most likely made the introductions. Kevin, I feel is a very different story than Becky and would do anything for attention; Look at all those JH likes. If the rumours are true her relationship ended pretty suddenly and she has been very open about anxiety and mental health on her socials.

Los Angeles is a tough place to make it period when you have strong support, so getting ripped by us on all the various SM outlets, who can probably relate more than most isn't needed. Losing your job because your then girlfriend's ex writes a song about that is played on national TV can't be easy. She's young and learning,

R17 I agree with you on this

R17 Well for all we here on this anonymous site know you are Becky, and you've been commanded by your new cuntcake slave driver bosses to stir the pot further after their short-lived little unfollowing stunt because they're both wanton attention whores and are desperate for engagement. And you're sitting here now lamenting that you can't believe you have to do this shit, but Jesus Christ it shouldn't be blowing back on you! But membership here is only two bucks so come in and claim that there's a new normie in Ben's life so everyone leaves The Ho alone already.

Come on honey, we know how the internet works. And why exactly does anyone need to "make it" in LA? Why can't anyone get a real job far away from desperate D-list celebrities? Like evvvvvveryone else. Then no one will ever have heard of you and no one will ever bother you on socials again. Like evvvvvveryone else.

R19 Wow, who hurt you? As a gay man on a gay gossip site, one would think you have more empathy.

We were never criticizing Becky for who she is on a personal level. The twitter trolling was mainly about her political beliefs and the fact she is pro isreal and pro genocide all while trying to be famous on tiktok. Which is exactly the stance that Julianne has taken with her stand with isreal story on Oct 8th and Ben has been absolutely silent about the literal war crimes being committed. Then they want support and money, but don’t use their platforms for good. Until it is trendy at least. If his idol hozier can say something, why can’t he use his platform of millions? We all know those children are not Hamas.

I had a feeling Becky that was you. Welcome love. There are 30 threads here documenting with pics all how much we hate your bosses. All the stories, the tiny emojis, the public apologies, jules documents everything with a pap walk so that is all public domain. It all has posted and has been saved, we have everything.

LA and the Internet are tough places to be, you can’t take it get off. Looks like she is using Shannon to get clout. At least Shannon is actually doing something and not singing sad songs on tiktok for clout. Shannon has a career, Becky used Shannon to get followers while they were together. She made their relationship very public.

Idk who told you this is a safe space. We are petty bitches over here. You want a safe Ben Barnes delusional land there are other websites. Cheers darling, Becky we are watching you. Hope Shannon spills some tea on her new podcast. I’m rooting for fletcher, oh the lesbian drama.

Also if the normie is real I would love the details. We loathe jules over here and anything where I don’t have to keep tracking her vapid behavior would be appreciated. She can’t go a day without posting her face on the Internet. For years a majority of us said if he was with someone who isn’t jules the hate would stop. He keeps going, he keeps supporting her, they did so many pap walks even with all the hate. He created this. He feeds it. This career suffers because of it. Becky go tell them. Jules wants a real housewife life with Michael stop with the games and the bullshit and we will stop posting about her racism and her insensitivity and how Kinrgy is a white woman cult and how she is taking ozempic. They keep trolling the trolls, we have more than we need.

Wow I‘ve been gone for a second and we have a new scandal at hand!

The normie is only my opinion made after spending too much time obsessed with this particular girl's insta. I'm a bi guy btw. Was looking at Ben's old tagged concerts, ran across her profile, she was hot so I did what you do. After stalking both of them I noticed parallels. Too many to ignore. But as you just said you're all a bunch of petty bitches and this isn't a safe space so I don't want to say something and fuck this girl's life up.

R24 replying to myself to add I don't think he and jho have anything to do with each other anymore other than friends. if they ever did it was short lived. 2 egos that big could never work.

How he's been acting lately over the last few months in particular definitely point to having feelings for somebody. The tone of posts has changed. Frequency changed. Emoji use changed. When not promoting his own career or influencer stuff just like posting random animals. Song choices are odd or like out of place.

The girl I'm watching is a curvy brunette with an eclectic set of interests. Takes these long hiatus between posts tho. She's no conceited flat chested and no ass basic blonde bitch for sure. I shoot my shot but got my dms Ignored. but she's polite and says thank you if I compliment her posts. Ben has recently liked one of her posts and that's all im going to say. I'm obsessed with her and don't want her to be forced to go private so I can't watch anymore

I don’t believe this at all. You are obsessed with her so you post about her on an anti fan Ben Barnes forum which is what this has become, right after Becky gets hate who is his social media manager. Mate how fucking convenient. Ben has a lot of friends and he has a reputation for flirting and being a womanizer. This was confirmed during his NY days. Every time jules gives him love he does this, this is not new. We have had people come here and lie before. Pixie anyone? You have to do better than that.

R26 I am obsessed with both of them. After watching them both I see him copying her. And he has liked one of her posts to boot. Maybe she's just one of many. I was only offering an opinion.

Damn. Such hostility here to new blood. No wonder nobody sticks around. Bye everyone.

R27 somehow all these threads exist considering no one sticks around. You won’t be missed, you brought nothing to begin with. He liked a post of a girl you like, ground breaking. Goodbye Becky!! Have fun singing badly on tiktok. Now we know why Shannon dumped you. We are still going to troll jules and Benny boy, your stunt here did nothing. Crazy you got fired from your old job, your competence is top notch.

His new post. Same outfit as the first pap walk. Lion and all. He really is embarrassing

Also twitter and tiktok troll here. The neverland is for me. In my tiktok about him I said he had Peter Pan syndrome, because he is a man child. I love how I can directly affect jules post, she posted the story of the black dress right when I posted her and Michael for the first time with her in the same dress, now Ben. These D list celebrities are so easy to fuck with. Almost instant results. Brad Pitt never would, since he actually has a career and relationship and a life oh and money. We should make it a group effort, I’m waiting for music to bring my tiktok game back. I have some things.

So what's this now??? Don't know where it's from, so can't tell if it's real, but here you go anyway way!

R31 Nevermind, they're real!

HAHAHAHA! These are gonna be like the BB Zapruder film! Thanks, PimpMama Hough. You are the Christmas gift this fandom needed.

Has anyone isolated the audio to make out when Ben is saying?

And dammit, I had to choose last week to delete my Twitter account. Please cut n past Twitter reactions here, someone.

R34 Quite literally I wonder if anyone is on Twitter anymore, but aside from that one account that openly admits that Ben is her addiction and posts twice a day every day at 11:11 with different pictures "always wishing for Ben Barnes' happiness" as well as tweeting at T-Mobile literally every day (with a running count of how many days in a row it's been, 300 something so far!!) to release the hi-def videos of his ads, no one is talking about him. Like literally no one. Gee, can't imagine why he's been desperately unemployed for a year and a half.

But on the bright side.. The Ho's mother deleted all her stories. Now imagine Ben asking her to take them down, and then having to explain why. My smile right now is curled lips Grinch level.

And also, despite the fact that his followers were steadily dropping again after they spiked post Unfollow Stunt, and no one is openly talking about this, his followers suddenly shot up after this???? Yeah, someone's desperately purchasing his engagement, let me assure you. LOL

[quote] My smile right now is curled lips Grinch level.

Haha! Ginch-like creature.

[quote] LOL

LoL! :)

No clue why they won't go public

R35 I miss the old days when someone would have downloaded those stories, and let them live on IG forever. At least it got some traction on Coral's blog.

I imagine Jules asking her mom to take the vids down, not Ben. "Mo00mmmmmm, you know you aren't supposed to film Ben! I know, I know...it's just, you know how he is."

BB is too lazy and chickenshit to even have a mild confrontation with Mrs. Hough.

It's the deleting of the stories that sends up red flags. I would be mortified if I had to ask my mom to delete something because it would expose me and the guy I was with. Going through so much effort to conceal things is what makes it intriguing to watch. It's the only interesting thing about him I suppose. She's already a train wreck. It's all very strange.

The tagged trolling is giving me lif e. Thank you to whoever is doing it

Oh please has somebody screenshot this?

R42 they both untagged themselves now but the accounts r . Deez be my heroes of the day

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The hiking "sighting" has been posted by Deux Moi. I love it.

How long before Ben starts begging for money on tiktok? When I was a fan of his there was a manly appeal he had, like he was mature and had his shit together. There was mystique. Ever since he got with her, he is just acting like a teenager. It’s not appealing at all. I think his fans are giving up. They are young and he really isn’t that special. He does everything at a mediocre level. Of course he is buying followers he has been buying them ever since the 2 million mark two years ago. Jules influence no doubt. It’s only intriguing because it is sad. A divorced bi sexual woman in her mid thirties only known for reality tv the stupiest form of entertainment and the forty something failed actor hiding a relationship from teenager fans. That is pathetic. If I was a business person I would never take these people seriously.

Jules already sending Deuxmoi this. Deuxmoi only posts things she is paid to post. Jules is so predictable. Yearly pap walk, we are just friends, but stream my music and buy my ugly cheap merch ladies! He really thinks his fans are dumb. The same routine for three years.

Says something about the two of them for certain because they both know people much more famous than each other that they could use for publicity but those people have dignity. So these are just two vapid Peter Pan types, Tinker bell and capt hook but whos who am i rite? narcissistic to the core locked in a sick symbiotic codependent toxic relationship. They absolutely deserve each other and truly should just get married make money off of it and then get divorced and make money off of that. If they weren't so pathetic and low level I'd feel bad for them a tiny bit.

The dog is cute though. Gotta give them that. Somehow these two are the gift that keeps on giving.

The other pattern seems to be that every time her relationship with someone fails she runs to him and he is such a piece of shit dumbass he lets her come back to use him. He must be really bad in bed have a small tiny weiner and most likely be broke if out of the millions of morons in Hollywood this is the one he keeps trying to hitch his wagon to. I'm also amazed at the men that keep falling for her. She seems truly unhinged

I feel bad for the dog. It's just a prop. I mean out of all dogs to have she got the most generic classic American dog. Sry dog. No offense

The thing with Jules that makes me really think she has no respect for these men she dates is what she did to brooks. A year into their marriage she leaks to the press she is bi sexual and he didn’t know that. Then he is having to defend himself in the press, admit he doesn’t really know his wife. Then they are clearly having trouble in their marriage and he is in Idaho with their dog and she does a pap walk with Ben. Telling the entire world they are having problems, flaunting this relationship (who knows if she did cheat). That is disrespectful to her partner. She put on the world stage all their problems. Then played games with Brooks going to Idaho and doing Kinrgy classes there so everyone could see she was with her husband. Then calling it off and divorcing. It’s the humiliation. She never thought about Brooks and how that would make him look. Ben really has no self worth at this point. He allows her to just embarrass him. Like what is next a pap walk with Michael? How dumb will Ben look when she doesn’t pick him once again. Narcissist they both are. Emotional intelligent people would never act like this. He is picking her, I do feel he will regret that. Sorry to the normie, if she does exist she better run. How disrespectful to her as well if they are friends and he is seeing someone. On secret dates with his friends with benefits. A woman with standards I hope wouldn’t put up with that. Ben certainly doesn’t have any standards. Can’t wait for him to start selling blender bites on the tiktok shop like a true loser.

The design is great and they are comfortable to wear.

R52 Normie unfollowed him. She's getting back together with her ex last I dm with her. Smart and ran!

I totally agree with you on the points you brought up about Jules. She's just not a good partner. I feel very bad for Ben. But he made his bed and now he must lie in it.

[quote] I feel very bad for Ben.

For fuck's sake, WHY? He is an adult with agency.

R55 Is he Syl? Is he an adult? Sure, he's been on this Earth for 42 years, but is he an *adult*??

R55 correction: I feel very bad that Ben's so stupid and gullible and led by his tiny uncircumcised peen

Does anyone know if Rob has moved back in with him? I did a quick search and apparently he's been dealing with a bunch of different health problems physio and mental. He said he was autistic too which surprised me. He dropped out of the new Lord of the Rings movies too. Thata huge decision to make. Something very important had to happen to cause that choice I'd imagine. I don't know how moving back to Los Angeles is good for anyone's mental health but I dunno. Ben seems to be the guy who for better or worse seems to be a, can't think of a word rn but like safety net or security binkey for his friends. I think this may be one of the things that gives him the illusion of being an adult even though he's not

Be an adult why? His favorite place is neverland you guys. Not the Michael Jackson pedophile neverland. The mythical place for children where you don’t have to be an adult and take accountability for your actions or face any consequences. Why would he want to do that? Hope Michael and jules aren’t serious. Imagine meeting his kids while she is arranging pap walks with the fuck buddy who lives down the street with his mentally ill roommate. It’s so pathetic it’s comical.

R59 ayam, I forgot he has kids. That's so fucked up of her. We know she's gonna do it

* dayam dammit

Michael the surfer dude actually seemed like a solid man. I don’t know how old his kids are but I hope they are older and not teenagers and easily influenced just watching her humiliate their dad. He never did a pap walk with her. He went to a classy event in NY with her where they were photographed, but he is private. He runs a successful business, not a cult. Which makes sense if he is actually wealthy. Brooks had five times more money then Ben and jules walked away, then Michael took her to Hawaii and even did those immature Disney TikTok’s for her, she cheated with broke Benny boy who can’t even buy new workout clothes after three years. They both will get what they deserve.

She just uses Ben to satisfy her whims and he lets her. Everyone tends to have that one person who we let get away with shitty behavior. That's why I loose any sense of respect he gets from me. I want to see him.do better. I want to see him take this repeating pattern and break it but im.no holding breath.

Just my opinion here but the photos he did that either Rob or Kevin took of him at the Hollywood Reservoir seems so free and happy, like natural. No baseball hat no sunglasses nothing like that. And then the walk with her seems very strained and... icy? Awkward? It doesn't look natural or like they're having a nice time at all. Definitely a coordinated effort with her mother. And then you have to think about what a weird mom-daughter relationship that is. That whole family is weird

Okay, the kids are not her responsibility but their father‘s. Seriously, I hate this succubus trope. She is stupid and annoying and he is stupid and annoying. That‘s all.

[quote] And then the walk with her seems very strained and... icy? Awkward? It doesn't look natural or like they're having a nice time at all.

Opinions may vary. It seemed like a perfectly natural walk to me. In real life, couples do not constantly hang on one another.

R65 Very true of course, but if anyone remembers the videos from Montana when they were horseriding and walking around as an actual established dating couple, these new videos are very very different behavior. I'm comparing the two sets of videos and in that context I'm also describing the new ones as icy, awkward, bored, going through the motions, etc. Can't know for sure obviously, and maybe it means absolutely nothing, but there is an objectively marked difference between the two sets.

I'm also taking into consideration the almost overkill mentions of his love language being physical touch and his s&b castmates calling him out for constantly being in their face and in their personal space. Also assuming if her mom was in on this as the videographer capturing a "sweet reconciliatory walk together" both of them, I cringe using the word, as 'actors', failed at making it look so. It is true that couples aren't all over each other but normally these two show more affection. Heck even the ice cream thing was more convincing. I'm also thinking about the photos from Peyton and him at the dog park and how different his body language was with her. I wonder who unfollowed who first. Because then I'm starting to think about that video of him at the Shadow and Bones season 2 premiere where he said unfollowing someone sends more of a message than blocking them. I'm hoping it's finally over with JHo is all. As much fun as gossiping and analysis is I want to do it with someone new and him. And for me his recent uptick in posting things that are more personal about himself... was hoping it meant he was falling for someone new

R67 he is not. He likes seeing himself entangled in this dramatic love story with her.

Jules is responsible. She posted Michael to 5 million followers on Instagram and then thousands more on tiktok. She took the photograph in Florida and her team posted it. She is responsible and now she is playing games. Benny loves to play games as well, he loves this drama. Otherwise why do the same thing for years. He enjoys it and that is pathetic. Mommy needs to give him some therapy asap. He is getting used once again.

R58 Apparently not. Just a many weeks long vacay for the perpetually unemployed I guess.

R70 Thanks for the heads up. Rather surprised ben let him post a pic showing his house.

It‘s not Ben‘s house I think. He doesn‘t have a city view as far as I remember.

R72 i am correcting myself. Yes it does. Sorry

Twitter/tiktok troll here, utterly bored by Bennys. Jules looking like a Kardashian every day. We all know the music is boring as we heard most of it already. Beloved be love nonsense. I do have some nuggets, but looks like no one picked up their hike, was waiting for an article to surface. Really no one cares. The same trick just isn’t working. The levels he will embarrass himself on socials seems never ending. Rolling around in the brush roaring like a lion is beneath him, yet there he is in the dirt and we are suppose to respect and support this man. He has no dignity. If living with Ben results in blowing up your career no wonder he is single, why would any woman pick that besides the insecure Kardashian wannabe.

Anyone know what jules was doing in Vegas? I saw a rumored she eloped? Can you imagine? Ben and her in Vegas, how trashy. It looked like work. Also I didn’t know but I guess for weeks people keep talking about how jules asks inappropriate questions while hosting, are we surprised, and should be fired. The fans of that show don’t even like her.

I think we should recall that rank your chairty show flop. Just so.

She went for a Kinergy event I thought, that's how she tagged her quick trip to Vegas story

Just gonna leave this here, don't know why really, but what the hell.. *grin*

I mean jules did cure herself of a disease by positive thinking. Wonder if she enjoys how Ben has to go into hiding every time they do a pap walk and she just acts like nothing happened and is a million stories and posts deep. She has to get off on that.

Derek’s wife almost died? Didn’t they also almost die last year from a car crash? Not to say her medical emergency isn’t serious and hope she recovered quickly, but i can’t take them serious when after their car accident they documented every moment for an Instagram reel.

He went dark after that hike was exposed. Guess there was fallout. Hiding is such a cowardly move. Why is he such a pussy .. rhetorical question

I hear Ben's voice in the very beginning of this vid. Out with his bestie Kevin.

