Louis Livestreams

[caroletheperfumeaddict]

Louis livestreams to help us through the dark times

Here is a list of Louis livestreams I've compiled. Most of them were compiled over the course of FITFWT but some date from LTWT and earlier - they vary in quality and there are some duplicates, but shot from different viewpoints. Feel free to add any others you find. :) NB: you'll have to cut and paste some of the links, I don't know why. All links were working at the time of posting.

2020

London livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0or2ZerDMQ

Barcelona: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jvHXBXqR4sk&t=4s…

Madrid: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PE8NNkAt39U&list=PLZM0lUMngUKG2PhNKKxpq9CB_9RMhWfz_

2022

Louis Lokerse 2022: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0ZNqfoCw44-F2MJuOb7DzGKp56Xalvp6

Louis Rio 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpO5I7_nAZE

Louis Melbourne 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cqvnx87wuvg

Manila: https://youtube.com/watch?v=H0LnChhArzQ…

Mexico City N3: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fUNjzwm7E8E

Dallas: https://youtube.com/watch?v=H3_oS67TU_w…

LA N1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qkqGbYJeRds…

Portland: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zAR_GGhOwT0…

Milan: https://youtube.com/watch?v=aFfM-kSgwq0…

Taormina: https://youtube.com/watch?v=S5_OgZ9GCFs

Faith in the Future World Tour 2022-2024

2022

Pryzm N1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uV-IGBPwXg&t=4s

Pryzm N2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kg0J8TC6xc&t=3s

Pryzm N2 (playlist KMM to end): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5cIJRWJmR--kJiDDZrHOJZJ5ooFWZQ3

Shepherd’s Bush (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3_QC-3L9GXL6TTg4NcB1sqfMt9XrwLe0

2023

Uncasville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atCdjfGtcNE&t=1s

Uncasville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbGvwf0vQ1E

Uncasville (Kimberly playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3R918fe46KgDnYvGsrX9sZ4Qb0bSTLB1 

Gilford (Kimberly playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3R918fe46KjfMXK3R0Yc-qchBM0YuDOt

Gilford (Jess snippets): https://instagram.com/p/Cs2U9XVLtOT/?img_index=6…

Laval (Kimberly playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3R918fe46KiKPtvFcQEj381PbvvW-d8v

Laval: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d_NakXbaTU&t=4s

Laval: (few songs, and some from Forest Hills): https://www.youtube.com/@mareeclo/search?query=louis%20tomlinson

Toronto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnjfYFf0ayI

Toronto (30 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slt8dOOJd7M

Cuyahoga Falls (46 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYKK51OaZGQ&t=7s

Cuyahoga Falls (playlist, not full, out of order): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDrROakgOvk&list=PLN47JqnNNd98AJKaTFkU9q8Y67koILZpA&index=1

Sterling Heights (playlist, thanks to 1D clips): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcDG0A3CirddH3gORm5lb-JG

Cincinnatti (playlist, not in order): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCme743TXSo&list=PL0OWNO0y9lueVqu5cmK0rOkmkvamVQbcR

Columbus (my playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RbpiZFZ7j8&list=PLOuTN46aTVcC9NgEglvTpTbSk5lDaQG3K

Indianapolis (vlog highlights, about 17 minutes. Starts about 2.54): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd6I8XVsUSk

St Louis: no go

Kansas City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug_YUAZck-k&t=1s

Milwaukee (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbtmq1JSj3A&list=PLycEgOOgImiY84Elgd0u14IVIuZCXgh7l

Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWRcrczXb3o&t=4901s

Minneapolis (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wSEobcd2uk&list=PLycEgOOgImibQoDwFFpkEDAcqZNzpqNI9

Council Bluffs (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ64jEqP7Ts&list=PLycEgOOgImiZaxVhd6PEgEAEZQXKQbv9z

Sioux Falls (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ngyXZF145g&list=PLycEgOOgImiZD6rbQRE1P8e7G-ODjp8Bt

Seattle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSOiMt2_xPc&list=PLycEgOOgImiY8zP7zNh9EPdnBcAOIYlnk

Vancouver (highlights playlist, 7 songs): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyHnFg9h41pk8WIaRdmiL8NSVkw5xGpCz

Troutdale (Jess):https://instagram.com/p/CuBXRkFOFIw/

Berkeley (Jess):https://instagram.com/p/CuGlVbWuIWD/

Berkeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEW3m_2Qwy8&t=2s

Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbe6HRWSlao&t=1s

Las Vegas (Jess):https://instagram.com/p/CuLwKknvDq3/

Phoenix: (15 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwoGhh0j1Vs

Irving (my playlist, some songs and gender reveal): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcA5NhCKcVm0-qDSO39wQI-T

Austin: (almost complete, starts with KMM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT3TmpIwUHI

Woodlands (Jess): https://instagram.com/p/CudlhRQvoiD/

St Augustine (Kimberly playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEdHQKc2iSE&list=PL3R918fe46KgJjNBIDP6G4zA6Yh2z_CyT

Hollywood Fl (Jess): https://instagram.com/p/CuqWbPDpXVl/

Tampa (Kimberly playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqbHTB9Jm2w&list=PL3R918fe46Kh6KSsxqRHMs8Xe-y_1rEWa

Atlanta (my playlist, half a dozen songs): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcAlWbBLyn6R316qjxMjzzdD

Nashville (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEFQ1Qu1ijs&list=PL3R918fe46KhGsrLUiP9NQLIbmJbQyNGD

Charlotte: (my playlist, 17 songs): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcCItJdg0o16oVsRVKJKi92_

Raleigh: no go

Columbia (quiff night. My playlist, inc 6 snippets, did my best): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcAQTbk1p9c0eIh9jbTsP81Q

Columbia: (vlog, 16 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemQ7MBqmw4 

Columbia (a few songs, good quality - can’t be added to a playlist): https://www.youtube.com/@JOEJONAS2696/search?query=Louis%20tomlinson

Boston N1 part 1: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvGm4pgJXf7/?igsh=MTYyMXBxOHB3ZWFlaA%3D%3D

Boston N1 part 2: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvGsSYspOh_/?igsh=andqdWRtcjJ5NW1w

Boston N2: no go

Philadelphia: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvObpHlJDCF

Asbury Park: no go

Forest Hills: (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtA8Re6VuYz-omIcyuGI1uPhlCCW-s-Q8

Hamburg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Z_qM1PjX8

Copenhagen (my playlist, some snippets): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcDGvZbJDVtlU_fbzFuRBpDB

Oslo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JNqCm4RuAs

Stockholm (my playlist, most tracks): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcCQsBpHsWqyp5IdzXlqQm_7

Helsinki (my playlist, selected songs - what I could find): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcCoSCtacy6YT7jWNsgOpB-a

Helsinki: (most of second half of concert - creator skipped some tracks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_uFbfGiS6A

Tallin Estonia: no go

Riga Latvia (highlights, 20 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4e2ocxKhRY

Kaunas Lithuania (vlog 41 mins inc meet and greet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYU9p2ToZ6w 

Krakow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd-Ds3Uv0L0

Lodz Poland (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKSBnlYmMEc&list=PLsU9N7Y3vbPE8zRkvjrUX1Wb8X_gb4qxb

Vienna: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gHhEYyU1yDk&list=PLVbrA3oEcVDAJZY9SO_6N6n1Ke0qavXhR

Ljubljana Slovenia: no go

Budapest (highlights, inc Andrew Cushin, 30-odd minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIO8s9V8O9E

Bucharest Romania: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6yU12hPOpo

Sofia Bulgaria: no go

Athens: (my playlist, incomplete): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcBoV0yw2jEjgXCFElTBEUDC

Bilbao Spain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt0giPsaXyw&t=1s

Lisbon: no go. 

Madrid: (my playlist, just a few songs and snippets): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcBqmeKg5kvGHanFx4EIj2Mg

Barcelona (playlist, out of order): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJuQ3R4btMw&list=PL3dpZKr_ut9NKQKBPIfz4yoZViPEMjlgd

Turin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EKRp_vpWIw&t=3s

Turin, again: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_EKRp_vpWIw&list=RD_EKRp_vpWIw&start_radio=1…

Bologna: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wd-Pa4QsNfY…

Esch sur Alzette Luxembourg (highlights, 37 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iVDb3rxYIc

Esch sur Alzette Luxembourg (French-speaking vlog, about 15 minutes in centre): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZO_4ioFBXg

Antwerp; https://youtube.com/watch?v=cxU6e7_lXZY…

Paris (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE5GN1hVky2vIKU1IxYedafxSsdYKvAGU

Paris: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q-iAvmhxv-4

Paris (highlights, inc barricade jump): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-iAvmhxv-4&t=1s

Amsterdam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBqWfrdnyHU

Amsterdam (35 mins): https://youtube.com/watch?v=KxyMe_CHEfc…

Cologne (audio only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5MRo-AuX98

Prague: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEpDLzbaf7w

Berlin (short playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcD301jjIicnQ1h2xqUR6mlr

Munich (incomplete playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcB_fpWxFptGqhf9lyTxxeRu

Munich (highlights, 37 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L14ZP9lKpw

Zurich: no go

Dublin: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzZvsPLCN1C/

Sheffield https://instagram.com/p/Cze5n6hBIR8/

Sheffield: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DGOI2AOloLA&list=PL3R918fe46KgOy3WPzUKDPhum7YPHfsyj…

Manchester:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3R918fe46KhPZD9i75dwl1iU9on6Bz9c…

Manchester: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bW1vIEoSDvE&list=PL3R918fe46KhPZD9i75dwl1iU9on6Bz9c…

Glasgow (playlist, KMM onwards): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnGxGzE1lkc&list=PL3R918fe46KjXL7p2_EV2lPhqI_QvdF2y

Glasgow (highlights, about an hour): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSrO_09SzVE

Brighton (GemAgathe):https://instagram.com/p/CzpWJDCiPpG/

Cardiff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwfV07vhxhQ&list=PL3R918fe46KgsArgMWExStCPmyKwy4b6a

London O2: https://instagram.com/p/Czw7hqMrf9F/

London O2 again: https://instagram.com/p/Czw70FaMVaW/

London O2 again (Kimberly playlist): https://youtube.com/watch?v=zs-Ghkk9s8w&list=PL3R918fe46KiuyXrvsF-_ma0wsU4KNrGp

Birmingham (my playlist, thank you to ‘H’): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcBdNfRKzgYTcRfDAeKfpqti