Yep, He says "Mandy Moore" And then you can hear a girl's voice and him saying something again a bit later but that's all I can make out. I can imagine with as young as these people are he hangs with they don't know who Mandy Moore is.

Did anyone ever figure out what he said and that other video a while back where he was walking with that short little singer girl and Kevin into house of pies. She says "what the fuck is going on" and It sounded like he said "I don't know but someone's collecting..."

Kevin taking a page from.the BB handbook posting footage from a concert on the 9th, tonight instead.

Day am. He's like gone crazy quiet . I no he's not reliable in posting but he was all deer and rainbows and peacocks with stuff he rarely shows to nuclear shut down. She jho may or might not be the cause but if she's so.toxic he's gotta be recognizing that by now. I think he was in love with a person and then jho fucked it up. He's so stupid

R85 Words just fall out of you. I rather like it. Horrible use of grammar and punctuation aside, I agree with you. He seemed happier, lighter. Posting things of a rather unusual-for-him manner. Not pushing or promoting all the time. Different tone. A man falling in love?, as the many songs alluded. Then he gets seen with the blonde, off label Ozempic user and poof! He's off sulking in the dark corner of his room.

I've been away long enough to notice there was a difference in his behaviour. Something or someone almost changed him. Then he fell.off the wagon. Well, at least I had something to come back to comment on. Tah tah again. Off to other boards.

Just gonna put on Occam's hat and grab my razor.. Consider that Rob was "home" with him for *weeks* during the time period you guys are referring to. Then Rob posts a picture the other day wearing a hat that says "Best Friend" on it and my literally immediate thought was 'Ben just gave that to him for his birthday didn't he..' (no proof obviously, just that's totally what happened cause Benny) Rob also posted a bunch of "sight-seeing" pics during this time.

It is at least possible that Ben was simply actually happily spending time with his best bud and all their old buddies again instead of hanging with all-he-has-left twenty somethings where he possibly has to explain who Mandy Moore is because they've largely had completely different life experiences.

Hike was the 3rd. Rob left on the 5th. Ben's recent time-between-posting average: 5 days. He was finally sharing his everyday life moments and then it came to a screeching halt, coincidentally or not, after the 3rd. That's all I was saying.

Pretty sure that's Ben's uggo beige outfit doing the filming here. These guys hang out a lot. Like even my BFF and I only see each other like twice a month

You and your friend are probably employed, R89.

R89 TW and all that jazz, but I just want to remind everyone of when ( and absolutely and definitely why) Ben started on his never ending trend of uggo Bland, Boring, Bereft of any and all personality Beige. One of the many many things I will never forgive her for!

R90 we do indeed

What do we make of the random poem after not posting since the 3rd?

Well Michael Anders bought a $6 million Malibu home in the beginning of December. Interesting how they do the hike and then Benny disappears right after Michael decided to ditch NY for a while and settle close to his new beau. Then posts a poem about ordinary things because Benny can’t compete with money bags Anders. Jules doesn’t care about mundane things, her sister in law is in a helmet and she is posting edited selfies from her dinners and rich people things. Even if Haley died I bet jules would get a selfie in front of the casket. Her and Derek would do an interpretive dance to remember his lost wife, gotta make it about them always.

I do think there was someone not jules. His weird animal videos were completely out of character and he seemed happier and more playful than he has been. Also probably glad to have his best friend back. Then those hiking pics hit from the Hough camp no surprise and silence. I hope this new girl is running, so many red flags. Ben did that, no one made him. He is surrounded by Jules friends and nothing says more about you than your friends. Typical narcissist behavior, chasing that fame D lister style.

He paid cash for that Malibu house back in May. His whole company is billionaires moving money. We all knew she was billionaire hunting on those yachts with Tyler. Can Benny pay cash for anything? Such a poor loser.

I didn't want to say anything but since at least one other here kinda agrees with my susses... Ive been anon watching the normie i suspect. she posted a poem and pictures dedicated to the day they met saying she has love for him. They met at his first ever show last year apparently. Her account had lots of personal stuff that linked up with his out of tge norm stuff he's been postings. then after the hike vid release she deleted it all. It must have made her upset and they had falling out. Only they maybe made up now because he posted the poem and came out of hiding after she came out of being quiet and posted hers with a pic of him playing piano.

R95

I’m at a point where I find closeted actors both boring and hard to watch (I’m looking at you, Hugh Jackman, you coward).

I’m sure the love at first sight is something he has a lot with woman. He is known for being a fuckboy and flirting with everything that moves. I don’t believe this normie mess and I thought you decided to leave, but here you are trying to make something happen. He plays woman and has been doing it for years now. Jules just seems to have manipulated him at his own game. She pulls him out for a pap walk everytime she is trying to make another man jealous. He is pathetic, 42 year old man playing all these games. If tswift who is the most famous and one of the richest woman can be proud about her relationship, Benny can. He isn’t that famous.

$5 bet jules is back in Hawaii with money bags Anders. Bet he has a house there, they are surfing. Benny is unemployed, crying and getting therapy sessions from his mom. Mom why is the Internet so mean to me? Why do they always catch me in my lies and then tell them to the world? It’s just not fair.

Hugh jackman found a new beard in Sutton foster. Didn’t have that on my 2023 bingo card, thought he would have definitely come out after the divorce.

Her hammock palm tree post looked like malibu so maybe theyre still together or just a cam roll dump photo. Maybe the hike was so they could talk after whatever it was that made them fall out and unfollow each other. Maybe the mom came along as a buffer but really a terrible agent of deception

The normie account is only for him. Like she specifically made it for him. Has loads of posts showing side by side compares of he and her. She dont know im watching it with anon site. One time she found out and went private tho. To me that means something is happening. I wont bother anymore if everyone not agree its relevant. But it should be everyone here tell me it not relevant not just loudest bitch in room. Personally tired of the focus being on jho when it's clearly over between them.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. See you around February and hope something worthwhile happens while im on vacay. Peace!

Then leave like you fucking claim you were doing fucking hypocrite. Also as a gay man I take that as a compliment. I earned that titled thank you.

Obviously no one cares, the loudest bitch (me) is the only one that ever even acknowledges your grammatically incorrect posts anyway. That sounds like one of many fan accounts. I can assure you if he was with someone serious they would never post love at first sight and make a whole fan account dedicated to him, that is cringe and something a weird stalker would say. Before jules ben shared nothing personal. Only after the pap walks did we get the personal music and therapy sessions on stage. We all hate talking about jules but she is the main lady in his life. He only wrote a whole two albums for her.

Speaking of how hilarious he thinks his merch is going to sell when he has gone completely MIA. Marketing master he is, just completely disappear long enough so everyone forgets you exist right before a launch. That is how all the major brands do it. Once again pathetic.

Merry Christmas ya filthy bitches!

You can't really blame Ben when EVERYone in Hollywood is a developmentally stunted child. But yet I do.

R105 I don't know, somehow I just heard my mother's voice yell at me, "well if everyone else jumped off a bridge would you follow them off too?!?"

So I absolutely can blame Ben, and I absolutely do. He left home to *find* his fellow developmentally stunted children. And he indeed found his "favourite place." He calls it Neverland, where he can roar in the tall grass as he pretends he's a mighty lion.

Well the Ho and the Ben partying together. Well … how adorbs!!!

[quote] how adorbs!!!

Squee!

In case you missed these

And this

The gift that keeps on giving

If you wanna follow up on the Gram

Oh it‘s all over jules‘ story too! They are almost unhinged!

A Christmas miracle, Benny creams himself in the face.

But now I wonder.. is his family coming to LA this year? When? This is later than in previous years for them not to be there yet, so did he ditch them to go get drunk and party with his Ho? Or is he still planning on going to London? Cause this is VERY late for him to still be in LA. Did he (sing) tell his fam 'yeah I'll be home for Christmas, it's just the love of my life is throwing a party and there's no way I'm missing it, so I'll just be there late. You know, you understand of course.'

I take it her boyfriend is not there at the party. I thought she was still with him from the Malibu, coastal palm tree and hammock pic. Or just much, much better at dodging the multiple cameras.

I don't have time to go through everything atm but it looks like Ben is dodging the cameras quite a bit. Sometimes literally and sometimes just subtly moving out of frame. And dont you dare tag him! This kind of behavior from a person wishing to be a celeb is extreme and downright odd.

I'm not wild about everyone in attendance having lights on top of their cameras and filming every moment but that is how you play the game. As someone who's recently been to a number of cocktail parties no one normal does this. Not in my late 30s age group at least. However we're not all narcissists either.

I've already spent too much time thinking about this. That's a bunch of brain cells and time I can't get back.

I don't know why this is bothering me so much but I suppose this is the place to dump it. Why doesn't he share on his own account that he's having a good time with his friends? Like ever? He KNOWS it's going to come out anyway.

We get carefully controlled moments of playfulness but never just casual having a good time like everyone else in the world does on social media. I'm thinking back to when he was in Germany and you could hear his laughter echo across the plaza when he was hanging out with those people after the convention. We wouldn't have seen any of that fun had Zachary not reposted things.

How can the most vanilla man on the planet act so sus? And why do I keep giving a shit? I have to go slap myself in the dick now. Got to snap out of it.

Ben holding women by their ankles and being far too proficient at in...

It is Jules he is holding

Faggoty fags are gonna fag.

Case closed.

Where's Waldo

He looks so uncomfortable in some of those videos. The influencers were influencing. Ben has no career other than being on Instagram now so this is what we get. There is no attraction between jules and him and i don’t think he was with her on vaca. I think she was with her boyfriend and Ben is not going home to see family this holiday season and jules felt bad for him. If he was with her on a secret lover holiday then it is sad he can’t just be honest about that. He clearly had nothing better to do than play all those games with those vapid people. I hate the new Ben. This phase over the years is the least attractive he has ever been. Wish he was just gay.

R121 I see the same things you noted. Agree with you.

He only lives 5 minutes away from her, it would be easy for him to pop over then be home to pack and off to wherever tropical location he posted from this morning.

Does anybody recognize the location? As usual he didn't make it easy to identify. and I can't see anything reflected in his sunglasses. Tropics or maybe Mexico since it's so easy to travel to from CA. Doesn't look too exotic like Philippines or the like. Jamaica has been featured on a lot of reality shows lately maybe there since he doesn't have many original thoughts...

Can‘t it just be somehwere in Malibu?

The consensus so far is no or unlikely to be Malibu because of how cold and rainy it has been, the rocks are wrong for that coast, the water color and wave behaviour is not a match especially for this time of year and its too shallow etc His hardore fans are ... very good at what they do. And one of them quoted his desire to go to the Maldives at a recent convention. Another thinks its related to Jack's wedding.

My s/o and I were in the Florida panhandle very recently. That's what I reminded us of. Whatever it is looks warm and calm weather. I'm jelly

She's looking extremely kikey.

[quote] She's looking extremely kikey.

Who and what?

R125 Well fuck it, I'll throw a log on the fire. This is in his tags. I'm not one for conspiracies, and I doubt this is actually him (Ella's been there for a week and Ben was at The Ho's Thursday night, so he would have had to have delayed going to summertime Australia for Ella to drunkenly hang out with the actual love of his life ex??? Not even in a daytime soap), but God those do look like Ben's weirdly mishapen feet.

But for the record he posted that good morning pic at just before 8:30am LA time, though the weather in sunny on Saturday Malibu had a *high* temperature of 64. Zero percent chance I'm always cold Ben was dressed like that. But as for reflections, you can see the white X's of the decorative wood bars that surround the outside of that place (visible from the water) reflected in the glass "fence" that prevents you from going out on the rocks. Not much to go on, but that's all I got. Being that he was in LA Thursday night, it's a phenomenal stretch to think he delayed posting this pic from a Friday morning breakfast as he really wouldn't have had time to travel. And I think I noticed him comment on Kevin's new post approx. 5:30pm LA time Friday evening (at least I think it was LA time!!). Ben's fans, go.

He is at jules one night and then in Australia with his gf who he started dating last year according to Insta the next, but he also took Peyton her coworker to Miami last year so that is just a lot of playing Benny boy. Ella seems very stunted and is on the hallmark channel which is not an accomplishment. At least jules has money.

Is it possible peyton, Ella, jules, Jessie, are all just his friends?

Could he have gone to Australia with Ella in those weeks he was silent while jules was on her vaca and then they both got back to LA around the same time for the party. Now Bennys family is in LA. This where’s Waldo is the worst

It's a 17 hour flight from California to Australia. I don't know how chipper I'd be to post a good morning message after all of that especially if you factor in travel distance from airport to location where they're staying or whatever. He is a pro traveler however

The only thing to throw in since now as im very confused as to where's Ben is the boomerang necklace he was wearing on November 11th 11:11 video being a gift from ella and if it was a friendly or romantic one

Is that Ben's dad on the boat?

R130 I think this as well.

R128 The feet do look similar and for some reason that looks like Ben's dad with a deep tan but I'm no expert on his pa.

I'm not a fan of the coupling conspiracy of Ben and ella either. White cat hair on his sweatshirt from being at the house where she may or may not live with Peyton aside ... I just don't see it.

I think Rob, Ben, Ella and Peyton are just friends. Whether that's always been the case or not doesn't matter atm . I only want to know who is currently fucking

Another clue will be to see how long it takes him to untag himself from greymare50 posts.

R136 He's already untagged the feet one. It's almost 5 am in Melbourne right now (where Ella is from) and Ben has been liking posts on IG for the past 2 hours. Nothing makes sense for him to be in Australia right now imo.

R137 Good to know. I'm knee deep in xmas prep so just tuned in. Thanks!

What if the boomerang is for someone we know nothing about it. Someone from his past that has come back maybe? The sun videos and the song 11:11 are for this person and jules just makes everything about herself so we all thought that was for her. The good morning story was for this person because he has been MIA except the poem so weird.

Okay, is he a fag or not?

Nope we had hoped, but looks like not only is he straight but he also the most cringe, boring, vanilla white man out there. Jules was the only interesting thing to happen to him.

R139 My thoughts exactly

Well it‘s NOT christmas eve in Australia anylonger, but in the caribbean jt js. His story was postet at around 6 pm?

Sorry for the fat fingers in R143

[quote] white man

Well now you can *appear* to see the same white painted wood X's I mentioned in R128 behind him here. It doesn't seem like a public spot (as in breakfast restaurant implied in the first pic) and that's probably why you couldn't see anything reflected in his glasses, so I'd say this is his "room" wherever he's staying. Also he posted this nighttime shot before sunset on the west coast. No guarantee it's from tonight of course, but potentially a clue.

My bingo card had Jamaica or the like on it. I'm going with Caribbean. Family prob rented out a house or resort cabana type thing.

This again feels very targeted since its playful and random behaviour for him. I hope the guy who was watching normie is still around and wasnt scared off because I think they are prob right. Ben's got himself a new love interest and I'm here for it . Did he ever say who she was? Prolly not

I'm almost done wrapping prezzies. How's everyone else doing?

I don’t think it’s that normie. I think that person was a fan account trying to get traction. I can’t imagine him picking someone who posts in that way. I think it might be someone we would never think of. If Ben is so private I bet his new girl is doing the same clues for those who know kind of thing or maybe not on socials at all. At this point we won’t really know until he tells us or she tells us. I wish they would, or he would be more firm about it. The find the clues I think creates more drama for him and jules blackface always resurfaces so drama for her. I feel like he would be better off just saying this is for so and so, maybe a song or something, then we know ok it’s not jules or these other girls. Then maybe the hate will stop as well. Ella has another hallmark movie coming out and does she need drama probably not. Benny just tell us, it’s been years. I feel like if he is going to post about crisps can he give us something. More than suns and 11:11 because we all thought jules and it’s not.

Well his posting time appears to be consistent with him being in the time zone directly east of EST (don't care to look up the name). And since there's such unabashed privilege dripping out of every pore, I'm willing to bet he's definitely in a British colony somewhere. British Virgin Islands? Barbados? Trinidad and Tobago? Wherever, there's definitely a colonized population of locals that will be expected to pamper some upper class British asses, be it for a tropical Christmas vacay, or a fucking destination fucking wedding. *rolls eyes*

Atlantic!

It's a fancy dress wedding! The theme is "Colonialists & Noble Savages"!

Actually, who would want to get married during Christmas? That would ruin your anniversary every year.

Wait isn’t his brother engaged? Did they do a destination wedding? Those bugs were fucking loud.

R152 I thought that may be the case too. Been announced their engagement during the Bowery show I think

Has Jack changed his profile pic on insta?

R149 Well I was (close enough to) right, Barbados it is.

Did anyone else think he was naked in that pool? Just me?

I thought pink trunks

What does he say at the very end? He sings Let It Snow then says "not here though." And then ???

He is genuinely happy again. Maybe there really is someone new

You judge that from him being happy in a pool in a 5 sec video? Believe me. There is nobody.

When there is nobody he is silent, never shares this much. He is sharing for someone I think. The stories are for them. Maybe he should grow a pair and actually just be open about it. The secrets just get him more hate and more trolls and more speculation and more lies. New music is coming so maybe he will figure his shit out. Watching his younger brother get married I’m sure put things into perspective.

I’m surprised nobody has tracked his new love interest down yet. She isn’t with him in Barbados but the poster above is right, he’s posting for her and she is soaking up all this attention from him. She’s quite beautiful though and nothing like the ho. Although, his time being a booty call to Ho came to an end a little while ago now. His new girl, I’ll call her A for now, is actually talented. She might bring him back down to earth.

I was never fond of Julianne or “the ho” as I’ve seen her named here (creative). There is still a very well hidden private account for him, which is where a lot of content has been posted. He’s hoping to take A along to his brothers wedding next year, so perhaps then you will all get a proper post without beating around the bush and cryptic messages with some photos. Hopefully they last until then.

This thread is now entirely fan fiction, is that it?

You people only realize you are obsessed with Ben Barnes because like most Aspies, his face projects nothing? You are superimposing your own projection onto him because one is missing.

You people also realize most Aspies are kind of boring?

R163 As I'm sure you're well aware, laser-like obsession with a highly specific topic is a dead giveaway for Autism. I think you need to take a hard look in the mirror and consider your unhinged fascination with the ASD spectrum and your mania for staring at faces to "diagnose" Autism.

Ben's eyes give away nothing because they are black as pitch and seem to absorb, rather than reflect light. It's part of what makes him such a shit actor -- he can't emote with those things so he overcompensates with the rest of his face.

Check his following. She’s right there. They follow eachother, she’s posted him on her stories and he has posted her. Maybe he chose her to try and pick up the pieces he lost for being in with JH, but just check out his following. You’ll figure it out, I promise.

And perhaps R164 you have yet to realize the only reason you are obsessed with him is because you also are on the Spectrum. Spectrum people are naturally drawn to each other.

[quote]It's part of what makes him such a shit actor -- he can't emote with those things so he overcompensates with the rest of his face.

You actively DISLIKE this person yet you choose to obsess over him and his failings.

Have you ever wondered WHY you are doing this?

And yes his eyes do give away everything

Aspie eyes are totally different

The black-eyed variant is particularly striking (Howard Hughes, Osama bin Laden)

Look familiar?

Him too.

Oh boy.

Actually I freely admit that I'm diagnosed ASD. It is actually not a big fucking deal, so I dunno why you choose to throw it around like a scarlet letter.

Yes I remember. And I am saying that the reason you are obsessed with this boring actor whose work you don't like is merely based on the phenomenon of you recognizing the patterns of ASD physiognomy in his face.

Every person on the Spectrum can recognize every other person on the Spectrum

That was the point of this scene in Oppenheimer, written and directed by someone on the Spectrum, about someone on the Spectrum, starring someone on the Spectrum

Picasso? Spectrum. TS Eliot? Spectrum. We are naturally drawn to each other.

We are just here because we are experts on Ben and don‘t wanf to become experts on anybody else. We just stick around as a hobby. Most of us once were obsessed but are only habitués these days. But while you are obsessed you become an expert and here we are.

Here's a fun game

Almost every Aspie in Hollywood will wind up in the orbit of Christopher Nolan

Including Ben. He starred in Nolan's brother's series, Westworld

He’s a wanf.

I like wanf

Fan fiction is correct.

In the past month we have JH the grifter with the billionaire bf since Sept, the normie fan account looking for clout, the girl called A also known as the pink dress singer girl with no proof they are just industry friends (anyone can put a heart on something and she is selling music playin the game) also suspicious normie and A are the same poster, and Ella the Australian hallmark actor with are those Benny boys feet (they were not).

Don’t forget Peyton friends with benefits and Jessie his flirty coworker. Then there have also been randoms for pap walks throughout the years, none of them he was seriously involved with.

I think he is sending messages through posts and stories and coming up probably with songs and he doesn’t follow her, they seem to have no connection, but they do and Benny loves hiding. Secret emojis anyone.

Just in case it wasn’t enough let’s play diagnose strangers for participating in an anonymous gay man forum. Lost the plot.

Kevin is in New York, the Ho is in New York, Tyler the gay bestie and bens friend is obviously in New York, where is Benny boy I wonder?

He’s wanfing around.

Is "A" really VC? If you know what I mean. Fancy skirt Insta. Because it sounds like same scenario.

Or should I sat "creative" skirt

R182 I don’t get it, what?

Well we've been talking about a new lady friend who we've been calling "A" who is supposedly following on his Insta and he follows back. But who I interpret to be "A" has the last name of Canal. Initials "VC"

The girl from his show? You have to be joking right? No that is not her. Did he fuck Hunter as well? Even though she has had a boyfriend for ever. Hunter actually makes a better match considering they both live in LA and both act and sing. If she is his secret love oh has he fallen. That is comedic actually.

Then I don't know who the fuck you all are talking about and am tired of this nonsense. Bye

R187 no one cares, get a life. No one will miss you

Well there are several people reflected in his sunglasses

A is one of them. Zoom in.

It is not

VC obviously spent new years with two dogs

Who's A

A is the girl he’s been actually seeing. We’ve seen them together but there’s been no public paparazzi walks yet. They’ve been a thing for a little while now but not as long as people would think. She was actually invited to Jules’ Christmas Party but didn’t go. I’d assume the real reason is due to awkwardness between the 3 but he hasn’t said anything as of yet. Ben’s vacation has also ended so maybe there will be more public clues that leads to you all being properly introduced to her if he deems her “the one”.

Just say her name

i guess they meant that singer girl Arlissa, but i think it’s bullshit. they’re most definitely are just friends

She is in Costa Rica. Is he there too? Thought Barbados. Is he yachting? I really don‘t think she‘s his type. Or he hers. She is far too good for him.

R194 how do you know she was invited to jules party? Then she didn’t go because of awkwardness? Fan fiction! This is not the space for you. We don’t do that here.

Jules party would have been perfect launch considering the hike with Jules and jules mom didn’t go over well and to have her there would have helped both of them career wise. I call bullshit with R196, they are industry friends. Just like all his other music industry friends. If you are A seeking clout here for your music that is cheap. Don’t do that.

I do wonder where Benny boy is. I bet he is hiding in Los Angeles. I thought he would be in New York because jules was there and Kevin was also there, but he wasn’t? Or maybe he was and no one caught him. New music coming? What is he waiting for?

We do know he was in Barbados and not Costa Rica? Am I becoming the Ella feet person? Can someone just super spy that.

I get lesbian vibes from her. I really don’t think anyone cares about Ben anymore. He has been doing the same tricks for years and it’s just boring. The music is boring, his acting career is in a free fall. All the trolls even disappeared because it all is so boring. He looked chubby in that boat clip. He is to old to be playing games like he is an early twenties pop star. He isn’t. Screams insecurity and zero class or cool.

No one caught what he posted and deleted today eh?

Noo what was it?

I don't know. he deleted it so fast I don't think anyone got a chance to see it

Checked BBF but there's no thing new and the video page isn't working . Was hoping someone caught what he did

His fans are usually really fast with catching what he deletes. Those Vegas pics they got super fast. Interesting A pops up here and now her entire Insta is stream, stream, stream. No thank you, there are other artists not doing that who I would rather listen to. If Ben becomes this needy as an influencer I won’t be listening to any of the new music.

Did Coral get the deleted post?

Whoever it is making Ben happy and come out of his shell is not going to be following him, him.following her or tagging him or anything any of us can find.

I think the account the guy who disappeared off here was watching was some thing. And they got scared off so we'll never know. It wasn't a fan account obviously. If it was they would have shared who they were to gain followers. He was talking about watching a normal girl's secondary account who was posting things that Ben was then copying. He said the account literally said it was for Ben's eyes only. If he wanted to guard her privacy he could have created a whole new account and just screenshotted things but that takes an enormous amount of time and effort that I can't imagine anyone going through just for the sake of the salty bitches on here. If you're not one of the salty bitches you won't take that personally.

I think there is someone else out there and she's just as careful as he is. I'm happy for him.

I wish there was a forum not on here where peeple to gossip the way we do here without vitriol to anyone who doesn't have an opinion based on hatred of Ben or who is unnecessarily rude and trolli. I tried to find some but nothing out there. Guess I need start my own

It‘s called X. The Datalounge is specifically made to be rude and gossipy

R206 no self respecting woman would ever make an account for Bens eyes only that is some juvenile shit and please we know you created this normie narrative and no one gives a shut so stop trying that make that happen. She fell off because no one cares even after you posted that stalker pic from his concert.

Hahahaha R208 these threads are the nicer ones. We are cunts here and remember Ben created this anti fandom. Go be a delusional tumble girlie if that is what you want. We all just thought he was gay for years. He has always created and maintained the hate because of the way he acts, period.

I didn't post anything or screencap. The guy who did that narrative left. I wanted him.to stay and keep posting.

Nobody has what Ben posted yesterday. Shame.

Everyone have a nice 2024. My husband and I are headed south for the rest of winter. Some of you are nice. Stay that way.

R210 It was just a blank page. This is what I saw before he deleted the story.

Couples trip? Arlissa and him, Freddy and his wife in Costa Rica?

[R212] It looks more like LA to me, idk

Maybe he was in Barbados with Freddy and some other friends?

R212 Arlissa was in Costa Rica in the same time when he was in Barbados, so unlikely that they were together.

I agree this thread turning into a pure fabrication thing, people are trying to set him up literally with ANYONE, sigh

r214 FANFICTION THING

(fat fingers)

R214 I agree, it has been more delusional over here as ever. Also you don’t need to announce you’re leaving every time you decide to leave. You can just fucking go. Literally no one cares. We are here for tea and that is all, no one needs personal details about your life or your feelings. Three different (or the same person) keeps saying they are leaving and then comes back and then leaves like fuck off.

Could be LA, both Freddy and his wife are actors. Weird he is silent and then he gives us this. Giving old man vibes once again, the grandpa outfits were not enough. I don’t understand why he is not hyping up his music. As we have said before he really does fail at the social media game.

Pocket post I guess

R213 I say this freely admitting I've never been to LA, but still, I disagree. All the pictures I've ever seen of the beaches around the LA area are much, much more. . . let's go with "commercialized". I've never seen a shot of beaches there where the palm trees are that prolific and grow all the way down to the water like that. Palms like that are however found all over tropical islands. I'm not saying the two of them are definitely in Barbados together. It's certainly possible, but not definite. I'm just saying that doesn't look at all like LA to me personally. (Plus it's been in the 50s or low 60s in LA for weeks now. And Ben's hair looks long enough that these pics are rather recent.)

And Reveryone, I'd just like to offer a possible explanation that the reason this thread was invaded by fanfic writers who literally contradicted themselves (and a decade of past precedent) with each post was because some here became obsessed with a secret lover for Ben. Which, while certainly admittedly possible, was evidenced by the fact that he.. checks notes.. posted a picture of a deer and a peacock. And those pictures were obviously signs that he was suddenly gloriously happy for some reason, but also secret messages for his secret lover, and not just a picture of the deer he saw in his backyard. Because obviously his secret lover doesn't own a phone and can't get texts. She has to go to her desktop to view IG. And Ben, in a complete 180, obviously wants to tip everyone off that he has a secret lover and so is publicly posting clues that he has secret messages to share, see if you can figure out why and for whom!!!! And some people are possibly so literally desperate to never have to hear about The Ho ever again that they literally invented a secret lover out of a peacock, and now Confirmation Bias has convinced them that every thing he does is proof that he's happily in love right now. Because that is the case? Or because they desperately want it to be the case, so it is.

Again, I will explicitly say that I do not know what's true, and whether or not he's found another empty headed moron that's overtaken by his boyish charm to love bomb. But I do think there should be much better evidence than 'he posted a couple of pictures when he had his best friend back home after living abroad for months' before anyone just starts running with the "he's obviously got a secret lover" trope. Cause look what happens when you are tempted by mirages. Just a thought of course.

R218 I agree completely. Rob is his best friend and all the goofy videos could have been when he was just spending time with his best friend. The jules hike was unfortunate, but also the lion roar was a clear trolling the trolls from years past. He did take jules and her mom to his favorite place, which is where all the extreme speculation once again began. In any case, the fact that for literally years Ben hasn’t ever felt confident and secure enough to just share his life is sad to me. It’s not because of how people react it is because of his own insecurities. People are going to give their opinion good or bad no matter what. I hope now that he is approaching mid forties that he can find that thing that Freddy has found so young which is a settled life, not full of grifting and gimmicks. Maybe he isn’t capable of true commitment and will just be the old man at the club talking about his music and his once successful acting career.

So it’s clear that shadow and bone cast went on a trip after their cancellation. They all have pics in a tropical setting, so we know he wasn’t with his love I think. I mean the cripsmas video was enough to see he was clearly sleeping alone. I do think there is someone and not the singer or the normie or the Ho grifter.

Well I checked the video myself (took several tries till I got lucky), but this is real. That ace of hearts card is the final shot. A (hoped for by fans) Gambit reference? Continuing the secret clues trend he started to promote his soon to drop new album? Or something else?

Gambit used the Ace of Spades

R221 For the hell of it I watched it again with my got-lucky-pause-button, and just for the record, he does have the full deck in his right hand, and *appears* to use his left hand to bend said deck and flip through and "pull" the ace of hearts at the end. If you ask the psychics of google, that card represents new energy/beginnings and saying yes to following your heart in decision making, or receiving good luck and fortune in love. So do with that what you will, since Benny is apparently dropping super secret clues about card reading determining his fate. Yup, he's definitely back in LA and surrounded by fucking empty-headed morons who believe in this bullshit.

Or maybe, the fanfic trolls were paid plants by Benny, and now he's continuing the rumor that he has a super secret love interest because his followers have been steadily plummeting and he's literally about to fall below 2.2 million, so *any* engagement is good engagement, just like The Ho taught him???

Gambit what is that? He really thinks this is cute? He is not ms. Swift. He is a 42, white, British man. I had hoped we were done with the twinflame unicorn nonsense from him. Maybe Benny can become a psychic pulling cards to make up for the fact he has been unemployed for so long.

There was a tarot card person posting here a while back

R224 Gambit is an X-Men character whose weapon of choice was exploding playing cards (though R222 is correct, it was spades not hearts), and also another favorite fancast for Ben from his girlies, which was the point being made with the "Cajun accent" caption in the IG post.

R223 And just one more point I'll make, cause apparently he legit piqued my curiosity with this one, so sue me.. There is one (and only one that I caught) shot where both Ben (with a small smile) and Cal appear to be looking at a third person that's potentially off screen (to our right as we look at it). I recognize where this is filmed, and there's nothing but a cliff edge there, and they're looking across (at something tall enough), not down. So (most likely) either something caught their interest on the next Hollywood Hill over, or they're looking at a third person standing in the street with them. Potentially.

His neighbor probably came over and asked if he was now shooting another music vid haha They share that little piece of private driveway

R227 A worthwhile guess, but he doesn't have any neighbors to the right of our screens, where they were looking. It's only his house and the cliff edge to our right.

I think Channing has a better shot. Ben looks like the character with his long hair so that could be a ploy, but Channing is the bigger star. He is engaged to Zoe kravtiz who is hanging out with billionaires, those are circles the Ho would die to be in, and Ben isn’t even close. That matters, money talks. Maybe he is campaigning like they do with awards. He thinks because shadow and bone was basically a fan cast if the girlies make noise he will get it, which he is lucky that happened one time.

Or that card is the ace of hearts and he is back on the hearts thing because new music is coming, it is a new year. Considering two people have been talking about this leads me to think that last JH hike is hurting him. He is playing games and that costs you.

If he does get gambit I will assume he is cheaper than the real stars and it won’t be very good. The super hero movies are shit recently.

Sophia B and Ben B... ?

Okay, does anybody believe that any woman would be willing to spend time constantly with „the love of his life“ to whom he has dedicated his album? I think not. Jules has him in her claws and that‘s that.

R230 gosh there is literally NOTHING why are you trying to create this unnecessary drama over women he’s hanging out with??

Above all, if he is hanging out with Jules.

Holy fuck I wasn't trying to create drama. I just didn't know they were friends with her. She's a really cool person. Jesus Christ everybody just calm the fuck down I was just sharing. Why do I even fucking bother. Peace out

Surprised to see chike he hasn’t been around in forever. Jules looks like a Karen with that hair. Idk why they are hanging out so much. I think she definitely has him wrapped around her little finger. Michael is just gone, so Ben and her could be together at this point. Jules is using Ben to signal to Michael he better step it up. She only uses Ben when she needs him. I can’t imagine having to put up with her annoying attention seeking, see how she made that video all about herself once again. I really hope jules is not the one. She has always been the worst. Maybe this is his tactic for his new music, get the haters talking so he gets attention. Otherwise no one cares. That is thing after that hike really no one cares. Have fun watching your follower count drop Benny, people are tired of this.

Sophia is friends with Tyler lain jules gay bestie so she is jules friend. Also isn’t she a lesbian now? Also heard some cheating rumors so how does that make her a really cool person. Also to the mentally ill person constantly announcing their departure please stop. It’s so annoying.

Nothing said I got dumped more than cutting off all your hair. Jules is using Benny, the same way she did during 2020. Michael Anders run my man, run far away from the crazy.

Who knows, maybe Michael is only a friend with or without benefits.

tbh Michael looks more like Jules’ type than BB.

I‘m not convinced Jules is with Michael at all.

She did post those pics of them snuggled up in Hawaii and then the little mermaid videos on tiktok. It looked like she was in Hawaii before the holidays. I think Michael lives primarily in NY and she did do a quick trip before going to Washington, I’m sure she was in Ny to see him. He hates attention. So I think it is or was romantic and his whole business is based off the wealthiest people in the world, totally Jules type. She loves a yacht and expensive basic looking clothes and private jets. He also bought a 6 million dollar house in Malibu with cash. Ben could never. Who knows I think this is all to get hype for his music, he knows we all hate jules. He has never cared about how his fans have felt just as long as they buy his merch and stream his music and make him money.

Maybe he booked her.

R235 Chike? You mean Ben's Plus One? To anyone still insisting that there's a secret love interest, call it something else. Cause this makes at least twice now when he "apparently" won't bring her along to anywhere The Ho is involved. Because Ben's clearly got only one love of his life, and there's no actual competition going on.

And add to that the one song Ben decided to feature from this whole concert. If you're into secret messages, this song could *definitely* be read into considering what's happened between them..

You are beloved so be loved. She could never accept his love before you guys because she doesn’t know how to receive it, but now she can because all the other dicks in her life ran away. She received Charlie’s dick oh I mean love and Michael’s and even some random doctor in NY. All those dicks she loved, but she is now finally ready for Benny boys.