2024

Jakarta part 1: https://instagram.com/p/C2fNpe8PSfQ/

Jakarta part 2: https://instagram.com/reel/C2fORlJvU2g/…

Jakarta part 3: https://instagram.com/p/C2fRzW6vz0Q/

Melbourne part 1: https://instagram.com/p/C2pDVzqrKHf/

Melbourne part 2: https://instagram.com/p/C2pH91JrXfd/

Brisbane: https://instagram.com/p/C2uSBGpLYye/

Brisbane: https://instagram.com/p/C2uSTvuLUks/

Brisbane part 1: https://instagram.com/p/C2uNaRELE1V/

Brisbane part 2: https://instagram.com/p/C2uSaXorh2m/

Sydney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pxBuJqyNFA

Sydney: https://instagram.com/p/C22AvP7LLlu/

Sydney - great sound: https://instagram.com/p/C22AdaqL05Qt9S4BNzVr9ZXpANo0qP8FrSfrek0/…

Panama City (vlog, 40 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIAfrdU4a8E

San Juan Puerto Rico: https://instagram.com/p/C6nDZrdL9wW/

San Juan Puerto Rico: https://instagram.com/p/C6nDCK1LlxTj9RVEeYmgQ7eTUg4gRSMF6jGJn40/…

Rio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnf1mpQa1dc&t=1s

Sao Paulo: no go

Curitiba almost full show: https://youtube.com/watch?v=CtOozz9qbSQ…

Montevideo part 1: https://instagram.com/p/C7As9-ULfrS/

Montevideo encore: https://instagram.com/p/C7AvnFjLqXD/

Buenos Aires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WshmIXEp08&t=1373s

Buenos Aires: https://instagram.com/reel/C7Ig0BUrmy-/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D…

Buenos Aires: https://instagram.com/p/C7IWh_ZO8Lz/

Buenos Aires, in the pit: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8WshmIXEp08

Asuncion (streamer not well): https://instagram.com/p/C7QOwKosX8a/

Asuncion Gabi part 1: https://instagram.com/p/C7QKDSRMXct/

Asuncion Gabi part 2: https://instagram.com/p/C7QOk_vML_j/

Santiago part 1: https://instagram.com/p/C7X2YLIsMNT/

Santiago part 2: https://instagram.com/p/C7X312iMYg_/

Santiago part 3: https://instagram.com/p/C7X_sPQsr4U/

Lima: no go

Bogota (playlist, most songs): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLteZClQIiEvw0EE5qjVbRL3WjQ2iCV-QF

San Jose Costa Rica: https://instagram.com/reel/C7nhgXYMTI8/?igsh=d3pvamx2eXp2OWl1…

Mexico city FEQW: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XT-peYum5Bo…

Mexico N3: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fUNjzw

Queretaro (poss part concert): https://instagram.com/p/C70ibURvTOC/

Guadalajara: no go

AWAY FROM HOME FESTIVALS

AFHF 1, UK: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ASLDNfDr2I4…

AFHF 1, UK: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OZHUmLg8FXA&t=902s…

AFHF 2, Spain: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zUsdEJ-5G_o&list=PLZM0lUMngUKEDS0kW4qilbif5xSnACFwz…

AFHF 3, Italy: https://youtube.com/watch?v=R_-w-oQ9pqw…

AFHF 4, Mexico (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3R918fe46Khhf7usAn0ZbrQxdaX3DkAz

FESTIVALS 2024 

Tecate Pa’l Norte: https://instagram.com/reel/C5KpAHNsyxv/?igsh=MW05Mjd3dTRiOWY1Nw%3D%3D…

Tecate: https://instagram.com/reel/C5Kl7nkOXx3/…

Tecate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXnKc5CaxG8

Pinkpop: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8hoMz8iSpu/

Pinkpop (playlist, various): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3CElOapQ9F2gLCC01BD_uH1i00Yl_vEB

Main Square, Arras: https://instagram.com/p/C9AdgGjMIPp/

RuisRock: https://instagram.com/p/C9ISyEbMXTd/

MEO Marés Vivas, Porto; https://instagram.com/p/C9s1yj0solS/

Morrina, Coruña https://www.instagram.com/p/C952lWtIHNK/

Arenal Sound: https://instagram.com/reel/C-L0nayILAA/?igsh=bXd0M2U3YzRtMGVv…

Santander Music (half) https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-OkRx-I4Pe/?igsh=ZHhueXY0ZmRrdHIx

Untold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtqFW2bMugc

Sziget (part 1): https://www.instagram.com/p/C-f8YYiMzg1/

Sziget (part 2): https://www.instagram.com/p/C-f90dFsW5X/

FM4 Frequency Austria: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3dpZKr_ut9NA2Cv9Z5EnBzBDnQGeZQ88

Frequency: https://instagram.com/p/C-vmvElsGzm/

Cabaret Vert Charleville (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3dpZKr_ut9Pq0EvgnVPNNl2uHq1IhNPB

Cabaret Vert Charleville (beginning to WDBHG) : https://www.instagram.com/p/C-0cb2UIvqf/ 

Victorious: https://instagram.com/p/C_UE4ZVi8MR/

Victorious: https://instagram.com/p/C_BPbxjMhl6/

Zurich: https://instagram.com/p/C_EBwtEvAVN/

Festningen Norway https://instagram.com/p/C_TQizaMQ9B/

Istanbul: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuTN46aTVcA8LBKKvEnb7cwuu5wehyTo

Lollapalooza Berlin: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_n7VONM2qZ/

Lollapalooza Berlin https://www.instagram.com/p/C_n7vBVM8Jp/

Lollapalooza Berlin (Highlights playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3dpZKr_ut9M-0_if_pZThtaI-I2EsNy6

Superbloom Munich: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_qcyafMGZQ/

Superbloom Munich: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_qbYp0s8fI/

Superbloom Munich: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_qgK57MgHK/

[the-love-laws]

Those headlines... Sometimes I feel like they're slowing preparing us for /the big news/, y'know

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

But to get to the third stage, someone has to show you the right direction.

Keep reading

[booehaz]

[the-love-laws]

“My hands, your hands tied up like two ships”

[bluebirdsunflower]

Whenever you think that a full open mouthed kiss is the ultimate proof of true love, stop and look at these subtle touches. Those are real, are meant to be private, they are meant to be giving chills and oh-my-god, they do deliver 😭

[medorafarno]

Azoffs' hand in everything concerning Harry Styles' public life: Jeffrey Azoff

[The post contains references to information covered in the previous one*, so I recommend reading it to get a clearer picture]

Harry's manager who looks more like a jailer than a babysitter. He is always present at his side, on public or "private" occasions, spreading the idea that the two are linked by a relationship of deep friendship rather than professional. But is it really like this? Or is it a subtle ploy to keep the star tied down?

Family photo of Harry with the Azoff clan

Jeff, born in 1982, the eldest son of Irving and Shelli Azoff, began his career at his father's Front Line Management, where he worked for five years before moving, in 2012, to CAA, one of the biggest management agencies, which allows him to significantly expand his network of useful relationships. It's noteworthy that the CAA's reputation isn't exactly spotless. It has been accused of blacklisting anyone who did or said things contrary to the agency's wishes, and, even more seriously, it was implicated in the cover-up of the Weinstein scandal, for which it was suspected of procuring actresses. Azoff left CAA in 2016 to found Full Stop Management, taking with him Tommy Bruce, who is still a key figure in managing Harry. Actresses Olivia Wilde and Zoë Kravitz are both represented by CAA, and listed as Harry Styles' former and current relationships. Don't Worry Darling, the film directed by Wilde with Harry in the lead role, was produced and distributed by New Line Cinema, a subsidiary of Warner Bros, with whose management the Giant Company founded by Irving Azoff collaborates closely. For the few who don't know, Zoë is the daughter of rock star Lenny Kravitz, who was represented by Howard Kaufman, Azoff's longtime partner at Front Line, from his beginning until the manager's passing.

There is no official confirmation but more than one rumour claims that Azoff Sr, through his companies that manage arenas and venues, has also established solid business relationships in the fashion sector, for example by managing the locations of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Since the beginning of the friendship/collaboration between Jeffrey and Harry Styles, the singer has been attributed numerous flirtations or relationships with models linked to the Victoria's Secret brand, never directly confirmed by Harry (with one exception). Furthermore, the Azoff Company also owns DBA, a management company for influencers, digital creatives and fashion bloggers, carrying out partnerships with famous brands.

The previously mentioned relationship with the Azoff family friend, Kendall Jenner*, is joined by a very brief one with Nadine Leopold* and a more trumpeted one with Camille Rowe*, the only one vaguely confirmed by Harry during an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music to promote the album Fine Line. More flirtation rumors with models Georgia Fowler, Sara Sampaio, Candice Swanepoel and Cara Delevingne. In 2020, through his personal stylist Harry Lambert, begins the friendly collaboration with Jonathan Anderson, creative head of the luxury brand Loewe. Shortly after, the fleeting encounter, complete with a kiss in a Tokyo parking lot, with Emily Ratajkowski, a model linked to the brand, and above all, yet another relationship, with the actress Taylor Russell*, brand ambassador for Loewe, exploded in the tabloids. (*links to related posts)

The current wife of Jeffrey is Glenne Christiaansen Azoff. She began dating Jeff between 2014 and 2015, became officially engaged in 2020, and then married in January 2021, in a ceremony at a California ranch, so "private" that photos of Harry as a guest/best man/officiant were suddenly splashed across all the tabloids. The event served as a public hard launch for Harry and Olivia Wilde's* rising (stunt) relationship. Glenne worked for Snap Inc., a big technology company, from 2015 to 2018 as global head of music partnerships. She was later hired by Apple Music to manage relations with the artists, then becoming head of artist services. We recall that it was to Apple Music that Harry gave the interview in which he confirmed his relationship, already over, with the model Camille Rowe, during the promotion of the album Fine Line in 2019, which everyone indicated was dedicated to the model. Perhaps not everyone knows that Zane Lowe, the author of the interview and a well-known DJ, had just signed with Full Stop Management at the time. He later had the privilege of conducting the launch interviews for Harry's next two albums.

Harry interviewed by Zane Lowe for Apple Music in 2019

Even the locations or events that over the years have been the scene of Harry's celebrated public appearances in the company of whoever was indicated as his girlfriend of the moment were closely linked to the Azoff universe. In addition to the clubs and restaurants in Malibu and Los Angeles owned by Gerber, a friend and business partner of the Azoffs, where he was often photographed in "sweet company", which usually included Jeff, almost every (stunt) relationship was marked by the "happy couple's" participation in a major Azoff-branded event.

In January 2014, Harry attended the Eagles show in Los Angeles with Kendall Jenner, who was listed as his date at the time, and other Kardashians. In the following years, he attended an Eagles show on two more occasions, in September 2018 in Los Angeles with the Crawford-Gerber family and in June 2019 in London with Niall Horan (periods in which he was officially single).