Even though in those concert pics I sense no chemistry between them, the videos from game night there was zero sexual tension.

We know jules loves a pap walk and with her new hair I’m sure backgrid is already scheduled. Pap walk number 4 just in time for new music, telling everyone about their love while his fans burn it all to the ground. I hope he looses all his followers when he pulls this shit, it will be glorious to witness.

lol are we into the fanfiction thing out here AGAIN?! xD

Loosing followers, that isn’t fiction. Benny boy playing games and he is fucking around and finding out. Your fans have only been saying hey we don’t support your relationship with the Ho, keep it private and he refuses. The lion tiktok, just throwing it in our faces the games he was playing while fucking her. He created the lion emoji and the fairy bullshit. He did that!! Then wrote two albums for her, pathetic. The Ho looks full manly lesbian with that hair, the length just highlights her masculine features.

sometimes i feel sorry for him. let him live. we all just want drama i guess, including myself, but the Ho thing has apparently had its day. he’s clearly overcoming some kind of an abandonment problem or a break up?? or already did, judging by his songs. yeah, the circle of people he’s surrounding himself with is still pretty questionable, but if they hanging out in the same company doesn’t mean they have feelings for each other.

the Ho clearly did her soft launch for a reason and i don’t think it was to make BB jealous, bc let’s be honest MA is definitely her type, with that kind of luxury life and she even follows his kids.

Benny only has a career because his fans are dumb enough to think those scam direct messages are actually him. They are also the ones being idiotic twitter trolls. How embarrassing for him that his fans are so stupid and cringe.

Following the kids is definitely serious.

maybe the new music will point to if there is actually someone or not. His behavior is erratic and not in a good way.

Well we all know she treats Benny like a lapdog. And he eagerly follows along proving to her his undying loyalty

Benny boy wasn’t invited to Disney. He did Montana with Nina and Shaun, their little secret romantic getaway and he is trying so hard to be in the cool kids club.

What's this now? Kevin's got his guitar. . . Was there a show and Ben didn't bother to tell anyone?? Filming himself faking a show?? Oh no.. Is it yet another music video for his new album???? Dear God, here we go again.. *sigh*

So jules and Ben have the same haircut now. That suit doesn’t look like it fits him. Can’t wait for another underwhelming music video to go with his uninspired music.

R252 Glad I'm not the only one who noticed they nearly have the same haircut now. Though at least hers looks properly styled and taken care of, whereas his. . .

Tell me, is it going to be a permanent feature that he always looks disheveled and unkempt, even when going to fancy parties? Cause Jesus fuck he needs help. Spending all his money on funding his music instead of stylists perhaps???

Omg is he trying that look?

R254 What look? "Desperately out of work actor"?? Well, yeah. Obviously.

The Lost look

Omg a man bun

R257 Well I personally cast no stones at longer hair, but I just want to point out, it actually looks CLEAN here for the first time in how long. He actually doesn't look homeless! It's a goddamn miracle!!!

Is this why the "fanfic trolls" were trying to convince everyone Victoria was his secret girlfriend?? *rolls eyes*

I understand he went to a Grammy party yesterday, but still, is it not still customary to post something referencing "thank you for coming and spending too much of your hard earned money on my bullshit," or no?? What, did no one buy that ridiculous poster "he designed" and he's upset? Where are your manners Benny!

(but on the potentially ever so slightly brighter side, I did brace myself and watched a few of the clips from the concert, though certainly not all, and he was blessedly far less incoherently warbly than he usually is. Faaaaaaaaarrrr fewer randomly inserted incorrect notes, thank God, he mostly just sang the songs. Good. If he's going to continue performing, more of THAT please.)

What's the over under.. Cause I'm guessing either Donald Faison was Benny's Valentine yesterday, or we're getting a new singing T-Mobile ad NOT in time for the Superbowl. (Though I will admit Jason Momoa doing Flashdance 100% cracked me up, so there's that)

R261 Nevermind, I apparently lost that bet I assume..

These threads have fully died, just like Bennys career. For Coral and the gang the Ho was at the Alo event. She was tagged in videos with every other single actor and influencer in LA on a rowing machine in a sexual position. There are pics of her dog with that dog in his video.

Wouldn’t be surprised if she was filming for him. So the twinflame romance with the Tony robbins wannabe guru racist is still happening even though Benny has now resorted to full influencer which is cringe and embarrassing. If Cal is his new roommate I’m sure they share the Ho considering they are all friends with benefits.

I need to say his workout videos are so unsexy. Ben, please stop.

R264 Literally speaking, what else would he post otherwise? Apparently that's literally the best he has to offer the world.

Chicken legs, working out with a hat on inside, no sex appeal, just cringe.

This is him in his peak influencer, brand recognition, phase of his life. Pay him money and he will be a walking billboard and sell out. It’s really sad. He was appealing before the Ho. Coral is right, he is one video away from Andrew Tate adjacent, let’s learn how to sex traffick Diddy style. So gross.

For anyone wanting the view of Ben looking down on you as you do a “job”, Benny is showing you. Nipples that are far apart and double chin and all.

Kinda hoping that True Brit do want to do reshoots of The Critic involving Ben as well as others. Might remind him that he’s an Ac.Tor

Good god even the Ho has landed an acting job!

Come ON Barnes!

She got a studio gig, Benny can’t even get a role on Netflix. Alo and alo, twinflames still matching.

Who would have thought the troll hair pic was in JH’s bed. How many times are they doing this before their friends with benefits is officially toxic. Rob posting stories with her dog. They are telling everyone they are fucking. She is just not helping her lover get work at all? Will we see him teaching Kinrgy classes in the studio that is literally one room?

Must be Monday, so Ben's doing his literal only job of promoting a local gym. But at least this time he made it fun?

When your otherwise loose fitting gym shorts aren't loose fitting at all. Quick Ben, follow it up with another blow job selfie!

The Ho wrote a book! They really just letting anyone do anything these days. We all know she had a ghost writer, the amount of times that girl has had a to publicly apologize we all assumed she was illiterate. She sure is ignorant.

Also her movie part has no lines and is just dancing with Maggie’s brother so jules isn’t doing any acting in that movie.

Just to tally things up the Ho has a movie, a book, fresh vine wine has been replaced by another shitty product no one will buy, Kinrgy with the studio that is one room so one class at a time (real money maker), and she going back to host DWTS.

Benny has Alo work out videos (his twinflame secured that brand deal for him), no acting jobs, the commercials stopped, no new music for some unknown reason, no vanity project fan meetups oh I mean tour dates. Nothing, just thirst traps that are cringe.

The mighty have fallen. He still can’t see she used his ass for attention and he thought he was in love.

They both are so self obsessed. Her book announcement was all about her, i have no idea what the book is about. She is already living in delusion, Benny as well, no one needs to spend money to read a book she didn’t write or spend money to listen to music about more of their delusions. Why are these people famous? There is literal war happening.

The girl can’t find words to talk about her toothbrush but she wants us to believe she wrote a book. Mr. I have an ENGLISH DEGREE is in love with that.

Imagine someone saying the entire time you were in love with them and writing songs about how you loved them that for them it was their death hole pit of shit era. Just wow. Wow, wow, wow

R276 Yeah I thought that too. Also it’s just like the time she said she couldn’t find anyone intellectual enough to date in NYC during the POTUS run.

Just more proof of how narcissistic, delusional, oblivious and totally self-obsessed she is.

Can somebody please explain what she said and where and when?

R278 the death pit is a post on her Insta and what R277 is talking about is when she was on Broadway. Ben went to see her show and stayed at her house there are paparazzi pics depicting his entire trip, someone overheard her at a restaurant saying she cannot find anyone in all of New York who is intelligent to date.

She is doing music, she is writing songs. Is the reason Bennys new music just died is because jules is trying to beat him at the game? Or are they doing something together? Can you imagine the cringe if they write a song together about their love. The embarrassment!! Hard when your ex just won’t let you have your thing, she has to do it as well. She has always loved to embarrass him anyway.

James Charles and Ben Barnes have the same musical career imo. They make the same faces when they sing, they both talk about how they manipulate young fans.

Are we not getting new music because he wrote all these songs about the Ho and now she is calling her time with him her shit era and that would be so embarrassing for him, but because this is a self funded vanity project he has no more funds to write and record and mix new music? Years of songs (I mean there were five songs but ok) about his devotion and hope for this woman to be with him and she could care less. I find it all hilarious.

Soooooooo the check from this weekend's Paris con cleared then???

Oooohh was he there with the curly haired girl in the black leather jacket? Darren was obviously meeting someone as he shook hands.. and that girl is the only person I can see that's in the correct spot for Darren's extending hand. Who's she???

Don't know anything about this, other than to say, 'well horror worked so well for him last time. . . .'

Good grief we are alive!

My God the Dad.

R284 BLESS the internet, she's been found, Allie Silva. And according to the internet (and only the internet, I've obviously never heard of her), she's a mixed-race world traveling model / yoga/wellness practitioner / newly degree holding psychologist specializing in marriage/relationships who cares so so much about everyone's mental health, who's MUCH younger than Ben at only 30. So literally speaking, she's a perfect combination of Rayana, The Ho, and Ben's mother. What ever would Freud say, cause this boy *DEFINITELY* HAS A TYPE!!!

R288 LMAO nothing stays hidden does it? So dating or concert buddies? … whichever it is, neither of them looked particularly pleased to be in each others’ company for some reason! Shame we’ll never know what went on.

Anybody seen her Insta profile? 🦁

R290 Lion emoji cos of her hair? Dunno tho

Who is Ben Barnes?

Nobody here to be outraged about him singing again? Oh please I need some Ben bashing. PLEASE!

R293 I check back here every so often - if your gossip forum has fizzled out after 30some threads, things must be bad. Yes my heart sank when I saw the 20 whatever cities on the list. That is a heavy burden on a non-pro singer, but I guess that’s why he followed a couple of voice coaches recently. He must think he can hack it - i’m sceptical. I’m going to watch this unfold with interest. We’ve all said it on here many times, he needs to stick to acting.

The usual mess seems to have ensued with the UK & European pre-sales. Sites crashing. VIP tickets gone. No emails with codes sent out it seems.

How difficult is it to arrange that? Checks list of all-time difficult things… nope, group email from a database of email addresses is not on it.

Meanwhile the US sales went super smoothly with no codes required, it seems and lots of VIP packages bought but with some still available. Not sure about the rest of the general tickets tho.

The naked bed dance to the new song was surprising. For a second I thought it was AI then realised it was actually real!

Well well well, how curious.. The restaurant brunch shot at the beginning is from a cafe in NYC. He was filming there in the beginning of September (when he went to the US Open), but here he's wearing way too many heavy layers for that time of year. So he obviously went back recently. Why? For whom? I did think it was strange that he posted his 11:11 tribute earlier this week at 11:11 am EASTERN standard time instead of Atlantic (if he was in Halifax at the time). So what's going down in NYC? Filming again, or just innocently visiting a "friend." Because the look on his face when he realizes he's being filmed in that moment did NOT say looking at a friend to me. Not at ALL in fact.

He’s dating Aubrey Cleland, she’s the chick in the photo with Voldemort and him when he was filming in NYC (she’s also wearing his jacket - the same one from his ice cream dates with the ho). She was at the US open with him too (she posted in her stories, not a pic of him of course, he would never) They went to NYC recently to see Darren Criss’s show (again she posted), and she’s often in Nova Scotia with him (she’s in the background of a few photos on set). Her friends often post about him too. So he’s finally in a serious relationship - boring - but the big question is how his crazed fans will take the news. His shows are already selling badly, can’t imagine this will help

R298 I'm not saying you are incorrect, however, doesn't she have a role on the show? Just Occam's Razor style, that's a far more obvious reason you ever see them together in both NYC and Halifax. Because she's filming with him.

Again, not saying you're wrong, I haven't seen any of that extra evidence you're citing to judge for myself, but. . . .

R298 I'm so happy someone else clued into their relationship. Her mother is also following Ben. Ben has liked a post on her mother's page. It was seeing that Joe Freeland followed her that was the biggest clue after Cal's follow. He does seem to be the happiest he's been in a long time.

R299 - 85%-90% of the cast is Canadian. It saves productions a lot of money if they hire those who can work in Canada without having to go through the costly visa process. Aubrey is from Oregon. Plus she's never been announced as a cast member

R300 I do agree with you that on IG he's appeared happier than he usually does (especially given that he usually stays away from it at all costs) since he started filming, but I will also remind you, just for posterity's sake, that this is literally the first real job he's had in Over. Two. Years. Other than The Institute, I think he filmed a commercial and did a TON of fan conventions for his cancelled TV show, and that's *it*. This is his FIRST job in over TWO years. I'd be happier too!

But, in your favor, I will say that this girl is 1. Half black and half white. 2. An actress/model that also sings. And 3. Much, MUCH younger than him. Or in other words, she is LITERALLY a perfect replacement for Rayana, the one that apparently got away. Cause also recall that Allie the model from the Lizzie McAlpine concert in May was exactly the same girl, except she was only a model, not a model/actress/singer. Obviously a let down for Benny given their interaction at that concert (with Darren Criss funnily enough). But maybe in Aubrey he found a replacement for Allie who was supposed to be a replacement for Rayana cause They. Are. All. Literally. The. Same. Girl. He just must be so proud.

However, looking at this Aubrey chick's IG, Jesus fuck she is a walking fucking skeleton! There are children in GAZA right now that have more meat on their bones than she does! If Ben really is with her, literally speaking, how does she not break?? That's never been his type before, and it's even more disgusting if that's adding on to his very obvious type the older he gets. I swear, just when you think he can't utterly disappoint you even more than he already has, he potentially pulls this fucking shit! Because he is a fucking disgusting human being at heart. Period.

R301 Previously on DL: (skip intro) Rayana got dumped way back in the day cos she and her little friends were getting too free with the IG postings for BB’s liking so yeah, boo hoo. She went back to her Muse ex-bf again shortly after that anyway, so BB was an inbetweener again it seems. He definitely has a ‘type on paper’ that he likes for his dating pleasure but firstly, he won’t be taking them home to mama so to speak and secondly, he doesn’t understand how the new generations work these days, particularly woc - they won’t stand for his ‘no pix/pretend you’re not with me’ m.o.

Bold move possibly "hiring" your girlfriend to star in your new music video about anxiety that features you constantly running away as well as the line "if I had loved you out loud. . . ," and then spending your time on IG untagging yourself from the posts proving you two are together.

Yup, really "loving" out loud Ben. Again, clearly, you must be so proud.. Can't wait to see how he imagines/scripts it ending. Do please hurry up December 6th.. *rolls eyes*

R303 Just quickly adding on to say, oh my fucking God is this little girl a part of Glen Powell's harem of thirsty, *THIRSTY* puppies that follow him around everywhere?!? Is *that* how Ben met her? She's one of Glen Powell's little girlies?!?! LOL! Oh such a wonderful little rotten cherry with which to crown this unabashedly ridiculous sundae!

And btw, place your bets now.. since the word has gotten out and the instagram tagging has begun, and given my assumptions about this girlie featuring in the music video, will Ben: 1. Proudly introduce his beautiful girlfriend and "love out loud" with this video premiere? (HA! I might bust a nut if that actually happens!) Or 2. Not even bother tagging her when it premieres, for her protection obviously. I mean he already credited and thanked Coulson, don't really need to tag *anyone*, right???

BB hawking tickets on the Wiltern site today calling LA his ‘hometown’. That would be London, no?… has he got memory issues or something? 🤪

PS forgot to say… trying to sell LA tickets and has now offended his London fans plus anyone who hasn’t yet bought tickets for the show. Well done BB! 👏

R305 Yeah I saw that existed late last night. And I only saw it because one of his obsessives spotted it and posted it. Not because Ben shared it. So realize..

No desperately naked gyrating in bed pieces to camera posted yesterday??? Was that the first time we didn't get a post from him begging us to buy his tickets or music? (Cause who the hell follows The Wiltern?) I'm of course just wondering why he apparently stayed away from socials yesterday??? I mean, did something happen recently that would cause that?????

Wait wait wait, he's home already? Did he pre-record this in a sweatshirt much earlier or was this "today" (while yesterday was a TikTok from Canada of course)? Cause crew members were posting their call sheets from TODAY saying the schedule had gone over. But Ben's home?!? Must be so nice to have the extreme privilege of going home when the people that actually do all the work are forced to stay late. Wonder if they're having a wrap party that he maybe skipped out on AGAIN. Cause I remember Punisher S2 and how his castmates took to socials to chastise him for leaving early before the party. But then, he was dating Peyton at the time, I believe it was her birthday, and he was flying out to England like the next week to film Golddigger. So obviously he had to rush home then of course. So same thing now? Had to desperately RUSH home to Skeletor's pussy??? Hope you didn't snap the waif in half Ben! Maybe you can try lotsa bubble wrap.. even pretend it's ribbed for her pleasure!

But anyway, buried the lede.. He's apparently doing a YouTube AMA-thing with the premiere of his running from anxiety video that just maybe stars his much younger girlfriend. . . . He already had to untag himself from IG posts about them, but this is going to be a live comment section. Oh. My. God. Might this be the best thing ever? Why'd he untag from IG if he's fully comfortable with people knowing her? Why did he just post an ad begging the US to buy his show tickets??? Not selling well Benny??? Uh-oh, what might Friday and her possible premiere mean for ticket sales? This just suddenly got a bit exciting!

Well, she's reposting his story. This has to be a first. I wonder what he will say about her in his AMA during his "premiere." He really isn't the kind of guy to hard launch anything.