The Azoff artist with whom Harry has formed the deepest bonds is definitely Stevie Nicks. Rumour has it that Harry and Stevie first met after a Fleetwood Mac concert in London in May 2015, when young Harry brought the singer a carrot cake for her birthday. In July 2017, Fleetwood Mac's show in New York was the scene of the launch of the (stunt) relationship between Harry and model Camille Rowe. In the following years there were other public meetings, especially with Nicks, performances together, notable the introduction of Stevie Nicks into the Rock'n'roll Hall of Fame by Harry in 2019. I have no doubt that Harry is a genuine fan of the band and Stevie in particular but fate has been truly benevolent in ensuring that his heroine is represented and a long-time friend of his friendly manager's father.

One of the latest was U2's event show at the Sphere in Las Vegas in November 2023, which Harry publicly attended in the company of actress Taylor Russell, indicated at the time as his partner. Two birds with one stone, in this case. U2 were one of the most recent high-profile signings on the Full Stop Management roster and the venue is owned by MSG Company.

Harry performing at Coachella Festival in 2022

Also very interesting is the connection between Harry, Azoff and the Coachella Festival. The singer performed at the Festival in two shows on April 15 and 22, 2022, in the presence in the audience of actress Olivia Wilde, with whom he was involved in a highly publicized relationship at the time. The couple was also promptly photographed in those days attending Billie Eilish's performance at the festival. It is worth knowing that Azoff was one of the main investors and financiers of the Festival in its early days, when the organizers of the event were struggling financially, and he owns a property very close to where the Festival is held in Indio, California. Furthermore, Full Stop Management collaborates closely with the Festival by negotiating bookings and participations of leading artists. And finally, Oak View Group has actively contributed to building and expanding venues and infrastructure in the Coachella Valley, supporting the economy of the Festival itself.

It could therefore be assumed that the Azoffs understandably use the means at their disposal to promote Harry's work and, at the same time, use Harry, (stunt) relationships included, to promote their events and venues. In any case, it seems like there is anything that isn't planned to perfection.

Harry's hands for the launch of the Pleasing brand

The Azoffs' influence is easily visible in Harry's collateral economic activities too. Erskine Records, record label founded by Harry in 2016, just before signing with Columbia Records (under Rob Stringer's Sony Music), of which Harry is the owner and his assistant longtime Emma Spring is co-director, collaborates, or perhaps is managed by Giant Records, independent label division of The Azoff Company, and it was probably the Azoffs themselves who supported the opening of the label to accelerate Harry's independence from the previous record management. Pleasing is the primarily e-commerce cosmetics and lifestyle brand launched by Harry in November 2021, along with Harry Lambert and Emma Spring. Musician Mike Fleetwood and stylist Jonathan Anderson collaborated on the brand. Public reports suggest that Jeff holds a stake in the company alongside Harry. In reality, the trademark was registered by Emptyleg LP, the original corporate entity and holding company, owned by Jeff Azoff. Azoff later merged the trademarks and registrations into Pleasing, which was later renamed The Pleasing Company LP. Obviously these activities constitute an important economic income for Harry but they are still strictly linked to the Azoffs.

Even Harry's most publicized personal friendships show a connection to the Azoffs. This is the case of Xander Ritz*, a former lacrosse player with whom Harry was seen almost constantly between 2015 and 2016, before gradually decreasing their contact although they still remain "friends". It's known that it was Jeff Azoff who introduced the two in 2014, although it's not known how Ritz and the manager met. Since then, as mentioned, Ritz has been a regular public presence for years, along with his brother Maxwell and Jeff, at Harry's shows, dinners, parties and holidays. In 2016, the Ritz brothers founded The Loyalist, a platform that develops and manages e-commerce for brands, including Pleasing.

An honorable mention goes to Harry's fifteen-year friendship with British actor and TV presenter James Corden. History tells us that their friendship dates back to the period immediately after X Factor when the actor, who had briefly met Louis' mother years before, took on the task of looking after the boys as an older brother. The friendship with the boys continued throughout the years of the band and, especially with Harry, it still exists today and seems sincere. But Corden has also developed a close friendship with Jeff Azoff, and has participated in celebratory events in honor of Irving Azoff. CBS, the network that has broadcast his Late Late Show in the US since 2015, also has several ties with Azoff, especially in using his management network to create entertainment programs. Furthermore, the British PR agency Dawbell, which handles both Corden and Harry in the UK, works closely with Full Stop Management.

Harry with James Corden and Ben Winston on set of Late Late Show

And directly connected to Corden is the figure of Ben Winston, another long-time friend of Harry. The son of a prominent British scientist and Orthodox Jewish aristocrat, Winston is an influential TV producer and director in the UK and US. He has worked with One Direction since their inception, producing the band's documentaries and shows and later for solo Harry, with whom he has always declared himself a super close friend. He has been a personal friend of Corden since well before the 1D period and has produced all of the actor's shows, and Corden is also a partner in his production company, Fulwell 73. Finally, he produced the latest Seven seasons of the Kardashian reality show.

All of them, whether they are true friends or just pretended ones, are in any case a fundamental part of the group of people who support Harry publicly and who in some way, collaborating with the Azoff strategies, contribute to building or influencing his public image.

Louis&Harry in their happy fetus era

Azoff's conditioning over Harry involves, to a degree we can only assume, Louis Tomlinson as well. Louis has been under the direct and indirect control of Simon Cowell and Syco/Modest for a long time. Now, since 2021, he has been signed to BMG (Bmg Rights Management), a music company born out of a joint venture with Sony, which still handles its distribution in many countries, and which has collaborated closely with Azoff's Giant Records since the 90s. Lenny Kravitz (yes, him again!) is also a BMG artist.

Probably even more surprising are the connections between Azoff and Louis's pseudo-romantic life. Briana Jungwirth, the woman who is publicly acknowledged as the mother of Louis's son (won't go into the merits but the story is rather controversial and unpleasant), grew up in Calabasas, the Kardashians' main place of residence and the set of their reality shows, where her family still resides, gravitating toward the gilded world of popular reality TV stars. In fact, in 2020, she herself had a brief relationship with Brody Jenner, son of Bruce and half-brother of the Jenner sisters, who is also very active in reality shows. Is it necessary to remind how close the bond between the Azoffs and the Kardashians is? Even Louis' current (stunt) relationship bears a consistent trace of connection to Azoff. One of Harry's closest contacts at Full Stop Management, along with Jeff and Tommy Bruce, is manager Tom Skoglund, in whose company Harry has often been photographed over the years even on "private" occasions such as group holidays with friends. Skoglund is a close friend and confidant of Jade Bell, a model and stuntwoman, who is listed as one of Zara McDermott's best friends, British influencer and television personality who is publicly known as Louis's "girlfriend".

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Summing up, what can we deduce? That Harry, and consequently Louis, are not simply bound by restrictive contracts. They are trapped within a secure pyramid structure headed by father and son Azoff. A pyramid carefully constructed over decades, formed by business, power, friendships and family relationships. The artist is a "tool" that allows for increased prestige and economic power. He must be nurtured and protected to the extent that he remains profitable, also using control and manipulation when necessary. And it's absolutely unacceptable that one of these "tools", however valuable he may be, becomes dangerous to the stability of the pyramid.

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Irving Azoff & Harry Styles

Who is the person who has been controlling Harry Styles' public life for about fifteen years? Why can studying Irving Azoff's figure be useful to understand Harry's lights and shadows?

[What follows is a very long post, readers be warned]

Harry Styles joking in Irving Azoff's office

Of course we all know that Harry's manager is Jeffrey Azoff, the mogul's eldest son, but it is fair to assume that it was Dad Irving who was the mastermind and puppeteer, and still is. And his story speaks for itself. Just connect all the dots!

Big Shorty or Poisonous Dwarf, as he is "affectionately" called in the industry, began working in music management in the 70s with David Geffen, immediately hooking up with the Eagles, still his clients and the spearhead of his portfolio.

In the 80s, with the support of Geffen himself, he began to dedicate himself to music production, becoming president of MCA Music Entertainment Group, which he then left in the 90s for Warner Music Group, with which he founded the Giant Records label. He had previously founded another label, Full Moon Records, a subsidiary of Epic, distributed by Sony Music, which was then absorbed by Warner. In the same period he also insinuated himself into Hollywood, co-producing films such as Urban Cowboy and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (screenplay by Cameron Crowe, a long-time collaborator of Rolling Stone, author of more than one article on Azoff) and as executive producer of The Hurricane.

In the early 70s he founded together with Howard Kaufman Front Line Management, a major american music artist management company, representing legendary acts like The Eagles, Van Halen, Christina Aguilera, Lenny Kravitz and Aerosmith, later acquired by Ticketmaster Entertainment, then converged into Live Nation Entertainment. In 2010 Ticketmaster, live event ticket sales and distribution company of which Azoff was CEO, merged with Live Nation, events promoter and venue operator, giving life to Live Nation Entertainment, with Azoff as executive chairman. The company is an entertainment management empire and has been subject to numerous controversies over the years due to lack of competition and investigations by the Department of Justice, resolved following an agreement under Trump administration. Other legal issues alleged ticket price fixing, hidden fees and anti-competitive practices, security, patent infringement, and sensitive data leaks. Additionally, in 2018, CEO Heather Parry was suspended and then fired following allegations of abuse and verbal harassment toward employees that surfaced in an investigation by Variety. The Barry Diller affair is part of the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation. In 2008, Diller, a veteran telecommunications entrepreneur and film producer who heads Ticketmaster, acquired Azoff's Front Line Management, creating Ticketmaster Entertainment, of which Azoff became chairman. Following the merger with Live Nation, Diller was outvoted by Azoff on the board of directors after a bitter power feud. Even recently Diller calls Azoff "infidel" and "Judas" because of that action. And Diller certainly couldn't be described as naive or inexperienced. Among the many positions he held during his long career, he was chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox. During his presidency in the latter, he created Fox Broadcasting Company, producing historic shows such as The Simpsons, in close collaboration with Rupert Murdoch despite harsh differences of opinion. In fact, while Murdoch's political positions are very close to the conservative right, as the editorial line of his companies demonstrates, Diller is a well-known Democratic supporter, a fervent anti-Trump, and has always been the subject of speculation in the environment regarding his sexual orientation. Murdoch also owns, through News Corp, which he heads, numerous press and media outlets, including Sky, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post in US, The Times and The Sun in UK, Page Six. It is not illogical to assume that Diller could have been a bridge between Azoff and Murdoch, although there are no known collaborative relationships between the two so far.