R309 Not only reposted, but with A. Heart. And. Stars. Emojis. Quick internet sleuths, what do those symbolize? So far he's still only ever tagged Coulson, so yeah, no soft launching here. But then, how many times did The Ho demand Backgrid soft launch their multiple relationships, and those launches always *Crashed* *and* *Burned* almost immediately after. What an enjoyable thought! After all, he's still begging fans to buy his tour tickets every single day, so what harm could a hard or soft launch do??? (Though honest question, why did she wait all day to repost it? Is that what counts as soft launching to Benny? Did she need his permission and he demanded she wait???)

But on the bright side, he has REPEATEDLY said in every ad for tomorrow that we could ask him "anything (we) want." Maybe I'll make an 11:11 wish for it to be the hardest launch he's ever had *grin*

R310 Adding on to say, he updated the description box for the youtube video. It does list her name in the featured line, exactly the same as Camilla in the Beloved video (along with all other credits). Maybe that's the soft launch? ;)

But then at the bottom. . . a special thanks for Chike??? What in the Hell is that about? Genuinely this time, my interest is piqued..

Well the big premiere definitely wasn't a hard launch. The only way it counted as a soft launch was that Ben acknowledged his girlfriend's human existence, but it was *only* as his one-time costar. And it could easily be considered a failure to launch if we went by Ben's very definitely Middle Aged Man Self obviously has no idea how Youtube, or chats, or even comments work. At first, he didn't even bother replying directly to people's comments. He appeared to reply to himself but referenced their screen names, so you had to scroll through all the comments to find their original question! If you couldn't find it, Ben's answer was just free floating in the wind, no context. It was great. But honestly my favorite part of the comments was what he chose to answer, and evvvvvverything he very obviously didn't answer. Obviously he didn't answer any of the questions asking who Skeletor was, and definitely OBVIOUSLY not the more specific ones referencing that she's his girlfriend (and he *may* even have deleted them, I couldn't find them again eventually, but I *may* have missed them). But it's a very moody song and people were asking him deeper than normal questions, but he ignored like 90% of those. He liked a good chunk of the comments telling him he was the greatest thing that ever happened to them, and then MOSTLY stuck to answering only the stupid stuff. Will there be merch (he *stressed* that there will be, cause he's only interested in their money!), his favorite singers, favorite songs from the album, will there be more singles and music videos, and that's pretty much it. He did surprisingly answer one comment that asked his big fear, and he surprisingly admitted that he wishes he could be invisible sometimes. Well considering the horrible, very harmful choices he makes and who he obviously is deep down as a person, I DON'T BLAME HIM!!!

But now, more on Skeletor, the girlfriend he will obviously never admit to the world. This was his chance to do more than his usual nothing, and HE DIDN'T. But then, he did hire her to play his girlfriend in his video where they meet, he's interested, they get closer, they get happy, and then he's alone again, getting rid of her pictures by the end. This event was his chance to do at least *more* by her, and he didn't. Yeah, this relationship ain't long for this world, and I'm betting he knows that deep down. No great loss obviously, because..

She did dutifully and obediently play the role of hidden girlfriend very well. She commented on his IG post what a fun day it was shooting with YOU ALL and it turned out beautifully. Nothing personal/specific to him on *his* IG post, to everyone! Very obedient. Her own story, with the PERFECT intonation of a #BLESSED girlie, referenced the privilege of working with such kind talent of THE WHOLE GROUP, cause they ALL created magic that day. Very dutifully silent and careful. Just like Ben demands. But then, she is VERY YOUNG, and apparently obviously easy to manipulate and control, so. . . . At least he "thank(ed her) for running so far with me *white heart*," so maybe that will placate someone so young and dumb. For now. Cause if you don't sycophantically, consciously choose to be blind, and allow yourself the potential to see the cracks in his perfectly crafted Mask, you'll understand why such a nice, hot guy is still single at 43 years old. And she's going to grow up eventually. . . .

Speaking of Ben's control, she and all the crew just copied and pasted what he wrote in their own posts. Including thanking Chike. Do any of them know or had worked with Chike that day? Why did they all thank him?? Cause Ben controls EVERYTHING *everyone* does perhaps?????

I am just waiting for the Ho to show

R313 Speaking of, I had an enjoyable thought I can share for the class's amusement. Considering how much The Ho originally subtly promoted Ben's 11:11 song when it first released (and she's the only one that *constantly* goes on and on about making wishes for 11:11), it seems an absolute certainty to everyone that Ben wrote 11:11 for her.

For the Nevermind premiere on Friday, multiple people noticed the throughline between 11:11's "If one day the stars align and you feel ready to be mine.." lyric, and Nevermind's "The stars aligned I got left behind" lyric, and Ben confirmed every time that they were "very good lyric sleuths." And that confirmation continued today with the story he posted. The song is about Ben believing a relationship was way more real and precious than his partner did, and she left him because she didn't actually care. That means, considering their hilarious relationship history, it is very, VERY possible that Ben wrote Nevermind about The Ho as well. Very possible.

So is it absolutely and entirely possible, and hilarious, that Ben shamelessly just *used* his current girlfriend to publicly rub it in The Ho's face that he had moved on from her (with someone much younger who doesn't need a ton of fillers yet!) with the song he wrote about the end of their relationship? Cause think about it. . . why in HELL would he hire his current girlfriend to play the part of the girlfriend who leaves and wrecks him in his music video? Unless he's absolutely sure Skeletor isn't The One and she's gonna leave him too, but he's just gonna have as much "fun" with her as he can for now, WHY would he hire her for *THIS* song out of all of them?!?!? Did he actually just blatantly USE HER to publicly make The Ho jealous! Benny's soap opera love life continues?!?!?? How delicious a thought. . . .

I wonder whether R313 is the shortest post ever on a DL Ben Barnes thread.

So two days ago, Ben teased that yesterday would be his big New Merch Drop day. And yesterday morning, he did indeed post a video to IG (before it got glitchy) that showed off his new sweatshirt and vinyl. But then he very quickly deleted it. Why? And more importantly, why didn't he repost it before IG went glitchy? He's got new merch with which to exploit all his followers after all!!!

A bit later yesterday, he did post and pin the two concert date posters that he posted today, but, perhaps because they were doing so atrociously poorly engagement wise (in fairness, IG was glitchy) he eventually deleted them as well after a while. But he did post them to TikTok yesterday instead. But he only uploaded the posters, he *didn't* post his big Merch Drop announcement video. And even today, when IG is behaving perfectly fine, we got the posters, but he STILL hasn't posted the Merch video?!?!? His store is live, you can go there and order things (that will ship next October LOL!!), so it's not like he'd be jumping the gun announcing it. So why not announce and see how much money you can bilk your followers for??

But then I looked at the video again. And you can absolutely see that it's Skeletor that filmed it for him in the reflection. You can see her, and also that she apparently switched the plain gold band she normally wears on her right middle finger to her wedding ring finger?!?!? LOL!!! What the fuck is that about?!?! Extreme wishful thinking or an extreme error that really pissed Benny off? Because he's psychotic AND ABSOLUTELY NO NE CAN EVER KNOW THAT HE HAS A SUBSTANCE FREE SUPER YOUNG SKELETON FOR A GIRLFRIEND CAUSE HE SAID SO!! Ahem, channeled his obvious inner demons for a second there.. And where's he been all day? Where's she been? It's apparently her dad's birthday, and mom and dad were acknowledging it on IG, but not her? Whereever did everyone go?

But do please tell me, why hasn't he posted that merch video anywhere yet??? It's obviously NOT like he's making any money from ticket sales!!!

R316 That one big white man hand for a Skeletor, bro. Lol. And merch be shipping in Jan.

Well he finally posted the video. And didn't credit the videographer. When Cal films videos to help him sell his shit Ben always credits him. When Neal films them he always credits him. When Zelda films them he now always credits her, because he originally didn't years ago and she publicly yelled at him for it. It's his way of thanking his friends for their help with his "career" choices. Cause that's the Bare. Minimum. a decent person would do. He (and everyone else) even special thanked Chike for his help with Nevermind, even though no one knows why or how (if???) he was involved.

And yet here, he didn't credit anyone. In Ben's world, that's all the proof you need that Skeletor filmed this, she's his girlfriend, and he's never going to admit she exists. Because he knows his ONLY continued appeal going into middle age is his Sexy Mysterious Eligible Bachelor status. He's got literally nothing else going for him. Which means, he can't have both a career and a girlfriend. And, just like he's ALWAYS done, he's very, VERY clearly prioritizing his career. He does NOT value her or their relationship anywhere near as much as his career. Alllllll his actions prove that. Period. Because he's a loser as a boyfriend, not a partner.

R317 Look at all her pictures bro. Her body is a skeleton, but she's inexplicably got fat fingers. And also, your "white man" is wearing a whole bunch of very sparkly nail polish in this video. And the very slight frame of her body *definitely* doesn't say man, nor does the very thin hair pulled back in a ponytail. But then, perhaps you're just living in the exact same Land of Denial that Ben has taken up permanent residence in, and you're trying NOT to see it. Perhaps.

And last night when I looked the sweatshirt (sweater??) said pre-order, shipping 10/01/2025. *If* that's European date format, and therefore January 10th, there is absolutely no way to know that by just seeing those numbers. Cause I'm American, the site knows I'm in America and is set to order in US Dollars, so it's pretty fucking stupid to have a ship date be European when everything else there isn't. But then again, I expect absolutely no less from Benny's shitty, shitty attempts at being a big shot.

R318 You funny. But wrong

Ok, I watched the video and saw hands with pointy nails in a frosty pink nail polish and a wearing a dainty gold band. Not man hands, so I dunno WTF R317 is smoking.

You’re all hilarious 🍿🍿🍿

BTW, I wonder what Skeletor would think about the unassailable FACT that Benny's previous Unbridled Love Of His Life, who he pursued for many years, INCLUDING WHEN SHE WAS MARRIED, and has so far written two albums worth of music about, is literally most famous on the internet for doing Blackface.

I'd REALLY love to get her opinion on that fact.

R315 it‘s not the shortest but it is the most consise and comprehensive

Well we know Skeletor is an Alo Gym girlie (is that how they met? When did Ben start going there too for the free advertising alllllll the time?)

And we know she's one of Glen Powell's very desperate young little leeches (is that how they met? Middle Aged Ben trolls around with Glenn looking for little girls desperate to climb the LA Ladder?)

But then I noticed that Lena Roklin now follows Skeletor. You know Lena, the Hollywood producer that Ben has been friends with for many many years. Does anyone know how that could have happened naturally? This girl is a literal nobody. Does she ever even work? Say what you will about his other completely fetishized girls Rayana and Allie, but at least they were constantly working models. What does Skeletor do and how would she meet Hollywood bigwigs on her own? Obviously she wouldn't, but that's okay, she's got Ben for that now. Maybe she's just a ride anything in exchange for the professional upgrade kind of girlie. Perfect for Ben's massively over inflated ego!

And even better, along with the Portland based plastic surgeon that specializes in weight loss that also follows Skeletor (can't be, could it?!?!!!!), there are now tonnnnnsss of accounts with Ben as their profile pic that follow her too. Is word that Ben has a hidden secret girlfriend spreading like wildfire? Uh-oh..

Proverbially, hear me now, and perhaps you can quote me later. . . . Benny decided to post a story at 4am LA time/12pm London time today. Yesterday, for the first time I can remember since his new music and merch were announced, he didn't ever come back to his IG post to like every comment that sucked his dick and answer all the questions about buying his extremely overpriced merch. And, "strangely," Skeletor didn't like yesterday's morning post until late in the evening. Of course, a flight from LA to London *is* awfully long..

And, I'm betting, all that's because, Benny flew home with Skeletor yesterday to introduce her to Mommy for Christmas. But then again, I may not be the only one thinking this, cause he lost a big chunk of IG followers today. Uh-oh..

OMG I LOVE that he's wearing a hat that literally says "obey" on it. You could argue it's way too on the nose, but I have no doubt at all his little TradWife is being completely obedient to him. Just like he requires!

The hilarity continues! He's made multiple posts today, on multiple platforms, just absolutely shamelessly *Showing* *Off* that he's got his very young tourist girlfriend in tow with him everywhere he goes (just look at that super fun camera work for TikTok! She obviously inherently knows what the kids like! She makes Ben look so young and cool!!!). He's blatantly showing her off, yet he's never showing *her*. And he won't ever show her, because he knows he's got tickets to sell. He's got overpriced merch to sell. He's got music that gets his sharply worded claws into impressionable girls minds to SELL. As such, he has an utterly desperate fan base to shamelessly EXPLOIT. First and foremost, he's going to make money off of them. So he'll never admit to having a girlfriend, he's got a career to think about instead. What a fucking loser. The older he gets, the more utterly *DISGUSTED* he makes me.

Oh my - the Aubrey chick is posting lots of London pix!! Guess he’s done hiding then lol🍿🍿🍿

R328 Yeah but did anyone catch what Benny posted and then took down afterwards?? Why'd he take it down???

And why'd she crop him out of the third pic? All you can see of him is his hand and coat cuff, and the luggage he was carrying in his album trailer announcement video from R326. Why crop him out? Does this count as baby steps or are they both still just blatantly showing off without ever showing each other. "You have my permission to show off how privileged you've become since you started dating me, because that benefits me, but you still GODDAMN well will never show me! Is that understood?! I'm wearing my OBEY hat!"

(But plleeeeeeeezzzzzzeeee tell me she posted hers at 11:11 GMT! Pleeeezzzzeeeeeeee!!! lol!!!!!)

He’s certainly not posting pix of her lol

Yet

[quote] the Aubrey chick is posting lots of London pix!!

Her days are numbered. He'll make her fly back to LA on a different flight from him.

R329 It was going to be the Spotify thing another fan already tagged him on and then he deleted it because ... Ben

at least theres finally movement and finally he is dating someone. shes ok as far as girls go but the age thing is a bit icky even though typical and not surprising. i dont think he is very emotionaly mature

R331 She’s just temporary for Xmas, so he doesn’t feel left out lmao

neither untagging after almost an hour

R335 Oh I had forgotten about this Twitter post. And do please read allllllll her posts over and over again until you understand just how disgusting of a human being Benny genuinely is at heart. (Though The Ho isn't in her 40s, but she is still quite a bit younger than Ben. Unlike Skeletor, who's over a decade younger and doesn't need Botox yet. Even though that Portland plastic surgeon does follow her for some "unknown" reason..)

But then, Ben Barnes has created a very carefully crafted mask as his public persona. That he's a good guy. That he's a steadfast Ally. That he cares about people and wants to always be kind to them. It's all a bald faced lie. But then that's how manipulation works. You say allllll the right things publicly, but in private, your actions NEVER match your oh so manipulative words. Because in truth, the only person he *actually* cares about is HIMSELF. He can fuck a married woman he's utterly obsessed with all he wants in private, and he'll desperately erase all the public evidence of it cause that violates his carefully crafted image. He can break Covid quarantine and travel internationally during the Dark Winter of 2020 after LITERALLY telling everyone else to listen to doctors and keep everyone else safe and Stay. Home. And he'll ***DESPERATELY*** erase all the public evidence of it cause that violates his carefully crafted image. He can claim he's an ally to all the black people he *literally* fetishizes, and then go on a rampage against them when they complain about him dating his Blackface Fairy Ho, who, btw, also claimed that she cured her Endometriosis by doing Kinrgy dances WHILE SHE AND BEN WERE DATING AND HIS MOM HAD ALREADY NEARLY DIED FROM OVARIAN CANCER MULTIPLE TIMES. Because he DESPERATELY wanted to erase all the public evidence of the Blackface cause it violated his carefully crafted image. He can publicly claim that it's pathetic that society is cheering on having a girlfriend with grey hair when said girlfriend is still a decade younger and we should support dating, and I quote, "women of a certain age" cause he publicly SAYS he's an ally to women, but his private UTTERLY misogynistic actions of going after *at least* three half black half white young girls that are at least a dozen years younger than him cause he fetishizes them, and can more easily manipulate them, and is ENTITLED to spread his seed and breed them, BECAUSE DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?!?!?

Yes, I do know exactly who and what he is. And so does every "woman of a certain age" out there that I've had the deep pleasure of knowing. Grown women that age can see riiiiiight through Benny's public persona. Because they've earned their wisdom, and especially, their *SCARS*. Given to them by massively misogynistic and egotistical little boys Just. Like. Benny. Benny can't manipulate grown women like that. That only works on young girls who haven't been forced to trade their rose-colored naivety for wisdom yet. Ideal for Benny. Because he's a disgusting human being in his heart.

R336 OMG how could I forget his antics with the literally underaged, but apparently still super sexy ACCORDING TO HIM, Bella Hadid back in the day!!! There was a good reason he and Chris D'Elia were so close!

[quote] *at least* three half black half white young girls

Um, who? His chicks all seem whiter than white to me.

Rayana, Allie, Aubrey

Carbon copies

R339 LITERALLY they're all the exact same girl. Because Benny's got an enormous fetish.

And there's also the *possibility* of Madeline McClintock way back in the day, who's also mixed race and nine years younger than Ben, but it's *only* a possibility from some photos, not a larger amount of evidence.

And maybe Nathalie Emanuel always looks that uncomfortable in videos of celebrity parties, or maybe it's only when Ben is very clearly trying to "interact" with her at said party. Who can say, really?

R335 He has now untagged, but she has not. So much for loving out loud!!! LOLOL!!!!!!!! He's got overpriced merch to sell bitches!!!

R341 And now, finally, she has also untagged, apparently finally checking in as they settled down for bed. Oh. My. God. To be a fly on the wall for that moment. Do you think Ben told her earlier in the day that she was tagged in them All Day??? Maybe her American phone didn't have service in England, but we all know goddamned well that Ben's does. So either..

1. Chivalry is completely dead and he either didn't care about her opinion of the posts or what it might do to her and so never told her all day.

Or 2. It apparently would have been "impossible" for her to log in on his phone to erase them as soon as he saw and erased them many, MANY hours earlier.