In 2013, Azoff founded Global Music Right, a for-profit copyright management company that licenses public performance rights to companies, broadcasters, and digital platforms to legally reproduce protected compositions. Through GMR Azoff manages the publishing rights of numerous high-level artists, including the artists he represents and of course Harry Styles. Recently, GMR has taken a stand against the use of artificial intelligence in music production and against free streaming which is not statistically comparable to pay streaming, in a polemic with YouTube. This seems like a worthy cause, protecting the artists' interests. But let's remember that Azoff owns or manages numerous royalties, so he's essentially protecting his own interests. Furthermore, offering this type of protection to artists is also a potential tool for controlling the artists themselves. In 2018, GMR was sued by the Radio Music License Committee, a non-profit organization representing the American radio industry, for copyright fees, fractional licensing fees, and cartel abuse. The two parties reach an agreement in 2022.

Also in 2013, he founded Azoff MSG Entertainment, a joint venture with Madison Square Garden Company. In 2018, acquired 50% of MSG Company, officially renaming it The Azoff Company. All of these positions, CEO/executive/consultant, provide Azoff with broad powers to manage Madison Square Garden events and company-related facilities such as the Inglewood Forum in California and Las Vegas MSG Sphere. To protect the company's interests, in 2019 Azoff joined a class action lawsuit to prevent the construction of a new arena in Inglewood for the LA Clippers (basket), a competitor to the facility operated by MSG.

In 2015, he founded Oak View Group with Tim Leiweke, a sports and live entertainment consulting and investment firm. OVG manages numerous sports facilities and season ticket campaigns, especially for ice hockey, built/renovated/owns sports and live event arenas and is co-owner of CO-OP Live in Manchester, along with Manchester City Football Club and Harry Styles.

In 2017 he became chairman of Full Stop Management, a music entertainment management and artist representation company, founded by his son Jeffrey (a figure we will explore further later). Along with his son, he represents a vast plethora of high-level artists, Harry Styles, U2, Lizzo, Meghan Trainor, Kings of Leon, Gwen Stefani, John Meyer, to which are added Irving's loyalists, The Eagles, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and Christina Aguilera. In recent years, FSM has been embroiled in heated controversy over its aggressive policy regarding its artists' live content, which was shared by fans on platforms like YouTube and promptly deleted. A case in point is John Meyer, whose concert videos shared by fans were deleted, even after the musician had supported the sharing, at least according to numerous statements from his fans. Again, what can be interpreted as protection of the artists' interests hides a more personal interest, as Azoff is among the major beneficiaries of copyright and royalties.

Together with music executive and former photographer Olivier Chastan, he founded Iconic Artists Group, an entertainment rights management company, in 2018. Through IAG, Azoff has acquired the catalogs and intellectual property of numerous legendary artists over the years, including David Crosby, The Beach Boys, Rod Stewart, Bryan Ferry, Cher, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

In 2019, together with his wife Shelli, Azoff took over ownership of The Apple Pan, a historic Los Angeles restaurant. In 2022, Harry Styles was spotted at the place and was often seen wearing a hoodie from the restaurant's merchandise, during the much-hyped "relationship" with the actress Olivia Wilde. That same year, he also became the owner of Nate n' Al, a Jewish deli restaurant in Beverly Hills, again with his wife and a consortium of investors, including Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber. The former supermodel's husband owns several clubs and restaurants in the Los Angeles area, including Café Habana and the Whiskey at Sunset Marquis, where Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson were often strategically spotted (separately, of course) between 2015 and 2016.

Azoff also has quite solid ties with the television environment. Through Azoff MSG Entertainment, he holds a 50% stake in Levity Entertainment Group, a media and entertainment company that produces tv shows distributed to various broadcasters, mainly NBC. Through Triage Entertainment, an affiliated television production company, and Syco Entertainment, british music, television and film production company, owned by Simon Cowell and Sony Music, LEG has produced numerous special shows, always for NBC. The Group also collaborates with the broadcaster in the writing and production of comedy shows, and several NBC producers and casting directors come from Levity. Azoff also exerts a great deal of influence on shows like The Voice, again NBC, having a say in casting decisions. For example, both Christina Aguilera and Gwen Stefani are his clients, and music producer Ron Fair, a longtime collaborator of Aguilera and consultant on The Voice, has been a record label executive for Azoff's Front Line Management since 2012. And let's remember that one of NBC's flagship shows, Saturday Night Live, has frequently hosted Harry Styles throughout his career.

From this curriculum vitae, we can easily see that there is no sector of the entertainment world in which Azoff does not exert his influence. Over the years, he has built a network of power similar to a "hive mind", from which it's very difficult to escape unscathed.

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In recent years, the powerful businessman has been embroiled in several legal disputes.

• In 2010, Azoff sued Axl Rose, frontman of the rock band Guns'n'Roses and his client, for $2 million for debts and unpaid commissions. Rose responded by suing his manager for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and breach of contract. The singer accused him of sabotaging the promotion and sales of the band's new album, featuring new members (Chinese Democracy), and of lying about a fictitious tour with Van Halen, with the sole purpose of forcing him into a reunion with the original Guns'n'Roses members. The two parties settled in 2011.

• In 2018, singer Nicki Minaj accused him of waging a smear campaign against her. The parties settled, Minaj is now a on and off client of Azoff and GMR manages her copyrights.

• Also in 2018, the dispute between Lindsey Buckingham against Stevie Nicks and Irving Azoff. Stevie Nicks, the historic voice of Fleetwood Mac, communicated his dismissal from the band to Buckingham, founder of FM and Nicks' former partner, through Azoff. This was followed by venomous attacks in the press to discredit both sides and years of controversy and mutual accusations (Buckingham claimed that the decision regarding his dismissal had exclusively economic motivations, Nicks and Azoff claimed that he had become impossible to work with). It is worth noting that Azoff and Stevie Nicks are linked by years of solid personal friendship as well as professional relationship.

• A famous and interesting legal dispute involving Azoff is the Glenn Horowitz vs. Don Henley case. In 2022, Horowitz, a prominent rare book dealer, was charged by Henley, the Eagles' frontman, with conspiracy to possess more than 100 pages of allegedly stolen handwritten notes and drafts of song lyrics, valued at more than $1 million. The bookseller claimed to have legally purchased the pages from writer Ed Sanders, who had in turn purchased them while working on a biography of the band in the late 1970s. In 2024, a judge ruled that significant failures in communication by the prosecution constituted concealment of evidence, leading to the charges being dropped. Horowitz later filed a civil suit against Henley and Azoff, alleging they had deliberately manipulated evidence and prosecutors to incriminate him, but the suit was dismissed.

• In 2023, Irving and Shelli Azoff were sued by their former housekeeper for unpaid wages and physical and psychological abuse, as well as unfair dismissal (apparently they did not agree with the hysterectomy the woman had undergone).

• In 2024, rock band The Black Keys fired Azoff as their manager following the cancellation of their US tour due to poor ticket sales (remember that Live Nation is always under his control).

• In 2025 he promoted FireAid, a benefit concert in aid of the victims of devastating fires that had hit Southern California, which was followed by considerable controversy over the actual destination of the funds raised, distributed to local organizations and not to the actual victims.

None of these legal setbacks have so far undermined his power, but these details, when read together, constitute a modus operandi. Eliminate every obstacle that arises, by circumventing, paying or demolishing, using all available means, legal or otherwise. Would it be wise to go against him?

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a circle of friends, stand out Azoff and Robert Kardashian

BUSINESS FRIENDSHIPS

As mentioned, Azoff has built a solid power network over the years, made up of long-standing friendships, business partners, and common interests. These are the more interesting subjects that constitute his magic circle:

James Dolan

He is a powerful businessman, former CEO of Cablevision, a major cable television company based in New York, inherited from his father. Between 1994 and 1997, he acquired ownership of Madison Square Garden, later becoming executive chairman and CEO of MSG Sports and MSG Entertainment, and executive chairman of Sphere Entertainment and becoming partner with Azoff in 2013 in the MSG Company. He owns the sports teams associated with MSG, such as the New York Knicks (basket) and New York Rangers (ice hockey), and the related sport networks. Personal friend of Trump, member of his club at Mar-a-lago, which he chose as the location of his wedding in 2002, he was a financier of Trump's presidential campaign in 2016. In his spare time, he dedicates himself to music, reportedly with poor results. In 2001, he founded JD & Straight Shot, a country-blues band with talented backing musicians, with whom he performs as a singer. His close relationship with Azoff allows the band to perform as opening acts for the Eagles, the Allman Brothers, ZZ Top and others. MSG employees are often "warmly forced" to attend his band's shows. Music critics consider him a mediocre karaoke singer accompanied by good musicians.

It's not surprising that Dolan has been at the center of several controversies and legal disputes over the years. Since 2000, all MSG employees who may interact with the press have been required to undergo media training. Criticizing any MSG member in the media is prohibited. The press is prohibited from interviewing players without a public relations representative present, writing articles critical of the organization is prohibited and networks associated with MSG are prohibited from criticizing its teams in any way. In 2007, a former Knicks executive sued him for being fired after she reported Isiah Thomas, a former player, then president of basket operations and later a commentator and analyst for Fox Sports, for sexual harassment. The plaintiff won the case and Dolan and MSG were forced to pay a multi-million dollar settlement. In 2015, Dolan appointed Thomas as president of the women's basketball team, sparking heated controversy given his prior conduct. Thomas was fired from his position in 2019 by the team's new owners. In 2022, Dolan began implementing a policy of using facial recognition at his clubs to prevent entry to lawyers involved in lawsuits against him or his companies, sparking controversy, lawsuits and a liquor license investigation. In 2024, Kellye Croft, a masseuse who accompanied the Eagles on tour, where Dolan's band was supporting them, sued him for sexual assault, for putting her in a position to be harassed by Harvey Weinstein and for coercion. The lawsuit was dismissed that same year. In June 2026, during game 3 of the NBA finals, Knicks vs Spurs, Dolan proudly sits next to Trump and days later, before game 4, he argues furiously with Mayor Mamdani for having cancelled the party with the game shown on giant screens outside the Garden for security reasons.

Tim Leiweke

Azoff's partner in Oak View Group since 2015, Leiweke was president until 2013 of AEG, a sports event organizer owner of LA Kings (ice hockey), LA Galaxy (soccer) and a percentage of LA Lakers (basket), and numerous arenas around the world, including the O2 Arena in London. He later became CEO and president of Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, a Toronto-based professional sports and commercial real estate company that operates sports venues and arenas including the Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto. In 2025 he was indicted by the Department of Justice for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act, but was pardoned by Trump the same year.

The Kardashians

A large and rich chapter is the enduring bond between the Azoff/Kardashian families. Irving and Robert Kardashian, the family patriarch, met in the early 1970s, when RK co-founded Radio & Records magazine with Bob Wilson, specialized in radio charts, music industry news, and radio broadcast monitoring, then in the 2000s became a sister publication to Billboard.