Or 3. She, who posted her pics this morning, wanted to leave them up on her page, but Benny DEMANDED that she erase them. As they were going to bed. Or did he pull out his best acting chops and start "crying" and "begging" her to take them down cause he was "scared about everyone finding out about them," and she, like the naive little girl that she is, fell for that bit of obvious manipulation and acquiesced. As they went to bed. And then he curled up in the fetal position and begged her to hold him all night cause, ya know, anxiety and stuff over their relationship.

Oh to be a fly on the wall. . . .

Nooooooo why'd this person only tag him?!?!? Did she already remove her tag? You have GOT to tag them BOTH!!! He can't go crazy and force her to remove it if she's not tagged in the first place!!!

Also, his dad is clearly having fun. Skeletor is clearly having fun. Benny is really, REALLY not having fun. It just warms the soul!

The video is hilarious! Benny singing along, she so excited to see them on the screen, the look of terror was fast. I'm really curious who broke him to make him this afaird of living life out in the public. I get the negative interactions when he was Prince Caspian, but that was almost 20 years ago. There has to have been more.

R344 And there's also the lady next to Skeletor, that I thought looked a little like his mom, though I'm not as familiar enough with her to definitely recognize her. But that lady also gets **REAL** excited to see them all showcased on the big screen, while Benny really, REALLY does NOT.

But then, this was yesterday, once the girlfriend tagging had started, and he had already removed his, but she hadn't yet. Maybe he *KNEW* what was coming alllll over again. WHICH IS WHY THE PERSON FROM R343 NEEDS TO TAG HER TOO!!!!!

R345 his mum is beside him. Dad in below filming

R344 HAHAHAAAA. Please someone make an animated gif of that so I can watch it on a loop.

The look on his face was instant dread and mortification. It's giving me life! He's not putting up much of a fight though when it comes to the tagging. This is the first time in forever that he has not untagged himself within minutes. He's leaving them up there for hours even posting a reel while still tagged We know how much he loves Christmas and engagement is absolutely in the works. Aubrey even has her nails done in anticipation. How much do we want to bet on a generic as fuck wedding followed by almost instant babies ?

Is she going on tour with him? I can hear the crying of all his VIP ticket fans upon seeing her sitting in the background of all their photos and having to crop her out

can you imagine this being a publicity stunt

R349 Well she apparently did go to college to become a master in social media according to the blurb that features her working for her dad's company. Except, yesterday's post, which occurred after the girlfriend tagging started, was By. Far. the worst performing (engagement) post he's made about his music/concert/merch to date. So if it is a stunt, she absolutely SUCKS BEYOND BELIEF at her job. Who's surprised?? But then again, Ben himself never came back to yesterday's post to further engagement with it till bedtime. And it was minimal, not his usual drive up LOTS of likes and comment replies. And speaking of. . .

R348 We can't know either way for sure, but as I just said, Ben didn't come back to his post until he went to bed last night. He's very obviously showing off and taking her out Every Day fucking Every Where, cause look at how much privilege you get if you agree to all his rules about being his obedient girlfriend. Literally speaking, he's most most most likely out all day with her and not paying attention to socials much. And just like he probably obviously scheduled his post last Saturday when they flew to London, he may be scheduling all these too cause he knows he's going to be out all day showing off with her. I mean, he hasn't come back to today's post yet either.

R349 Yes I can lol

BTW, where did BBF even get the video of the concert from? I don't see it tagged anywhere. I mean, Ben's dad was apparently filming at the time. . . .

Can anyone else find the source?

Totally forgot you can schedule posts on insta but has anyone seen if they match up with tt? Or can you schedule posts on tiktok too. You're right engagement with the post has been minimal . He still hasn't untagged himself. I think this is his way of reluctantly going public and not just because he's not online as much cos his hands are full. ... nvrmnd there's nothing on her to fill his hands with . The bruises these two must get from each other banging bones . gross

That video come out of nowhere ! If no one finds the original source Iets create a rumor that it was leaked by one of her friends

A Leo is sun. Cancer is moon. Maybe this is the chick he had been singing about for so long. Baby you're the Sun and Moon. I know someone will come up with the timeline but when did these two meet and how long do we think they have been dating. Because you don't just bring someone to Meet the Parents unless it's serious. Though he's getting old and desperate at this point

Remember that post of him in the thermals. He like a Ken doll down there. Aubrey must like teeny peens

Her Pinterest board has engagement rings and merch. And he said he had been working on the merch for a while. But the merch is ugly. Again.

Publicity stunt or sledging or actually serious. Meeting the parents is a big deal at any age . He might honestly be setting down

The tagged concert post is now gone. Did the person give up and take it down, or did he finally untag and then it's useless to keep the post up?? Anyone know?

R357 Remember that he also brought Peyton out to London when he was filming golddigger, and also took her to the museum, etc. So Peyton also met his family, then she went home. Then their relationship ended very shortly after he got back to LA after finishing up with golddigger. Sure "meeting the parents" is a big deal and all, but it's not the first time it's happened with Ben.

R359 he's in his forties of course it's not the first time it's happened but it is an important step . It means he's serious about the person. Doesn't mean the relationship won't work out but it does mean that it's serious enough

He brought Peyton out to London at goldigger time ? Had no idea

Nooooo the videos are gone booo. I am late to the party.

Bless the person who shared the Paul McCartney footage. Hopefully this will teach Ben that he can't hide. The look on his face was priceless. truly an oh shit moment. Can you imagine if he is still on Raya or chatting up other birds and then this comes out

R362 I made screenshots of her stories the other day and the video that someone made a post out of and tagged him on is on BBF.

R357 Deflection from family questioning lol

R363 I’m betting he is

This whole thing reminds me of Tumblr fanfics

Well thank God for friends! It was passed along to me that Skeletor disabled tagging on her IG last night. Awwwwwwww, poor baby!!! What's the matter, can't handle the heat little girl?!?!? You leech onto Glenn Powell looking to climb the LA Ladder. You leech onto Benny, who's introducing you to Hollywood producers now so you can finally start making it in Hollywood, and you're going to disable engaging with your already practically non-existent social media?!?!?!?!? Does she think the attention is ***ever*** going to stop?!?!? OMG how absolutely fucking stupid and naive can you be??? This is her life now! Benny's obedient TradWife who can never ever leave the house again for fear of being tagged in a photo! Yeah, good luck ya dumb bitch. You obviously ain't gonna make it if ONE tag breaks you this bad. LOLOL!!!!

R368 I love this

How can you want to be a celebrity and I use that term loosely because Ben isn't very famous but she's even less , then be afraid of tagging or gossip or rumor. Its part of the job. Weak and meek just like him. What a power couple I say laughing

R369 Not only disabling tags, but also maybe disabling people automatically being able to follow her?!?!?!?!? She now has to approve everyone from even *FOLLOWING* her page??!?! Am I seeing this correctly or is IG acting up? Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me. This from the person who apparently went to school to have expertise in using social media to your advantage. And as soon as literally ANYONE has ever heard of her, she does everything she can to desperately block them from continuing to hear of her ever again. Utterly brainless and dumb as fucking shit, and therefore PERFECT for Benny's manipulative desires!! Like I said, YOU AIN'T GONNA MAKE IT LITTLE GIRL!!!

And in other news, Kazinsky and Skeletor now follow each other. Which is genuinely surprising considering it's apparently forbidden for her to follow Ben's brother? Have they not met yet? EVER? Ben's spreading her around to everyone, but not his brother? Scared Benny???

Watch her follow count go up. First Rob then let's see if the brother gets added but the ultimate is Rob's not so secret secret account that Ella follows.

Also did anyone else notice that Ella posted a picture of herself laying down on the train tracks, the same ones that Ben was walking on a while back. They think no one notices because they stagger the post not to do it on the same day like they used to but. Peyton Ella Rob Ben have all moved around each other shall we say politely. I wonder how Aubrey fix into the mix being a whopping 31 years old.

I hope Aubrey gets his mom's sex book for christmas.

I was able to follow Aubrey's account without a problem. Tagging might be disabled though. Someone care to try?

people gotta make like 15 accounts harassing the crap out of these two. Give em a taste of being in the limelight for real.

R372 Did you follow just tonight or a while ago? Cause mine's still stuck on requested so I'm wondering if she changed it recently once they started getting more heat?

And also, since Skeletor, the expert in social media, posted showing off that she's been in London with Ben, his views on TikTok have plummeted to well below 20k, and his reach on IG has also plummeted to about 1/4-1/3 of where it used to be. Goddamn but is she obviously a Super Lucky Charm for him!!! Super, SUPER smart little girl!!! Cause did I mention? He's desperately trying to get all his fans to give him all their money and buy his merch and buy his tickets and buy his music. And she fucking murdered his engagement with ONE post. I'll say it again Benny.. You can't have both a girlfriend and a career. And prior to The Institute, you hadn't worked in over two years. But by all means, destroy your music "career" too!

So much for renovating his house with her? Cause Jesus FUCK is she eager to show him all her ideas for it. Now I understand why he started following those "LA home renovation" IG accounts (that she also follows) earlier this year. She's fucking redesigning his (their?????) house for him, isn't she? Jesus are they already married? How the fuck long have they actually been going out that she's saving tooonnnnnnnnnnnnnssssss of ideas for how he should renovate his house? Is that what normal girlfriends do?!? Or just the frighteningly OVEREAGER ones. Is it already their house then?!?

R371 Those pictures of Ella on the train tracks were taken in and around Whistler, BC, with her boyfriend. They have been posting a lot about each other. I think Ella just got caught in the Peyton crossfire and some ppl ran with it.

But now it's all about Aubrey. She looks like she's missed homeroom.

R373 I followed recently but like only a day recently. That's very interesting though. Maybe I slipped in under the radar.

His base has shrunk lots. When I look at tagged its only like what 8 people with any consistentcy. i think he could have both career and gf but you have to be open about it like everybody else is. the secrecy is what makes ppl feel awkward how can you trust a person if they hide everything and only post tightly cropped selfie stuff and always twirling around making us get pukey to show but not show where he is and all the other totally shady stuff he does. he went to a party for a dating app launch and didnt even pose with big time celebs that were there like someone in his level of e list should do or does. he doesnt play the game and if you wanna be in the game then you gotta play. not just when you want to but all the time. and you can do that successfully like so many others do. he has less followers than people who havent been on tv or movies in decades lol SAD!!!

I had bought some of the new merch but i just emailed them to ask for a refund. i admit him being with her has turned me off. but more than that its the secrecy even after being so undeniably exposed. and wtf why did she do a pinterest so anybody can see it all. you start datign a guy notorious for being hyper private and leave everything out and then the video leaks too and then Ben does absolutely nothing to confirm or deny which again makes it worse. its such a mess and its the best thing thats happened to my evil black BB non-loving heart in so long

were baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

R374 what made me think Ella may have also been an ex even for a bit was teh boomerang necklace he wore for the 11:11 annv post plus the locations matched and so many times he reposted her stuff verbatim and Joshua Tree all those years ago. plus the white cat hair on his sweater and then she has the cat but it was robs at somepoint she her showing offthe cat and Peyton in thebackround of the kitchen along to a Queen song about best friend. kinda though Peyton was bi for some reason and my mind went to them being bi and swapping btwn all 4 of them. i gotta not watch so much porn

he has 2 types. mixed race because he wants to be black and white AF with crazy eyes. but it doesnt matter now because Skeletor

Dec 2002, Ben had phone call 2 winners as a way to sell his merch. Their names were Ocean and Lindsey. Did anyone ever hear about what they talked about? Did either of them say anything on socials at the time or did he make them sign an NDA ? ?

R377 I’m guessing you won’t be the only one cancelling your merch orders. There are definitely some fans who feel the same way you do. I’m guessing some will also be trying to sell their VIP tickets.

R379 Did he even make the calls?! Don’t remember seeing anything about it except something apologising for the delay - but that was it. But maybe it did happen and the fans just didn’t post 🤷‍♀️

R377 He’s given her high expectations

I need to look again at the rings but they look HUGE. Ben leases his car and can't have much royalties or income with a 2 million dollar house to pay off. who knows but i guess theres alway spayment plans and credit an dloans to pay for renovations and big diamonds

wedding dress pins too

R382 R383 That’s what I mean (R381) They are going to crash & burn You can see how her mind is working lol

R384 But what if this is what he wants? A vanilla life

But I DEFFO want them to crash and burn even if that means he has to write a third insufferable album

R376 Party for a dating app? I don't think I recognize that reference at all???? Who what where when did this happen and how do you know?

R382 Hey now, that's an over two and a half million dollar house to you!! It's yet another carbon copy of his type. Really pretty view, but its vaulted ceilings mean there's absolutely nothing but 'empty space up top.' Perfect for Benny!

R3867 My friend Alexis spotted him there, she talked to him and said he was pleasant enough but was not being nice per se. The party was sketchy enough despite the cash thrown into it. They forced people to download the app and register upon entering the party. Which means at some point Ben was on it but of course probably jumped right back off. She uninstalled it afterwards as well because she thought it was sus. She followed him on IG right in front of him, making convo, and he pretended to follow her back but never did. Pretty fucking rude considering she's an actress too but Hollyweird strikes again. I tipped off Stephanie from BBF but since he was never photographed she couldn't post anything about it.

Ha she’s changed her ‘B’ folder on Pinterest to ‘home’.

Lol you don’t fool us, girl. We see you.

I just got a refund from Kartel because I dont want his crappy merch now. OOC checked eBay. It clearly disgruntled fan is selling a bunch of old Benny boy merch. Like ticks off a dying dog the fans leaving.

I bet she'll be flashing a ring by New Year's

R390 Lol… well she’d LIKE to be!

R390 Good! Well at least he had the good sense to tuck tail and fucking RUN away from everything Yet. Again. Can you imagine what kind of husband he'd be? Can you imagine what kind of FATHER he'd be?!? He's literally the most emotionally immature boy I've ever seen, but does he truly believe love bombing with saccharine tones is enough for The Rest Of His Life?!? He's absolutely nothing more than a scared little boy desperately trying to pretend he's something he's not. Worth anyone's time. No confidence, because that only comes from actual SUBSTANCE, of which Benny has absolutely none. Absolutely no strength of character, or else he would actually practice what he preaches to the public and be a genuinely good role model or something, but instead he fucking lies and desperately tries to hide everything. Rules for thee but not for me is Benny's life mantra. But damn can he buy you tickets to fun things and entertain you to the point that you won't notice any of that! At first. . . remind me why he's still single and very very nearly jobless at 43 years old? Oh wait, I know.. Because alllllllll he is is his Mask. The story he tells himself to make him feel better about himself.

Just listen to him complain about how hard the pandemic was on him (oh wait, he says everyone??). It was literally more than he could handle to not go out and have fun All. The. Time. like he's entitled to now?!? He needs a fantasy life. He fundamentally can't handle reality and all the trials that come with it. And even with the BEST possible person for you, The Rest Of Your Life is no where near a fantasy. And he's already running scared from being tagged on Instagram.

Scared. Little. Boy.

What I find very interesting is who is following her and who’s following. First was Christian before Ben. Ben didn’t start following her until he was done filming his video and back in Halifax. At least a week later. Cal. I get they supposedly when to a concert together. Those two kids from the institute she must have met while visiting Ben. And who really cares about Rob(sorry, Rob). and that Elly chicky who everyone follows.

But why no Kevin, Chike, Roger or Jack? Those are the most important people in Ben’s life. And she’s apparently met Chike.

I think they got together while making that little video. Her Pinterest that she shares with him are only 3 months old. I get the feeling she’s moving fast. I just hope for Benny’s sake he’s using birth control cause in her mind he’s the proverbial Golden Goose. I smell a trap.

R393 Yeah she’d love that too!!! Run Benny run

And poor wittle baby didn't post today. Did we hurt babies feelings? Somebody quick, get a pen and paper. He about to write another song

The person who wrote R392 is my spiritual animal

R393 i love the breakdown posts. The logistics are yum for thought! The metric of relationship value via social media is the closest thing we have to finding logic.

I'd be seriously interested in a timeline breakdown too Maybe he just couldnt take being lonely anymore and he grabbed on to someone he could be adored by. The ego bump would be huge, unlike his peen. The age difference and the way he's loved bombing her reminds me of stories that never end well.

I don't see chemistry between them. But if he met her knowing what she wants to do is get married and have babies then he might just do it so he doesn't have to be alone anymore.

Is he white or mixed race?

He as white as mayonnaise on rice in the snow

R399 you must be new here. Google it

[quote] He as white as mayonnaise on rice in the snow

Duke's or Hellmann's?

[quote] He as white as mayonnaise on rice in the snow

He doesn’t look it.

R402 Hellmann's. On his father's side

Remember when he went to that movie screening of Glenn Powell's and he was surrounded by Glenn Powell's harem and he was just standing there stuffing free food into his face wearing that horrific mayonnaise head to toe linen outfit with his swag bag thrown over his shoulder like the awkward beta that he is? I wonder if they could have even met her then?

My Chike thank you note for the video is that he funded it. I mean everyone has friends that'll do things for free but you still have to pay some of the crew and a very least buy them dinner or something. I don't think that's his apartment or anything that they filmed it in. Likely a rental from vrbo or whtvr

R403 Jewish too. technically that's not white But Google it. Just like everybody else his ancestry is mixed.

Is he scenting trouble in paradise? Falling post interactions, sparse tag grid, rumoured merch order cancellations. Is that perhaps Barnes’ unerring ability to spoil anticipation for upcoming projects? This time he managed it in one fell swoop by allowing Mz Cleland to post her ‘charming’ little London photo drop. What a lovely Xmas gift for his fandom! Impeccable timing on his behalf and pretty callous when you think about it. Not just a shock for his fangirls but has also hung Cleland right out there as a target. And the timing seems extra bizarre when he’s still got pre-orders, merch and concert tickets to sell. Is there some pressing reason for him to hurry along the private and public introductions? Who can tell. He marches stubbornly to his own beat, that guy. So today we have two merch-related posts and oh look he’s hung around to interact instead of disappearing again. This time around, he’s not experiencing the white hot flames of a Hough-related faux pas - but I DO think he’s feeling the frosty chill breath of a displeased but otherwise silent fandom.