• Robert Kardashian: businessman and lawyer, who died in 2003. As a businessman, he founded companies such as Movie Tunes, a marketing and advertising company that provided audio and music during movie intermissions in major movie theater chains, and invested in Concert Cinema, one of the first ventures in music video production. As a lawyer, he became known to the general public for actively participating in the defense of O.J. Simpson in the trial in which he was accused of the murders of his wife Nicole Browne, and Ronald Goldman. RK, Simpson's longtime friend, who was best man at his wedding to Kris, kept him safe in his home after the murders, was seen carrying a bag believed to contain Simpson's bloody clothes and read to the media a letter from OJ Simpson that implied suicidal intentions. Furthermore, Kardashian had an expired law license but he reactivated it just to participate in Simpson's defense in order to avoid the possibility of having to testify. In 1996, during an interview with Barbara Walters, he revealed that he had subsequently developed doubts about Simpson's innocence, a factor which suggests that it was the cause of their estrangement following the acquittal.

• Kris Kardashian Jenner: wife of Robert Kardashian from 1978 to 1991, with whom she had children Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Rob; wife of Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn), a former professional athlete, from 1991 to 2015, with whom she had children Kendall and Kylie. One of her closest friends is Shelli Azoff, Irving's wife. In 2007, she convinced Ryan Seacrest, TV host and producer, to produce a reality show about her large Kardashian-Jenner family, giving rise to a successful franchise that has lasted for twenty years, in which partners, spouses and children are exposed and involved. It's worth noting a couple of things about Ryan Seacrest's professional career: he worked with Fox TV on the show American Idol; he hosted Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve for ABC for a long time (the New York show was the location of the much-hyped staged kiss between Harry Styles and Taylor Swift in 2012; One Direction played at the show twice in 2014 and 2015); he is an active contributor to E! News, where he is still managing editor, and NBC. Returning to the figure of Mrs. Kardashian-Jenner, she is constantly and obsessively busy managing the careers of her children, especially her daughters, dedicating herself to the fashion and cosmetics activities and brands connected to them, coining the now popular term "momager" (mom and manager). To reaffirm her position as a woman and mother of power, she takes part in the music video for the song "Mother" by Meghan Trainor (artist of the Azoff roster), a hymn to women who don't have to give up anything.

• Kim Kardashian: Robert and Kris's second child, the most popular of the family among the general public. Best friends with Azoff's daughter Allison since childhood. Azoff was briefly Kanye West's manager during his marriage with Kim, which was speculated to be a pr/cover marriage. Allison, co-founder and CEO of Blended Strategy Group, a marketing, influencer and PR firm, after 17 years working for her father's management, collaborates assiduously with Kim's brands and appeared on the Kardashian reality show.

• Kendall Jenner: she obviously represents a fundamental chapter in the bond between her family, the Azoffs and Harry Styles, due to a brief "relationship" on two steps between her and the singer. Protagonist of family's reality shows, she then began a career as a model becoming a supermodel for prestigious brands including Victoria's Secret. Personal friend of the Azoff brothers, Jeff and especially Cameron, who is almost always present at her side, from her public fling with Harry Styles (it's Cameron's the famous post "Back to Reality" photo with Kendall left alone on the yacht after the paparazzi holiday with Harry in the Caribbean on New Year's Eve 2015/16) until now, attending many events and holidays together. Cameron, the youngest son of Irving Azoff, is a photographer, worked on Apple's editorial team, before embarking on fashion, sports, and gaming partnerships, collaborating with brands like Kim Kardashian and others. He is now pursuing a career as a digital influencer in fashion, lifestyle, and travel. He is a childhood friend not only of the Jenner sisters but also of Kaia, daughter of Cindy Crawford and Gerber, who is his father's business partner.

• All the Kardashian-Jenner siblings obviously have friendly family ties with the Azoff family. Two noteworthy details: the Azoffs hosted Khloé's wedding to Lamar Odom, a Lakers basketball player, at their estate in 2009; Azoff's agency represented Travis Scott, rapper and former partner of Kylie Jenner, who is very close to Jeffrey Azoff and his wife.

All these connections in themselves may not be significant, even if they are really consistent. It's not uncommon for one's environment to consist of family friends, friends of friends, business partners. A little less common is for each of these people to be exploitable to maintain or increase the power of Azoff and family.

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This section contained objective information, available online, and as accurate as possible. It focuses on what I believe is useful for understanding the influence Irving Azoff can exert on Harry through his history and methods. The next section focuses on Jeffrey Azoff and how, based on the evidence gathered and the connections, I imagine he is able to control and influence Harry Styles and, to some extent, Louis Tomlinson, so it is partially speculative.

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Because I can’t add another video to this collection of Zeff interactions, get your barf bags and enjoy this special moment of Zoe and Jeff “catching up” with each other again.

Featuring no sunglasses, flirty head tilt, and sparkling heart eyes.

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How Cherry is Actually Related to Dylan Rieder

Dylan Rieder was an American model, artist, and professional skateboarder. Camille Rowe and Dylan started dating at the end of 2013.

In 2014, Dylan took part of a project called Cherry. The project was that of the brand Supreme. Camille Rowe took apart of it as well, along with some of her friends.

The couple split after being together for nearly three years. Although Dylan began to date other girls, Camille still always wished him happy birthday. She'd say that he was the love of her life. That she always missed him.

Dylan Rieder passed away due to complications from Leukemia on October 12, 2016. He'd had two bone marrow transplants, which are a painful processs. His friends paid tributes to him on social media, those of which included Camille.

Camille still hangs out with his friends. She had always said he was her greatest love. In 2018 she posted a photo (now deleted), captioned "Always in my heart".

It seems that Dylan was the love of her life, does it not?

"It's miserable because things don't turn out the way you want." -Harry Styles, about Cherry

If you browse the internet and articles for a bit and take a closer look, you can see that Dylan's style reflects onto Camille.

Theorically, Harry wrote Cherry not about Camille, but for her. It's not about her and Harry's story; he's singing about the love she had with Dylan, a story that it's not his. If they're friends, the more likely situation is that he became inspired to write by this relationship.

This may be why there's the voicemail at the end of Cherry. Camille may have been talking with Dylan.

This is not to debunk Hamille. This has nothing to do with Larry (antis, please don't even start because I'm not looking to finish anything). The purpose of this is to say that Cherry is actually a tribute; a show of respect for someone who passed away and was deeply loved.

[neverforpickles]

this expression here, personally, it looks like he’s tentative but definitely very defiant. he’s challenging people’s perceptions of him, about him, and his art. he’s saying “do you see it now?” this is his most lewd, very sexual music video ever so far, and it deconstructs this rigid box people have put him in regarding his sexuality and gender. he’s telling us that there are may layers about him, and most often than not, for others, it’s uncomfortable to see and accept. he’s forcing people to sit with that discomfort instead of softening it for them. there’s almost this sense that he knows exactly how people will react, and he leans into it anyway. not for shock value alone, but because he wants complete control over how he’s perceived for once. the expression feels aware, almost confrontational, like he’s exposing something intentionally and waiting to see who flinches first. like he understands that people consume him through assumptions first before they ever try to understand him as a person or an artist. and this video completely tears through that. every visual feels intentional, excessive on purpose, almost theatrical in the way it refuses subtlety. he’s exaggerating the things people whisper about him until they can no longer look away from it. and in doing that, he reclaims it. there’s power in how unapologetic it is, because he’s not asking to be understood or accepted anymore. he’s presenting himself exactly as he wants to be seen, even if it unsettles people, even if it ruins the version of him they felt comfortable holding onto.

it also directly confronts the people who constantly accuse him of queerbaiting, because this doesn’t feel like someone playing with ambiguity for attention anymore. it’s too deliberate, too explicit, too confrontational to sit comfortably in that accusation. he’s taking all these projections people have thrown onto him for years and pushing them to an extreme, almost asking what exactly people wanted from him in the first place. because when he was subtle, people called it manipulation. now that he’s excessive and undeniable, people still try to police it. and i think that’s part of what makes this expression feel so defiant. he’s exposing how conditional people’s acceptance really is when it comes to sexuality, gender expression, and masculinity, especially from someone they already built such rigid expectations around.

this mv especially feels like harry finally weaponizing the conversation people have had about him for years instead of trying to carefully navigate around it. the accusations of queerbaiting have followed him through almost every era of his career, largely because people wanted him to either explicitly define himself or completely stop engaging with femininity, ambiguity, and queer aesthetics altogether. but “dance no more” feels like him rejecting that pressure entirely. he’s not trying to make himself digestible here. if anything, the video almost mocks the idea that people are owed a neat explanation about his identity in exchange for consuming his art.

and that’s why the expression matters so much. he doesn’t look ashamed or apologetic. he looks fully aware of the discomfort he’s creating. almost like he’s staring directly at the audience that spent years dissecting his mannerisms, his clothes, his relationships, his body language, trying to decide what parts of him were “real” enough to justify their support. the defiance comes from the fact that he refuses to simplify himself for any side of that conversation. instead, he amplifies everything people criticized him for until it becomes impossible to separate the performance from the person anymore.

and that’s my two cents.

[twopoppies]

Hi Gina! I hope you’re doing well this afternoon- remembering to take a deep breath through all the chaos going on right now- I cannot imagine your inbox. But I actually have a Louis question more so Zara- I’m just baffled by her. I’ve never seen an artist girlfriend/spouse/partner (not that I think they’re real but if) basically give up their own identity, their life to follow the other for almost every, if not every day of a tour. I’m a fan of so many different genres, artists, have been blessed to meet/attend more concerts than I can count and in all my years, which is many as I’m older than his late teen early 20 average fan and i’ve seen the significant others of people I follow go to a few shows here and there, but every one of them- Hardly almost never. I know she’s like an influencer, which you can basically do from anywhere, but she always put out that she was this big documentarian, was the spokesperson for all these different organizations that she lends her voice too, but I don’t see her attending anything for it. All I see her doing is following Louis from country to country county to county visible at every show. I get that it’s PR, she’s got to be seen, it’s obviously, she puts herself right in the middle of the fans, but even if it wasn’t, I don’t know any artist who had a significant other that did that. Am I the only one who finds it weird that she’s got nothing else to do, no responsibility no job so I guess he just fits the bill for everything. And swear I’m genuinely asking- I’m not being an ass or mean. Maybe it’s just me and I’m an older generation and we don’t follow our spouses around like that. I don’t know anyway sorry for the TED talk but thank you for listening. Have a great day!!