Quick Poll: 1. He's so desperate to bring up engagement and SALES again after his girlfriend murdered his fledgling music career for him that he's going to *falsely* advertise that you might even get a hand signed copy if you order now!!! That's disgustingly low, even for him..

Or 2. He hasn't even sold 1000 copies of his music yet, so plenty of signed albums are available?!?!?!? Get yours now or miss out on his signature!!

Oof..

What’s with the throwing his head back? Neigh, lass! In denial lol

I don't understand him. Everything was going really well in BB world. More posts and interactions than usual, more smiles than glares, more comedy, even showed more of his house this year, then... self-sabotage?

How is it that he's with different agencies and managers yet nobody can give this guy direction? Didn't he have Hammy looking out for him as a manager-mentor figure for his music life? Who the hell puts out an extremely ambitious touring schedule before an album and merch sales are up long enough to predict profit? I'm a retail chain store manager and none of what he's doing makes business sense.

Even getting free clothes from Hugo Boss, when they have dressed him the absolute most awful, the most often is a mistake. Was Burberry busy? Bet most of the clothes she was wearing came from that fitting day. I imagine his saying, 'you can have anything you want here at Boss'. Because it's free.

As far as the CDs and the LPs go, you're basically paying for an autograph that you can get off eBay for $20. Because music can be downloaded for free right? And the cover is a bit of a jump scare.

He sitting in front of his fireplace, watching TV signing inserts. Did that really need a filter? And does he think he's fooling anyone when he posts things that he's clearly pre-recorded? Oh I'm not in London I swear. I'm totally home now. Alone. In the dark.

And where are all his famous friends, band mates old and new, etc helping to promote him? All of those people past and present should be promoting him at least once a day as well as themselves. One little mention from Glen Powell or the like could get at least another 200 tickets sold just because his fans would be curious to see if he popped up at any of the shows.

FFS it's amateur hour and he's been in this business far too long and old enough to know and do better!

Tag grid, followers, interactions have been shrinking exponentially. I think he was trying to do more TikTok v IG but that wasn't ever going to work. Too demanding for someone so secretive. Publicity for his acting and music his people shouldve been arranging all year but this time around there's only been maybe 2 articles? The first time there were so many interviews, podcast, articles.

And why does he keep gaslighting his fans in regards to the songs? He's done this before. Again, makes no sense.

R412 Right! Everyone KNOWS who it’s about. And that’s not his current companion! Stop treating your fans as if they’re morons!

R410 Yeah it’s like R407 said. You also speak the truth. He absolutely manages to torpedo himself every time. Much to the fangirls’ relief, the dreaded Ho has disappeared off into the sunset so to speak and has even been seen out and about with two men recently … oh wait … that wouldn't be why he allowed the latest cookie-cutter girl to post some photos, would it?! So that the Ho would see that he’s (drum roll) ~’not alone?’~

Like she cares lol

And let’s face it, all the events he’s been taking ladies to this year have been courtesy of sponsors or friends, oh and entry to London museums is free. Clever budgeting! - that big huge tour is going to be a complete money guzzler.

Are his fangirls really cancelling merch orders because he has a GF? Because that is its own special level of pathetic. Or is it because he's lying (again) about the GF?

R410 Why the repeated self sabotage over and over throughout the years? Because Benny demands to be able to eat his cake and still have it. He is entitled to having it *ALL*. He *NEEDS* the entitled fantasy life where he gets to have EVERYTHING because Reality will *never* be good enough for him. He demands that *he* be good enough for everyone else, but also demands that Reality will never be good enough, because *THAT'S* how massively overinflated his ego is. Do you know how very young and skinny and pretty his arm candy TradWife half black girlfriend is?? Do you SEE what he still gets to fuck even as a middle-aged little boy? Do you realize how much bigger his ego gets every time he saccharinely and lovingly looks at her and realizes he gets to fuck this very young and nubile little skeleton? Why do you think her EXACT type is almost ALL he goes after?? He's entitled to fuck girls like her, that's what makes him feel better about himself. He never has to grow up and address all his massive shortcomings and learn from his mistakes and follow better advice (he's already good enough, remember), because dumb little girls like Skeletor still want to fuck and love bomb him (of course he does show her a reeeaaallll good time and introduce her to Hollywood so why wouldn't she? Climbing that ladder!). He will NEVER stop self sabotaging because he will never stop needing to show off his conquests and his privilege. Because what else did he show off when he soft launched Skeletor in the music video? What a wonderful person she is? Nope. Her superior acting ability? We got to see her back as she jogged next to him for half the time and that's *it*. So nope. How proud he is of her and that's she's his girlfriend? NNNOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! He, as per usual, IMMEDIATELY got rid of all the evidence that she was in fact his girlfriend as soon as it popped up. Oh yeah, he's real proud *of* *her*. Nope, he's proud of himself because he gets to fuck her. And that's *IT*. But what is there to be proud of anyway? She doesn't have a job. She doesn't have any substance anyone can see. All she does going YEARS back is post pictures of herself and how young and hot she is, and occasionally some short singing videos. That's it. That's literally all she is. Sexy instagram pictures. No wonder Benny's not proud enough to claim her.

And one more very fun little thought to warm your hearts.. Has anyone been paying attention to his IG numbers for long enough? They skyrocketed when S&B 2 came out and he hit 2.2+milllion on IG. Then they've fallen ever since. And as we all know, they would plummet for a day or two every time he posted a singing video with those obscenely ridiculous faces he makes. His musical attempts *killed* him every time. He had lost over 200K followers since S&B2. But then, surprisingly considering past precedent, he announced his new album and released Beloved, and his followers started *jumping* UP. Doesn't matter if anyone agrees that should have happened, it absolutely did happen. 1000ish new followers a day every day and he had gained back well over 20K. Like you said, *Everything.* *Was.* *Going.* *GREAT.* *Again.* Until. . . word hit the internet that he was dating Skeletor. And since then in late November, his previously growing followers and reach and engagement have started falling again every single day. He's irreparably trending down again right when he NEEDS to be trending up to help sales. Then he decided to allow his girlfriend to post pictures proving that she was in London with him and his engagement has screeched to a fucking HALT. Benny's brilliance strikes again.

Because he CAN NOT have both a career and a girlfriend. He can't have it all. He can't have a fantasy. Yet he demands it all anyway. So he can't stop self sabotaging.

Welcome Ben‘s girlfriend (forgot name) to Datalounge He only and forever loves the Ho. She will soon claim him again because she‘s reading here. Hey ho! Do something about this., Julez.

R417 Yesssss shes still around in the background. They have a little Insta game they still play. She stopped tapping his posts, he’d stopped tapping hers. Then she taps one of his - and whoosh - he rushes over and taps one (or more) of hers. And so it goes on. Still got her claws into him - gotta keep her happy.

R415 Yes - I hear they are. I think it might be due to him releasing the tickets, pre-order album and then the merch. Gets some sales on board for these - and then gets the girlie to drop her London pix. It seems quite a cynical move and as already mentioned in several comments, very strange timing.

(The London photo drop - that is totally like deja vu with the Rayana chick. She and her pals were forever posting pix from exactly where he was too - but never showing him.)

BTW, if anyone wants to have a little funsies (or even better can post the exact screen shot here), there is another wonderful moment during the 3 second mark, where Ben had previously been enjoying singing along, but then Skeletor super excitedly (clearly) interrupts his singing and he turns to look at her with a pretty unmistakably annoyed look on his face before he turns to see with shock/horror that their faces are plastered together for the whole world to see. You definitely have to go frame by frame to see it, but it's wonderfully worth it for a moment of joy!

BTW, if anyone wants to have a little funsies lets look frame by frame at the 2 people who post on these threads.

^^

Date a generation that believes 'pictures or it didn't happen' - reap what you sow.

Girlies and young ladies unfollowing, returning, reselling or getting a refund once a gf is revealed is to be expected. He didnt pick them. So why should they stick around when Ben is interchangeable? There are hotter guys out there with the same look. Handsome face yes but not the most handsome. Plus, he does kind of have an odd shaped, ferret body. even when he does work out its still... again, there's better.

His ride or dies are women, some with husbands or children, with full lives to live, who need a SAFE fantasy guy. Blokes don't feel threatened by Ben. Hell, I could take him in a fight. Not just because he's effeminate but because he looks breakable.

He's extremely passive and always preaches hope. The sensitive artist type. But that's not the guy you bring home to Mama. At least not in my family.

He's gonna be a John Stamos. Check out that guy's life over his long career. He just recently settled down and had a kid. At like 60 something.

The merchandise is just as ugly as it was the first time around but I bought a tee and CD thinking, let me show my support since I can't make it to a concert. He's been good this year. I asked for a refund not because I'm under any delusions but because I want to support someone worth supporting. If I'm going to part with my hard-earned money they need to earn it. You don't earn it by lying, stealing fan ideas, posting shot for shots of multiple normies, gaslighting, trying to take full credit for songs you didn't write on your own, and looking like your world just crashed and burned SIMPLY because you were caught doing something you should be perfectly okay being spotted for.

It's like all those cop shows. Why are you running if you're not guilty of anything?

I personally asked for a refund because he has spent a lot of time denying he has mental health issues over the years and then suddenly - anxiety. When it seems to be the number one issue people suffer with and can relate to, suddenly he has it. And he knows better than to confuse anxiety, (social or general) with a bad case of the nerves, insecurity or low self esteem.

For someone who leads a very vanilla life he acts as if he has a lot to hide. Something about that just doesn't pass the smell test for me. And since I can't confront him personally I will hurt him where it counts. His ego and his wallet.

Betcha little miss innocent Aubs didn’t know •anything• before now about Benny’s backstory with the Ho or the women he’s dated before (for a little while), who just happen to be carbon copies of Aubs (but not of the Ho, you’ll notice - and that’s who he’s been •infatuated• with for years!) Lol -well she does now. Bet she’s been on Google for hours! SOOO nice to find out that you’re nothing but a rebound date who popped up at •just• the right time to be useful to him. And that you’re being paraded around London with him now cos he’s jealous that the Ho is seeing other men.

Hope •nobody• especially Aubs is being fooled into thinking that this is him “Loving out loud”. This is ALL for the Ho’s benefit! Firstly he hopes the Ho will spot his little stage-managed down-low ‘reveal’ of Aubs being in London with him. He hopes that this will prove to her that he •can• be public about dating women. Furthermore, he hopes that it will spark a response from the Ho and that finally … finally! it is the day the stars align and she feels ready to be his.

No Benny - that ship has sailed. The stars aligned and yeah, you •did• get left behind.

The fact that he is STILL penning songs about Julianne should be a red flag for any potential gf. I mean even Aubs must realise now that Nevermind (the MV she’s in - double weird!) is •all• about the Ho, even tho as he’s done before, is telling anyone who’ll listen it’s all about something else (anxiety, this time around). Wonder what he’s told Aubs it’s about! Lol

R426 Forgot to say…. that MV he put Aubs in, Nevermind? The one he wore all his own clothes for? Which is all about the Ho?

He gave Aubs that light grey Nike zip-up top to wear. Yeah… the •exact• same jacket he wore for the ‘ice cream date’ pap walk he & Ho went on in late •Jan 2021•!!!

Awwwwww, keeping it all that time!… well we know he keeps fave garments for a while (which is good for the planet 👍) •but• he hasn’t been pictured wearing that particular one since! Vacuum packed away in his wardrobe cos .•her• perfume was still on it?!?! I could see that guy who’s been pining all this time doing that y’know.

... if they post themselves singing a Christmas duet at the piano

What are the latest analytics? I always love hearing the breakdown

R428 Haha he’d get cancelled (again). He’s only just shaken off the effects of his Ho-dabbling days!

OOC what would this forum look like if he was with someone his age like 40+, who was average looking, successful, independent, not in his industry and lovely by all accounts? Because I will be the first to admit that her age and his ridiculous secrecy is what's bothering me the most about all of this. But I don't know if I'd be as bothered if it was a, way way way lesser version of George and Amal.

Maybe Benny decided to come to London for Xmas (when I bet everyone expected him to stay in the US) because Ho didn’t invite him to any parties this year lmao

Something else I just thought of after reading here about her social media education or whatever, you're telling me his girlfriend could have helped organize or moderate that disaster of a YouTube chat? Once again he has all of this help at his fingertips and says no no I'll do it myself because ego, pride, stubborn, control freak. I have never seen someone get in their own damn way and sabotage themselves as much as this guy. I guess it's true what they say about children of therapists

R430 I'll personally answer your question by re-framing it. This thread went completely silent for. . . how long before Skeletor? Because there was nothing to bring up, he just existed. Maybe making music, maybe searching for work, maybe doing whatever, but no one cared about him cause he wasn't doing anything offensive and so fundamentally and DEEPLY harmful and scarring to an already deeply mistreated portion of society. In this context I'm talking about his "Women of a Certain Age." As I've alluded to, and as someone slightly older than Ben, in my work environment I'm very lucky to nearly exclusively count women in their 40s and 50s as primarily my colleagues, and sometimes even luckier to consider them my friends. And because of the type of person I am (genuinely empathic and not just deeply pretending to be on socials in order to sell Merch and music), these women talk to me. And I listen. I listen a lot. Firstly, the wisdom they impart is par excellence. But maybe more importantly, the perspective they share is life changing. The ***PAIN*** they share is fucking life changing. About how men (*including* their life partners) treated them before they hit their mid/upper thirties, and after that age. And if I need to spell it out, after that age, guys didn't "treat" them hardly (or literally) At. All. One anecdote, one husband had apparently lost so much interest that he just up and left my friend his wife, and then popped up on socials two weeks later with a girl my friend believed was only thirty years old. Perhaps that sounds like an extreme example to you, but It. Very. Much. Is. Not.

Because, considering how deeply and fundamentally misogynistic we collectively are as a society, WE LEAVE WOMEN IN THEIR FORTIES BEHIND. Every time. Just like JD Vance said recently, "Women that age are only good for taking care of children." Sure there was a big hubbub *VOICED* after he said that, but then the country elected him. Because they didn't care that he said it. BECAUSE SOCIETY AGREES WITH WHAT HE SAID and showed it with their ACTIONS, not their words. We leave "older" women behind. Ben claims he knows the pain of what it's like to get left behind. But as always, his actions speak louder than his words and he chooses to leave "women of a certain age' behind Every. Time. Because Ben Barnes is absolutely 100% as misogynistic as JD Vance. 100% as disgusting.

So what would this thread look like if Ben Barnes finally grew up? If Ben Barnes didn't want nothing but validation and an EXTREME ego boost from the very young girls he "dates" (manipulates)? If Ben Barnes instead sought a genuine *partner* who challenged him, and taught him, and shared her wisdom, and actually helped him change and grow for the better, instead of a naive, meek, modest and demure little Door Mat? What would this thread look like if Ben Barnes was actually a genuinely good guy? It wouldn't exist, because we'd have nothing to talk about.

Oooh look! Someone’s been a very good little girl, looking after Benny and all of his needs!

She’s been allowed to post another six of her little photos! How sweet. None featuring Ben ofc. But she’s been so lax in hiding the location that Ben obviously wants everyone to know they’ve been away for a lovely long weekend.

It’s Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire. She also very cheekily shared two photos of their bedroom… the Garden Room. A little self-contained cabin-y type thing. She sat on the bed and took the first one. The second, she made sure we could all see the ‘Soho’ book lying on the table. How droll.

No doubt she will be able to use lots of inspo from this little trip!

Meanwhile no doubt the BB Empire has been burning while the Emperor plays his piano 🔥

R434 Well she has learned very well on her knees at the feet of her new master. This is how pure unadulterated Corruption starts. Show off how much privilege you've attained as often as you can. Shamelessly climb that ladder as high as you can and rub that sheer height into all the faces of everyone who wouldn't sell out as quickly as you, fueled by the malicious thrill it gives you to think of how far you've come in such a very short time.

Yet another vapid entitled brainless bitch. A perfect fit for Benny.

Soho must have abysmally low standards if they allow Ben to stay on as a member. That's all I've got.

Heartstopper

An obsessive thread over a VERY minor actor.

Creepy.

R436 The *only* standard they've got is money. Just like Skeletor. Period.

R438 You must be new and not know what DL is for.

This is an A, B conversation. C your way out of it.

R433 I agree with all you've said

When I saw everything she posted and did a quick Google search to see the location the first thing I thought was oh crap they're getting married.

But even if they don't, this is the first time that I personally have witnessed a bona fide show of a relationship. Me personally. I know some of you here have been around a lot longer than I have and have seen other cases come through. But this one looks different.

I still wonder where he gets his money though. Because this isn't just royalties and he has to have spent an insane amount of money funding his music stuff. Unless he has a bunch of Angel Investors wish I suppose as possible but I wouldn't want to see him spending that money on fucking his girlfriend at Soho House

R442 Maybe she already "accidentally" got pregnant?

I do agree with you that it does feel/look different, but at the same time it also doesn't. The one thing everyone always quotes from him is on the multiple occasions of being asked about his very private love life, he's said "when I find the woman I'm going to marry I'll be less coy.." But he is absolutely still being completely coy about it. He did introduce her to the world, but ONLY as his MV co-star. He is allowing her to post where they are so she can show off, but her posts never include him (she literally cropped him out of one). Both of them are still untagging from the posts proving they're together right now. And he has never posted anything himself about anything at all. He hides that it's her taking ad videos for him when he credits all his other friends for the same thing. Never ever forget the annoyance and then horror on his face when they got caught together at the McCartney concert. He's still completely rejecting the idea of them being seen together. So he's still being completely coy about her.

Now compare that to The Ho. How many pap walks with his blackface fairy did he agree to do to get the gossip rags talking about how they were dating *during* the multiple times they WERE actually dating? And he let The Ho literally CONFIRM to multiple gossip rags with different quotes that they were in fact dating when they were. And yet Ben won't even acknowledge Skeletor's existence outside of the MV. So yeah, this does feel different somehow, but apparently Skeletor doesn't even come close to rating the same privileges as his Blackface Fairy so far. But maybe he's just cynically and carelessly waiting for his tour to be over to ensure he gets as much money from his fanbase as he can?

As far as money goes, I did randomly notice a British investment banker started following Ben just before the Nevermind video released. It could be absolutely nothing and a random coincidence, or maybe Benny's been playing that game for a while now and is expanding it to England too? Who knows!

R443 the thing about JHO is that she actually is famous so the chances of them being seen in public whether she prompted it or not was going to be high. All of his other girlfriends have been under the radar as far as celebrity goes so it's easier for him to quote unquote play coy.

I think he did get investors then. That's the only way it makes sense. And maybe his parents paid his house off for him or something. Lord knows they have enough money.

The sheer look of terror on his face speaks volumes. I showed the video to my boyfriend and the first thing he said was 'that's the look of a man who's just gotten caught cheating.' He thinks Bens not truly serious about the girl but trapped (possibly preggers yeah) in the situation or just lonely and it sped outta control and he's too much of a coward to break it off. He thinks Ben actually loves somebody else but that person rejected him and so he started dating Aubrey as a way to even the score and the whole thing got fucked up.

I like that theory. Lol

R440 You are HILARIOUSLY clever! Like a 1940s chorine!

oh, my sides!

R444 To your first point about The Ho, I would actually disagree that it was likely they'd be seen together anyway, because they otherwise never were. Never except for the times they were very obviously posing for Backgrid and the articles immediately came out following the pics dropping with the dating rumors. But those are literally the only times they were seen together.

To echo the rest (and add on to R442 and R443 looks/feels different this time), since Ben's doing all his same bullshit avoiding and covering up, I think what does actually feel different about this one to me is the sheer unadulterated SPEED by which she's letting everyone know. Just how old is this relationship that she started redesigning his house five months ago and letting everyone know they're dating now? It's always possible they met at Chike's B'day party in March and that's why Ben's thanking him in Nevermind, but Ben was absolutely actively pursuing Allie up until their apparently disastrous date in May, as that's when Ben stopped liking all her IG posts. He went home for Wimbledon in July, did he bring Skeletor then and completely hide her (holy fucking shit that would be FAST!!!!!) or is she meeting the fam only now? He did like Skeletor's mom's HBD post on July 10th almost immediately after she did, and Wimbledon was July 8th. I suppose she could have mentioned the post long distance and he then searched for it and liked it, or. . . . And then by mid August he was in Halifax and they were at least *mostly* apart for THREE MONTHS. When did Cal start following her? When did the actual dating start? Cause. She. Is. Moving. FAST. letting everyone know about them. And that's what's so different this time.

But a tip o' my hat to your boyfriend!

As someone who moves super fast in relationships, and finds people who also want to move fast, I've never met the parents in under 3 months. When or if I met the parents it's because they were local and we could just go to their house or meet up for dinner somewhere. Not fly to another country, see a concert where you would have to pre buy a certain number of tickets in advance... it's just... it's not just feeling rushed it's feeling almost panicked.

R446 At least my bf is having fun with it all lol

I had no idea about this girl named allie. I guess this year he's been really racking up the numbers. Dating is a numbers game though. Eventually you find someone who says yes

Is this the first time he's followed somebody he's dating? Or stayed following or ... ?

(Please don't mention jho in regards to this question)

I know it's the holidays and everything but his fans are awfully quiet. It's basically just one or two constantly trying to get his attention at this point

R450 He always used his private IG account for his girlfriends, but then he changed that account to make himself Harry from When Harry Met Sally when he and Blackface Fairy were dating, everybody found out about it, and he panicked and got rid of it.

So no it's not the first time technically, but these are currently different circumstances, so.. *shrug*

Billy Shears 19bb81 on pinterest. Has anyone explored that handle in use elsewhere ?

R452 I truly think that when he followed her a couple of days after the video was finished, it was a business/work follow. Since he got rid of his private insta, he just doesn’t follow girls he’s interested in on his public one. Somewhere along the way he decided to take her to London - a plus one for the holidays. Useful for him.

R446 Just to confirm - Ben tapped the AC Mom bday post at the end of Sept. This was observed by several people who were watching the various follows & follow backs ever since CC posted that “onset” pic where Cleland was wearing the Nike top and was already trying to grab all the attention onto her.

Also, I think it’s been mentioned that they were at Soho Farmhouse and yes, again we have a Jules Hough connection. In July 2023 for her birthday, she stayed in the very same ROOM!!! There is photographic evidence on her insta (link below). Does little miss Aubrey know about that I wonder! First he makes her wear that Nike top, now she’s slept in the same bed as the other woman!

I love all the info that I get from being on here.

Quick aside, you know how he keeps trying to spin never mind into something other than unrequited love because he didn't have the balls to tell the person he liked that he likes her... Why the black and white video with a chalk heart then? Wild contrast between ideas.

R454 then the relationship developed at lightning speed.

R454 Oh my fucking God. . . Benny brought his current girlfriend to the exact same bed where the previous love of his life soulmate slept to make sure he could fuck said current girlfriend in the exact same bed. Oh my fucking God!!! Did he think the sheets were still going to smell like his Blackface Fairy?!? Jesus fuck is literally ***EVERYTHING*** he's doing right now because he's still completely and absolutely OBSESSED with his Ho?!?! I'm just going to remind everyone of R314 because OH MY FUCKING GOD HE MADE SURE TO FUCK SKELETOR IN THE SAME FUCKING BED!!!!!!! Forget Ben making sure she wore The Ho's jacket for the music video when he made sure he hired his girlfriend to play the part of his Blackface Fairy who left him in said video, but then he made sure to fuck said girlfriend in the exact same bed where the girlfriend who left him once slept.

I can't.. this just broke my brain.. This is a level of fucking psychosis I can't handle.. He needs fucking help, and she needs to GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE NOW!!!

R457 the thing is I don't think she cares. If she's a clout chaser then none of that matters. What matters is a free vacation, clothes, and networking opportunities.

R458 If he's that level of psychotic and she thinks they're getting married and having babies she's gonna start caring rrreeeeeeeeeeeaaallllll soon. As your pointing out, she clearly wants to be a trophy wife and that's obviously the path she's currently on, but I'm not joking when I use the word psychotic. I'm being deadly serious. If he's this far gone she's gonna start caring, she won't have a choice.

You know he shouldve had a bunch of stuff scheduled to post throughout the holiday month. As we saw from the massive photo dump he did for The Critic, boy has shit tons of stuff in his phone. For someone who is so selfcentered again I've got to ask , if his priorities are music and making cash so he can have cash for a wife and kids, what the hell is this

No reposting of fan art stuff. No thirst traps. No poems telling people to ride their bikes. He could have posted the museum thing to IG instead of just TT. He loves Christmas but I haven't seen anything Christmassy posted. Etc etc etc

I wonder how sales for his tour and uggo merch are doing?

R459 psychotic and delusional make perfect bedfellows. They both get what they want.

What do we make of the photo booth picture shown in the video next to the bowl where he gets his keys from before he takes a run?

I know they're together but I don't see chemistry still

R457 R459 And just to add on, why the fuck did he lie down in The Ho's bed and take a picture of himself like this, and then why did he post said photo of him lying in her bed to the internet? Why be *THIS* level of creepy? This is a level of obsession. . . . He. Needs. Help.

(If anyone remembers and can easily find the photo proof that it's her bed feel free to link)

R463 Not her bed. There was a lot of discussion at the time about bb this and so some of us looked closer. I worked for a homewares company for a while, so as tedious as it might sound, I know my blankets! While both blankets are made of waffle style fabrics, his has much bigger ‘waffles’ and has a much rougher finish. Hers is a lighter weight blanket, and a lighter colour too with much smaller ‘waffles’ or waves.

Pic 1/2 BB post from April 2020 (same blanket) Pic 3/4 BB post from March 2024 Pic 5/6 Hough boasty post July 2023

I wonder why he changed his story post. The only difference is you can see that he's in the UK and the time vs a bunch of arrows

R465 I wasn't quick enough to see the original, but I'll take your word for the description.. You can call me cynical if you want, but the most obvious answer is to "prove" that he remained in London *if* she shows up in Oregon. Or of course, he could have edited it with London markers to make everyone believe he's in London when he actually went home with her (again if she winds up in Oregon), but I'm not sure I trust the editing skills of anyone he knows to pull off something that precise.

But back to earlier, another fun thought entered my mind. What if it wasn't Benny who brought Skeletor to Soho to fuck her in his ex's old bed cause he's still that obsessed (undeniably psychotic), but instead it was Skeletor who literally demanded that Benny bring her there so she could fuck him in his ex's old bed. Because that might be even more psychotic. Ben's clearly got issues with his and The Ho's past and its ending, but *possibly* his new girlfriend didn't help him heal and move on, but instead brought it all up and reopened and revisited any trauma that still lingers cause she's that jealous. She's the one that clearly posted the same bathtub The Ho was in to prove it's the same room. And she posted she was in the bed. She posted that specifically. Cause she's moving REAL fast and she's digging her claws ***REAL*** deep and, on the level of secret hidden emoji messages, Benny is allllllllll hers now!!!

No, that's definitely waaaaaaaaaaayyyy more psychotic. That is very definitely NOT how you help your potential life partner heal from any potential trauma. Making it all about the past to prove you're the future instead is literally the opposite of letting someone heal. Obviously just a *potential* scenario, but they were definitely in the exact same bed when there should have been plenty of other rooms. So either Benny did this to Skeletor, or she did *THIS* to him. Jesus. Fuck. Psy. Cho(t). Tic.

R464 I found the picture I was thinking of here. I do agree that the pic you posted looks lighter and finer, but this one here doesn't imo. This looks the same to me.

But for the sake of argument, let's say the pic of him is on his bed. You can very clearly see the ivory fur beneath him that matches the same fur up against the foot of her bed. So if that is indeed his bed he's laying on, that would mean he got close enough to the same waffle blanket as she has, AND close enough to the same ivory fur "thing" against the foot of his bed too. He decorated his bed to exactly match hers. And I'm not sure that's flex you were maybe implying it might be.

R467 Darling - that is a rug the doggy is lying on. On the floor. There is no fur in the BB photo - that’s his bed linen. I’m sure he’s been in her bed plenty of times (and vice.versa) but that was not one of them. Maybe he was trying to spark some nostalgia-type thoughts in her head of being in his bed - good luck with that. Vapid is as vapid does. Nothing lasts long in that cesspit ig a head. And the current girl is so very very consciously trying to be all Little Girl Lost - it’s worrying! Can’t he ever pick normal women?

She is playing up the young and innocent thing. What 31-year-old do you know puts bows in their hair and wears matching pajamas with their friend and thinks yeah that's a good business move. From playing a black widow to that ? Who knows maybe that's their thing. role playing with each other and not actually being their authentic selves

R468 *cesspit of a head* typo oops

R468 I think you're referring to the third picture in which the dog is lying on its back on a white rug or blanket on top of a tan-ish rug, While I'm referring to the sixth pic/video. Which is the dog wagging its tail on her bed on top of that waffle blanket. It's the exact same bed that you shared in your imgur shots but from the opposite angle (and closer/clearer to the waffle blanket), and you can see the "ivory" fur things behind the dog in your imgur shot too. The sixth photo looks exactly the same as the Benny lying on the blanket/fur thing photo to me.

And he was Prince Caspian and literally known for playing Boy With Sword up until Logan and Billy Russo. There's no doubt in my mind he sees himself as The Prince who's going to save the Damsel In Distress. I assure you that's what his massively overinflated ego tells him. Skeletor playing Little Girl Lost is *literally* IDEAL for Benny's ego. It's literally exactly what he wants. A girl who can't make it on her own and has to rely on him. And he gets to be The Hero and "lift her up." Which is so beyond fucking pathetic, but that's how misogyny works. And she's playing her role and digging her claws in *PERFECTLY*.

R469 WHAT AUTHENTIC SELVES?!?!? Both of them are 100% substance ***free***, just entitled to have fun allllllllll the time. Benny is literally nothing but A Mask he hides his emptiness behind, and she. . . posts super sexy pictures to the internet and is an expert on social media. WHAT AUTHENTIC SELVES?!?!?

R471 Yes you’re right, I was looking at that pic. So now I’ve gone back and looked at the vid clip you mention. Sorry - that is still not the large ‘waffles’ and rough texture of his blanket. Have you spent years selling the damn things? Cos I have. And again - no fur in his photo. It is not her bed.

Let’s not lose sight of how WEIRD it is that he booked that very same room in the farmhouse. And let’s not forget that he would definitely have seen JH’s post about it - she posted 5 or 6 pix of her in that bath 🙄 and it was her birthday. No way he wouldn’t have been examining those pix closely. Altho he was in one of his ‘no tap’ phases.

Ummm yea that's my point. They're not being their authentic selves because they're not authentic people.

I wonder if he's going to post something today or just tomorrow. He does seem to be laying low. As usual.

Looks like we can look forward to a pre-recorded cover of a Christmas song tomorrow. Fingers crossed it's a duet

R476 Lol.Grab all nearby fire extinguishers just in case.

R476 Another opportunity for massive self-sabotage! Is he going to embrace it?

R472 The fur I'm referring to in his photo (cause I don't know what else to call it) is what his hair is falling onto beneath him , the background of the entire top of the picture. That fur looks like the same long fur as whatever is on the floor at the foot of her bed in both our pictures.

I don't know if it is literally the same or not, and you absolutely may be correct and they're two different beds. But then my point also still absolutely stands. Why did he decorate his bed to match her waffle blanket as close as he could find, and put it on top of some long furred something that's as close to what's by her bed as he could find, so that his bed looked exactly the same as her bed to him. Because that's the level of obsession he has for his Blackface Fairy. Cause the only difference between the possibly two beds here is she's not in his with him. And maybe that explains the expression on his face.

R478 Well if that does happen, tomorrow will also be the day Skeletor will be permitted to publicly follow Jack. Unless of course Jack doesn't at all approve and told her to go shove Benny's dick up her ass. In which case Jack will become my favorite person and spirit animal, and can I call him my brother too. But then maybe he just doesn't like that his older brother's girlfriend is possibly probably younger than his own partner. We can dream!!

R479 Lol - that is his bed linen not fur. You’re obviously trying to troll for whatever reason! That’s your choice. As nobody now gives a shit about this anyway, wish I’d just ignored you in the first place. Which I will now do. Have yourself lots of fun.

R480 I apologize for offending you. But it was an honest and genuine misunderstanding with what we each saw, I was not trolling. I saw all that random long shadow pattern and saw brushed down, out of focus "fur" (which is what she has), and you saw it and saw wrinkled bed linen. And now that you've clarified, while I am still able to see it as fur, I can also absolutely see it as wrinkled bed linen as well. So yes, that absolutely could actually be his bed. Again, I'm sorry for offending.

Does anybody see chemistry between them? Because even in the photo booth pic I'm not seeing it though they're kissing each other on the cheek. Nice choice by the way Benny. The cheek...

R482 In fact he’s smushed his mouth onto her temple - even further away from her mouth!. Exactly the same move he pulled in his Merch vid no 1 with the Pardis girl. Definitely no chemistry whatsoever between him and this one, tho. Just sheer glee on the girl’s face (top photo) as she spots a new target. There’s a certain gossip page on tumblr about him (I’m sure you all know which one) and I’ve noticed that they’ve been calling her ‘the remora’. I didn't know what that was so Google told me it’s a pilot fish. You know the ones that attach themselves by their sucker mouths to bigger fish? Hahaha how appropriate!!!

I like remora over skeletor. It's a classier way to insult someone. LOL

Good. I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't see any chemistry between them. Keep coming back to the idea that it might be a publicity stunt but in his case it's an anti-publicity stunt. Something just doesn't feel right. And no it's not just the obvious stuff about her age blah blah blah blah blah. I'm saying instinctually, gut feeling .

Capitalization.

R482 Just keep in mind that all we've ever seen of them together is Benny's very controlled, very carefully orchestrated "show" that he's created for the two of them. She's nothing more than his music video costar and we never see her face other than the photo booth shots. And they break up in the video, so obviously there wasn't chemistry between the characters! And in the set photo with Coulson everyone is standing like a foot apart so obviously so were they. But it's all staged by Benny so no one finds out. We've never seen them together. OH WAIT!!! We do have ONE candid shot of them at the concert! You know where he's having fun until she gets his attention, then he looks annoyed at her, then he looks shocked and horrified that anyone can see them together. That's still chemistry! It's just that some reactions go explosively wrong unfortunately..

R484 When I see a classy lady, I'll be absolutely sure to insult her in a classy way. But since I don't. . . .

BTW, first yesterday and just now again today, has anyone else gotten a sponsored post on their IG feed advertising Benny's upcoming tour with a ticket link? Undoubtedly the brain child of his personal social media expert girlfriend I'm sure. But now he needs to buy ads on socials in order to sell tickets?!? The only way he can get butts in seats is to advertise to complete randos to come see a guy they've never heard of, sing music they've definitely never heard of and can't look up cause the album isn't out yet, in the middle of WINTER. His millions of followers all of a sudden won't fork over enough money for him?!? But why Benny, why have they forsaken you?!? Thought you had everything under control and in the bag???

I bet today's Christmas cover if not predone from his house, will be pre done from the Soho House timeshare vacation club for ppl with huge egos outdated thinking of wealth show and not enough clout, if they have a piano

Grinch is me