Hi love. No, I think most people completely agree with you. It’s extremely weird that she’s at literally every show. On top of this, she’s there, but she doesn’t seem to be allowed to post any videos of the actual shows. And she’s not doing any posts that have to do with her so-called “influencing.“ So I don’t even understand the point of her, wanting to be there.

The only person who came close to looking this stupid is Olivia with the way she completely ignored editing her own movie, or starting work on a new movie, so that she could follow her “boyfriend“ around the world on his world tour. 🙄🙄🙄

[dailydoseofziam]

About X Factor record deals and management contracts

I decided to jump straight into the rabbit hole and check what I could find out about X Factor UK contracts. After little bit of googling, I must say that I found out quite a lot of things.

In December 2008 there were many articles in newspapers based on an exposé made by Daily Mirror. Headlines mostly screamed about how people were duped, since winner’s contract (then officially worth 1 million pounds) was actually overall deal which included 150.000£ advance (out of which expenses must be paid) for a first album and the million pound deal was actually completed only after four albums.

But this exposé and a bunch of other articles reveal many interesting things:

The (X Factor) contract was 80 pages long in 2008. It also was enforceable “anywhere in the world and solar system”. The contract also contains a clause protecting Simon Cowell, stating that artists must not make any statement which “may be considered unduly negative, critical or derogatory of the company – including its personnel and, in particular, Simon Cowell”. x

My comment: No wonder 1D doesn’t even dare to comment Cowell’s upcoming fatherhood to the press, if their contract has a similar clause.

All 12 contestants who go to the liveshows were given three weeks to peruse and sign the contract before the beginning of each series (live shows) and offered a choice of three independent solicitors, whose fees were paid by Cowell. x

Artists who were voted out of the show are still under contract to Cowell’s label for up to three months. x

Winner gets £150k advance, 2nd gets £75k, 3rd £50k and 4th £10k. x

Apparently the winner and runner-ups can be signed to any of Sony’s record labels like RCA or Epic Records, not only Syco. But being in top 4 doesn’t automatically mean a record deal, even though advances have been specified in the contract.

So the initial contract not only binds the winner, it’s also applicable to top 4. But I’d assume that all the pre-show deals expire after the series has ended, and then they’re just renewed (or in some cases renegotiated) based on the initial contract for longer tenure, since not every act gets the deal after the show.

The interesting thing is that Rebecca Ferguson’s (runner-up) deal with Modest was dated to be starting from October 2010. x Which could mean that either the contract which live show contestants sign has already some kind of clause about Modest managing them (or the top 4?) during the live shows, or the renegotiated deal is retroactive from the point when they entered the competition. Not sure if this is possible under British law?

The winner had to sign up with the agent, Modest Management, in a deal having the potential to last 14 years. x Based on this it seems like Modest has a legal option for a possibility to lengthen winner’s management deal after the initial deal has been completed. This is the tricky part here. Sadly we don’t have any clearer wording of this particular clause.

The winner gets 15 per cent from single and album sales. Headlining a tour brings 7.5 per cent of show profits and 15 per cent of merchandise sales. x

The record label has “final say” over tracks for albums, and can choose producers and single releases. x

Another clause states that artists leaving the show may have to give 5 per cent of all future live earnings to Cowell for a year. x

Ouch.

~*~

Next, let’s take a look of the X Factor Australia deal as a comparison…

In Australian version of X Factor (2012), the contract was mere 66 pages and  X Factor contestants must hand over the rights to their performances, including to be used in non-English speaking markets.

“Without limiting the foregoing in any way, the company [X Factor] shall be entitled to: dub my voice in any language.”

X Factor can also use personal information about X Factor contestants, including photographs, likenesses and biographical information, and transmit those personal details “throughout the Universe”.

Buried deep in the fine print, the contract reads, “I hereby licence to the company all rights in the composition(s) for the full period of copyright including any renewals, reversions, revivals or extensions throughout the universe…in all media and formats throughout the Universe.”

The contract demands that these rights to the performance can be used, as well as passed to others, to exploit by all means and in all media formats, “whether now known or hereafter invented throughout the Universe.”

In addition to appearing on the show for nothing, contestants also agree to promote it without pay for one month after it finishes screening.

They also agree to a gag clause preventing them speaking to the media without permission.

“Should I be contacted by a member of the press I hereby undertake to refer them to the company’s publicity office,” the contract states.

Contestants also agree:

 to disclose any criminal offences they have committed, except driving infractions;

to sign recording and management agreements based on “independent legal advice” provided by one of three lawyers “introduced by the company”;

not to perform on any other TV or radio shows without permission.

Clearly there are some similarities between Australian and UK contracts. This is only logical, since many TV franchises use the contracts drawn either in the UK or the US. I personally know at least about one reality show contract which wasn’t even applicable in my country, but was still enforced upon contestants, it also included a gag clause with a severe penalty.

Sources: Belfast Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, Sydney Morning Herald BusinessDay, CMU

[faithinthegrapejuice]

HDIGHWT Hamburg - my setlist interpretation

Jeez, what a ride that tour opening was. I'm still gobsmacked and struggling to find words for what was running through my mind. I honestly was totally thrown off by the setlist. Not so much by the choice of songs, but more by the order, because in my humble opinion they sonically didn't exactly fit or sit right after each other, and felt a bit like too much "emotional stacking." So much so, that at one point I literally wrote a message in my gc saying, "What in the bipolar set list is this? Does he need a hug? I feel like I need a hug. Christ, this feels depressing." But then as the set moved on, I clicked and it started to become clearer and clearer in my head what was going on. Or at least, what I think was going on and what was/is the reason behind the order. That said, I have been in his rollercoaster for a loooooong time. Basically as long as he has, so it is, quite frankly, absolutely impossible for me to not see his lyrics through the lense of a young boy who fell crazily in love with another young boy, and grew up in an industry that didn't see their queer love as marketable enough, especially not to young female fans. Fast forward a decade and a half and we look back at a 16-years long journey of closeting, hiding, masking, battered self-confidence, and a single long-term, deeply meaningful relationship that happened (or had to happen) under massive external constraints, leading to cycles of tension, separation and reconnection, internal conflict and identity strain, and ultimately to the acceptance of the relationship as the one and only real shit, even if it primarily exists (or has to exist) behind closed doors. And exactly this is the storyline, that I get from the song choice and order of this setlist. The narration of his journey through lyrics, symbolism and a resilience that I can only bow to in awe. All these songs have their meaning on their own. They were all written at different points in time, with a different purpose, but looking at the lyrics, and the song order, they paint a flabberghasting coherent storyline. I won't even try to write a whole essay, but I hope that my jumbled thoughts will make sense with bullet points too.

Lemonade -> Industry, "she" as the external controlling force We have the topics addiction, dependency, blurred reality and emotional manipulation. "Bitter" and "sweet" at the same time, a sense of loss of control and slipping into escapism/delusion. It's a whole dynamic where the narrator is complicit but deeply uneasy. This is our starting point. The "here" in How did I get here? The entrapment that led to revisiting and working through the different stages of his journey.

On Fire -> the sudden, life-altering connection. The introducing of the relationship. This is the spark that set everything in motion. "I was complacent / comfortably jaded", "You came and erased it", "Got everything I wanted but today I feel worse"

WAOYF -> domesticity enters the chat, but also the conflicts that come with a relationship, especially a relationship in the closet; arguments, frustrations, tension, friction, suppressed communication. These conflicts are not a one off, they're a recurrent issue: "So, I've come ready for a war." But still, even if it's a rollercoaster, "When it's good, it's really something," and it's totally worth fighting for. This is were the strain begins.

OOMS So far we had the external conflicts, now we're stepping into the internalisation of that conflict. Almost a self-destructive drive, expelling "the demons" by repressing them-> "putting them where I won't see them" ; we also see a bit of identity conflict/hiding parts of yourself -> "I am only half of what I think I can be”, but all led by a certain recklessness to "feel alive" even if that recklessness might lead to disaster.

BTM -> move from self-rejection to self-recognition. We see personal change and growth, moving from fear to acceptance even if the external pressure and scrutiny is still there "You're so quick to judge" "I used to hide behind a smile” -> years of masking for the sake of the public vs. private identity, but "I've woken up from my sleep" -> clarity that it's not a "me" or "us" problem but a systemic one.

Saturdays Now we have the direct connection to BTM: "Nobody stays the same / some things change" enter identity shift and evolution. Now we're dealing with the consequences of that change and looking at the aftermath. "you walked out the door" "you’re not here anymore" "I’ve been wonderin’ about what you’re up to" "things we used to do" "my heart might be broken" Now we're talking peak separation. Physical absence but physical emotional presence. Basically it's trying to cope without the other person in a state where the longing remains, the connection remains, and only the presence is gone

Angels Fly Oh my beloved. So, we had conflict, a lot of it, but what we have even more is unfinished love, and this unfinished love deserves and needs reconnection. Not to fight, not to repeat the same cycles they've been through before, just to be there. Because:

Shit, maybe I miss you

Broken Bones -> Introspection and personal growth enter the chat. "I broke my bones... I'll do it all again" "Nobody said it's easy" "Danger's got a sweetness" "I've always loved the fight" "I'll do it all again... with you" This is not moving on. This is choosing the same person again. Willingly and with full knowledge what it entails. An absolute conscious choice. So... how are we holding up? Already in trenches? No? Well then let's open the door for

Defenceless Because admitting that I miss you and I'd go through everything again just to be with you isn't enough: -> "This is me, handing myself over on the golden plate, perfectly knowing the stakes and the consequences."

Just hold on The circumstances are still shit, but it's only a chapter that ended not the whole book. This is about perseverance and not giving up when things fall apart But also the subtle plea to please be on the same page when it comes to the question "do we continue or let go?"

Lazy After all that emotional drainage we're now entering a new state of mind. I call it the disassociative episode. We established the circumstances are shit, we established there's nothing I can do, nothing I can say to make me not want you, so let's just ignore everything, sing lalalala and not deal with any of this right now. Because either way...

Sunflowers ..."Something's always getting in the way." So we might as well just escape together, avoid stuff together, because it was never us the problem, it was always the circumstances.

Lucid -> the situation isn't resolved, it's still overwhelming. But with enough detachment it'll be alright. We'll be allriiiiiiiiiight - sorry. Wrong husband.

Jump the gun And we continue with the sleeping / dream references. "No time for sleeping when your dreams are wide awake" -> but here we're coming back from the dissociation and back to their original issue: existing just in certain moments/under certain conditions, not risking to move too fast. It's the tension between desire to act vs. the need to hold back.

Imposter that tension comes with doubts. "Is it really happening?" - are we really pushing through? Now, seriously? After all this time? And do I even deserve it? -> this is the picture perfect internalised effect of the whole shebang: imposter syndrome tied to identity and intimacy

Sanity "Now I got myself out the way, Healing what is left of my brain" Enter self-preservation. This is choosing stability over intensity, as in "I’m choosing myself, even if you're mad at me, because if I don't I wont survive this crap and then everything was in vain."

Kill my mind -> but, hey babe, even if I chose myself, there's just no way to let you go, because you're a fucking menace but bloody addictive. I, I can ease the pain, Just a little taste. You know I love you, babe - whoops, again wrong husband. Basically: to hell with logic, this emotional/physical intensity overrides everything either way.

Face The Music -> now that we settled that I can't get rid of the feelings for you if my life depended on it, I'm choosing the relationship while actively avoiding consequences. This is the conscious acceptance of the cycle, as in “We know what this is. We know the cost. We’re choosing it anyway.”

Silver Tongues -> bit of a justification for choosing it anyway. This is real, this is ours, nothing else compares because "when I'm with you I'm so much happier."

The Observer -> coming back to just how much scrutiny they're under and how the system enforced the secrecy.

The Answer -> This is moving from external constraint to internal acceptance. even if all circumstances were different, the outcome would be the same, I just know it. No longer "can we do this? should we do this?" but "It is what it is, regardless of everything else."

Dark To Light Now we all know the backstory of this one, and fuck me sideways with a torch did he deliver! I honestly have no idea what transcendental willpower this man has, because I swear to God I didn't make it to the third line without being a sobbing mess. Anyway, -> in the context of the setlist this is a moral and emotional turning point. The confrontation with mortality and finality. So in the grand scheme it becomes "If we keep hiding / delaying… what if it’s too late?” or "later might not exist" This ties back to Face the Music "let's buy some time". Time is no guaranteed, so might as well. And finally 24. Palaces -> imo perfectly completes the emotional logic of the entire set. "Everything's changing" "I don't care for the world outside" "You can stay in the palaces of my mind" That's: "I choose us, even if we still exist in a private world". Full acceptance. No ifs or buts, just full acceptance of the relationship as it is, scars, limits and all. "Every fuck up, every fight / there's beauty in the scars" "We've been written deep into the walls" This implies permanence, history (You and me got a whole lot of history), and inevitability—no matter what the world outside holds out for us. And then, because we can't end an emotional rollercoaster of an evening without at least one more layer of pettiness and not just throwing shade but eclipsing the sun: Outro: Time To Pretend. Mgmt. "Let's make some music, make some money" "we were fated to pretend" And scene. (I could of course write another 5k about the B-Side of the Tomlinson-Styles concept album but then I would need a 6-week dolphin therapy on some island. I heard Costa Rica is said to be nice?) *ducks and runs This post was written on 3 hours of sleep, lack of sugar, and out-of-control AuDHD. So if it reads like a proper car-crash, it's because it is a proper car-crash, but hey, welcome in the inside of my head, to me it makes sense.

[billiejeanenthusiast]

Boobiegate masterpost

We know what they did this summer - and oh boy, was a it a wild summer that - unfortunately for us - stretched into autumn and beyond any reason.

I will first go over everything as it happened and then - because when you look back at everything you realise some timelines overlap - I’ll try to clarify some stuff and put it into perspective.

NOTE: I’m writing the dates from a GMT time zone point of view (aka. UK time)

So let’s start from the beginning. 

Briana breaks up with Brody Jenner after dating him for some random attention seeking period. (June-September roughly)

Here’s an article talking about that irrelevant relationship. https://www.yourtango.com/2020334835/who-brody-jenner-girlfriend-briana-jungwirth-louis-tomlinson-baby-mama Now let’s fast forward a bit to September. 

September 23rd

So on September 23rd we’re flooded with articles about Brody and Bri breaking up and Bri getting back together with her “on-again off-again (boy)friend Nick” and the biggest surprise “BRI IS ENGAGED”

So the story is: 

Bri ended her relationship with Brody because “they were moving too fast” and he had “already met Freddie” 

She then gets back together with her on-again, off-again bf Nick Gordon 

She, her family, and Nick go on a “whirlwind” trip to Las Vegas (MIND YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC) 

Bri and Nick get engaged during those Covid inviting few days in Vegas (September 21st- September 23rd) 

Articles drop about how they’re engaged and she’s broken up with Brody (Sept 23rd) 

Bri, family and Nick all share a huge amount of Vegas pictures of them in love, Bri’s ring, Bri and Nick being a couple (pictures obviously taken before Vegas to hopefully make someone believe that this in no way is a whirlwind engagement after just knowing each other a few weeks. Did they convince anyone? Well if you are convinced - I’m worried for you) 

Here’s the tmz article:https://www.tmz.com/2020/09/23/brody-jenner-split-briana-jungwirth-engaged/ Here’s some pics of them we were all subjected to while they were in Vegas. And Nick’s new public profile when it just got made. Was he trying to start an influencer career and say goodbye to being a firefighter? Was he trying to get a night job taking off that all firefighter gear for money? Magic mike was a big movie after all….Who knows.

September 28th

At first the engagement pictures on Nick’s IG were just him and Briana and he used the #/shesaidyes. After a few days and probably after they realised it would be a smart move to acknowledge her kid she claims to have too (👀) he deleted those and on September 28th posted new pictures with a new caption and new # of course. This time “theysaidyes”.

The pictures are below.

But, moving on.

As soon as the engagement news drops, we have Nick - our “good-guy firefighter” making a new and public IG account, flooding it with pictures where he professes his love for Bri and soaking up the d-list association fame.

So in the coming weeks we get a lot of Nick, Bri and their families on IG. They post a lot about being constantly together.

What was the most interesting they really pushed the “dad” image on Nick. He was constantly posting about Freddie and even in Bs or Tammi’s stories he was always seen interacting with F the most.

Then after it seemed like the new fiancees had settle into their soon-to-be married life and everything seemed rosy for them - we get hit with the whammy BOOBIEGATE.

Because hell hath no fury like a sugar daddy scorned.

October 15th

On the 15th of October celebtm a gossip site, posts the next picture and caption on IG:

Basically, they’re saying a guy - his name unknown yet - contacted them to tell them how Briana scammed him out of money she borrowed to get a boob job. Specifically 5k USD. He claims he filed the case in court and it’s dated January.

They ask if anyone else has similar receipts or anything about her and that they’re investigating and will be writing a story. And the comments have a lot to say about Bri.

October 19th

4 days later on October 19th celebtm posts another IG update about how they have the court filing and how their article is in progress.

October 21st

2 days after the last IG post celebtm finally posts their article - on the 21st of October

https://celebmagazine.com/louis-tomlinson-briana-jungwirth-sued-over-boob-job/

(It’s on the web still - if it ever gets deleted let me know I have screen recordings of it)

The article is accompanied by this (below) IG post:

Also on this day we get Briana and Nick deactivating their IG profiles. Nick still kept his personal private IG and the only person who stayed public is Tammi.

October 22nd

A day after the article dropped there’s another IG post with the following picture and caption. Apparently, Sugar Daddy shared his receipts - specifically AmEx - with celebtm.

October 26th

On October 26th celebtm posts the second part of the article. It’s messier, with a more confusing timeline than the first, but tries to “spill” more details on Sugar Daddies relationship with Briana and her life in general.

Also by now we know his name - Michael Strauss. An investor in Warwick club in LA.

https://celebmagazine.com/louis-tomlinson-baby-mama-briana-jungwirth-double-life/

(Again this is the link - if the article gets taken down and you want to see it - DM me)

October 27th

Then a day later we get another IG post - no new article - just more excerpts from what the Sugar Daddy told celebtm.

Then it’s quiet for a few days and when you think this can’t get even more trashy - low and behold the circus that is called October 29th.

October 29th

So after a few days of silence celebtm strikes again, but this time they bring in TV’s most loved judge - Judge Judy. Apparently the TV show was willing to take this litigation and air it as an episode.

As always, they post an IG post and a caption, and the article mentioned in the IG caption below is basically an article written for clicks about Louis and Harry because they saw the larrie part of the fandom was getting them clicks. I’ll leave the link to the article here for documentation purposes, but honestly there’s nothing in there worth giving them clicks for. Not a thing. The title of the article is “A Complete Guide to 1D Members Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles’ Rumoured Relationship”

Article: https://celebmagazine.com/louis-tomlinson-harry-styles-relationship/

November 6th

We see the sudden return from social media exile of Bri to IG. She’s back - with a post and the description ironically saying “I’m back”. I refuse to post it because does anyone really want to look at her face-tuned selfies? 

November 9th

Then after weeks of radio silence, the return of Bri to IG, we get what is apparently the - very underwhelming - like Bri’s boobs to Sugar Daddy who never got to see them - conclusion to this Sugar Daddy drama. This following article which is basically a letter from Michael to Briana telling her how he’s giving up on the lawsuit, taking this as a life lesson and how he hopes no one else falls for her scams. Article below:

https://celebmagazine.com/michael-straus-briana-jungwirth-open-letter-to-one-direction-louis-tomlinson-alleged-baby-mama/

(Again this is the link - if the article gets taken down and you want to see it - DM me)

And of course - the article is accompanied by an IG post by celebtm.

So, here we currently are. After watching that circus show no one wanted not paid for (well except the Sugar Daddy, and he didn’t even get to see the thing he paid for - so sad.) we’re in November and the Jungwirths and company are back to their carefree posting on IG. 

Current status:

The lawsuit seems to have been dropped. 

Everything seems to be in process of being swept under the rug.

Nick - the loving fiancee - is back to IG too. All of his happy, loving pictures with Bri still up (some deleted) - so we must assume their love survived Boobiegate.

As for overlapping timelines:

The timelines overlap mostly during the months March-October with it being said Bri dated Brody, but was also taking money from Boobie Daddy who was helping her during the pandemic, and was later also apparently starting a serious relationship with Nick.

What actually went on - I don’t know. And I’m honestly not interested to find out. This is being mentioned just so anyone coming across this post knows that yes - you didn’t read it wrong - the timelines do overlap with different people saying different things and Bri being tied to all three men at those times without any real clear timeline for the relationships.

So far this is all there is to this mess. If there’s more - I’ll do a part two or addition.

I’d like to end this with saying - these masterposts are 95% just me making them for myself because I forget stuff, and so much goes on in the fandom that if I want to keep up with it all, I need a nice timeline for things. I’m posting this for anyone wanting to make sense of this circus too or just to put it into a timeline. I did fact check all the dates, posts, IG pics, links and so on - but mistakes can happen - if there is one feel free to let me know.

[twopoppies]

There is no way Harry could’ve been so in sync with Louis if Louis wasn’t helping him plan.

There is no way they both accidentally picked the same colors, same dates, coordinated clothing. I mean they’ve been do everything on the same dates and almost same time.

HARRY CAN NOT DO THAT WITHOUT LOUIS SHARING HIS PLAN.

It would be one thing if Harry was posting within days of Louis’ stuff, but same day within hours (sometimes seconds) of each other.

Chances are things got a little too Larry and he decided to do what he always does and send out a divisive tweet as damage control.

He never explicitly says what he means and leaves it vague so that people can assume what they want to assume. There is so much other stuff going on in the world right now that could occupy people’s attention, other than Harry Styles. He’s probably hinting at that, or maybe there is stunt content coming out that he is asking us to ignore while really taking care to pay attention to what his album is saying.

Not every single thing is about Larry. What he needs right now is the fandom to stop in fighting and work together to make HDIGH a success. Plus he is not stupid, he knows he has never had more buzz surrounding an album release as he does this one, and that is in part due to Harry.

And it pisses me off that Zayn and Niall have also made moves during this release and yet just like always, Harry gets the blame.

Of course.

[skepticalarrie]

You’re contradicting yourself if you believe H&L were behind the rainbow bears but also that Louis has a son.

(I made this originally as twitter thread in order to make some sense in twarries minds, but since there’s a huge influx of baby larries on tumblr I thought it would be nice to post here as well)

Is rbb&sbb related to babygate? No, I don’t think it’s directly related. Although I fully believe rbb&sbb threw shade on babygate, I also think you can totally believe Louis is not the father and have no clue about the bears or Larry, but the other way around is complicated. Have you ever asked yourself what the hell was rbb&sbb? They were ✨communicating✨. In a very unusual way. They were educating, the countless references about gay culture and about the industry….

The bears were never there to prove larry is real, they were there to show us that closeting is a real thing. To show us how there was a war happening behind the scenes, how they literally couldn’t talk about it and how they couldn’t even talk to each other.

They were communicating. Believing the bears is believe they communicate with us. Louis threw a baby doll offstage saying “is not real” less than a month before the pregnancy articles. Harry pretended to be pregnant on stage. The future is now t-shirt. ✨Communicating ✨

Baby bottles, pregnancy tests… ✨Communicating ✨

The warning selfies. Every single time he had to go out in public with his *girlfriend* and *child* ✨Communicating ✨

The billie jean t-shirt. ✨Communicating ✨

You believe the bears and you believe larry is real, but you never heard about the Belfast? How there was an article about Briana giving birth 3 MONTHS EARLIER in the same day the only 1D show got cancelled? The same day Louis leaked the gay anthem Home? 

You believe the bears and you believe larry is real, but you never heard about the countdown?

You believe the bears and you believe larry is real, but you didn’t know the first name for rbb was Freddie Mustache/Teddy Mercury? Because he was dressed as FREDDIE Mercury from QUEEN. 

FREDDIE REIGN?

You believe the bears and you believe larry is real, but you didn’t know H&L decided to split the money in 3 of FREDDIE IS MY QUEEN videos? A huge larrie and “babygater” who had the yt channel BEFORE Freddie was born. 

FREDDIE REIGN?

FREDDIE FUCKING REIGN ARE YOU KIDDING ME????

And lastly but not least, you believe H&L were behind rbb&sbb WHILE Louis party boy was going out and knocking up girls? It happened literally in the same time period. How were they talking about gay culture and how they were closeted as fuck and they were also on a break? Or worst, Louis was cheating on Harry? With girls? And it was alright? Fine, you can think they broke up at some point, you can think Louis is bi, but DURING rainbow bears?????

And if there’s still doubts in anyone’s mind about H&L being fully involved with the bears, here’s a masterpost with 62 coincidences linking them to the bears.

[apparentlybychance]

Hey, I have a hard time with Louis' stunt. I'm in the fandom for 2,5 years so this is my first rodeo. But if I post this on Twitter I get called annoying and weak. Not to mention people unfollow. Good for people who can laugh about this but I'm not one of them and why is it so hard to understand that? I know it's fake and I ignore it as best as I can. JBB was hard. He was great on stage and then I woke up to bs again. And he looks happy with her. I'm also worried about his career. I know the album isn't out but I'm not sure it gets better. He lost a lot of followers, the likes etc are so poor. Shouldn't everyone be excited and not get anxiety when he posts something?

Hi. ❤️ I really do understand how you feel. When I first joined the fandom I was VERY invested in both Harry and Louis being able to just be out, be themselves, and be able to create the music they wanted to create. This was during Holivia and Louis had started his big father of the year push, so things were bleak. I remember my first in real time Larry denial from Louis. It was the Bentley’s mom situation. It was REALLY hard. It made me question everything. I couldn't understand why he would do that because it sent his fandom in a tailspin just as he had ended the Walls tour and his fandom was on a high.

(More under the cut because I got really long winded. I'm passionate about this topic. )

I saw antis and solos gloating and doing their usual "Larries mass extinction" tour. It was hard. But I had some friends in the fandom I had made who assured me that it's all a pattern. That Louis Tomlinson TM does that periodically, get's press for it, moves on to signal about his sexuality and Larry. It was like clockwork, they assured me. And they were right. Soon enough, we got the Holivia BUA, then the Elounor BUA and they were both single for the first time ever I think.

We all hoped that that was the end of stunting. That maybe now that Louis had made a point that he HAD to be straight because he had "fathered a child" that he wouldn't need to stunt with women anymore and that Harry would put his foot down on further stunting because of how clearly the Holivia situation had traumatised him. Sadly no, Harry soon made out with EmRata on the street in Japan for the cameras and then TR entered the picture shortly after and he began his zombie walks looking like he'd rather be dead. Then Louis got his rock star girlfriend (for like 5 seconds anyway.)

Louis pushed F really hard and put him in his video while his girlfriend of like 10 years didn't make the cut. Then we got the TR BUA, McDomlinson started, then Harry makes out with someone at Glastonbury (literally can't remember her name) for the cameras and then shortly after we got Hoe and Harry resumed the zombie walks looking like death warmed over.

I say all this to say that Louis said it best: It's a Copy of a Copy of a Copy. If you can find peace in anything in this fandom, find peace in the patterns. They will probably stunt until they are ready to go away for a while and not work. Someone has convinced them that their only worth in this industry is in who they are dating. But, because of the patterns the BUAs will always come around. They will be single again, followed by a new love interest.

So we will get a Zoe BUA, we will get a McDomlinson BUA and both probably in 2026 (at least I'm manifesting that) then all those people that laugh at you when you say it's fake will either realize the patterns, or will be crying because they really thought Louis and Zara were END GAME!!! (eye roll)

I don't think this merry-go-round of stunting will end until they are ready to leave public life and maybe start a family (and yes, I do believe they are still together so I welcome the hate in my inbox that I will get about that. Bring it.) and I do believe they want to have a family some day. I am sort of thinking that Louis may be trying for an end to bbg shortly after the release of HDIGH though (that theory is more far fetched, I agree. But I'm getting on board with it after some thought.) I guess time will tell.

So, take heart, darling. All the grief you have over McDomlinson and the way you feel like you are on a rollercoaster when he does something really great like the jingle bell ball and then ruins it with his "girlfriend" or a little lad mention is totally normal. You will feel the euphoria of the BUA at some point only to be crushed again by a new Larry denial or the next girlfriend. Or I guess when F has his high school graduation and we get pics of Louis standing next to his "little lad" looking like Elf standing next to his dad.

The question is, is the rollercoaster worth it? I don't think so, personally. Don't get me wrong. I will forever be grateful to Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson for sharing their love with us however much they felt like they could. And I've been profoundly changed from this fandom in ways that have thoroughly enriched my life. I have also made a couple life long friends. But, to be honest, I'm pretty close to backing away totally and just being a casual music listener. You know, just let their albums come out and stream their music. I guess we'll see what 2026 holds and how long I last.

[twopoppies]

Hi Gina,

I your prior post you mentioned "Ok. I have decided that the best plan for Louis is to end babygate (if he actually has the power to do so) before the album drops. This is the best possible time to do it" and I agree! I know the chances of this happening are awfully small (probably closer to microscopic) but I really think it's going to happen.

I’m also preparing myself for an L and Z engagement announcement, because I think that’s part of the bigger setup. They get engaged, Briana panics at the idea of F having a new stepmom, and everything blows up. A paternity test becomes necessary, the truth comes out that L isn’t the father, and he needs time to process everything. Z sticks around to support him for a while, and eventually we get the BUA.

I also think this helps explain why L has managed to upset so many Larries lately with some of his comments and behavior. I think he’s trying to push Larries out temporarily so fewer of us are around to talk about babygate and plant doubts in the general public’s mind. He knows that most of us will come running back after the dust from babygate settles. And for the GP, they’ll probably feel a wave of sympathy for what he’s been through and then quickly forget about F.

Everyone’s focused on the BUA, but I’m rooting for the “engagement” announcement because to me, that’s the domino that leads to something much bigger. And whatever it is, it definitely won’t be a wedding :)

I also think that H's next album is ready to go, but he's holding off for some reason. Could it be that he has dug his heels in and is waiting for the end of BBG before releasing the album? It would be some great leverage.

So, I know I wrote that post. But I also need to say that we've been saying "they" should end BBG before he drops an album since at least 2017. And I've really just given up on the whole idea.

HOWEVER, now still seems like the best time out of all the times previously. So I'm still going to cross my fingers and hope for it. Yeah, an engagement might seal the deal (to be completely honest, they don't need ANY OF THIS, but if they're going to use ending BG for promo, then yeah... an engagement might be helpful).

As for Harry, I don't know. That's something I hadn't considered, TBH. Perhaps he held off as a bargaining chip. I love the idea, but I don't think we'll ever really know. I tend to think an HS4 announcement is looming.

2026 might turn out to be a VERY interesting year.

in reference to this

[satelliteloooveeee]

The new pap pics actually made it to the pap site. What a surprise. There’s a few they definitely don’t want people to see because it would just show how staged the rest of the shoot is.

They didn’t include those because you don’t see her. Is she even in those photos? I know she’s not tall but wouldn’t you at least be able to see her legs or something? It looks as if Harry is alone lol

Then we have this which shows how fast they or rather Harry walked between the scenes to get photos taken. He didn’t even bother to pretend to walk slow in between the obviously staged sets, look how that coat is flowing (like Snapes Cape in HP😂) and look how relatively far she’s behind, that looks like 2 strangers being caught in the same frame, as if Harry overtook a slow walker 😆

Then look at the distance in between them before and after the wanted suggesting photos were taken. Moving closer to each other for the intended photos and then apart again afterwards. And if they don’t know that someone’s taking a pic, totally disinterested walking apart, no touching, looking in different directions, no talking or laughing

Ty love and 🤦🏼‍♀️