#fulwell

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Sea, I’m reading the most absurd things!!! Fans defending harry and feeling sorry for him because yesterday he looked devastated!!!

They are writing fanfictions!!! 🤣

One of my mutuals had a really good take. Let me post it.

My thoughts fwiw: I think all 4 men were devastated by Liam’s passing, even Harry. I also think (here comes my fanfiction take) Louis was by far the most affected, and there was absolutely tension between him and Harry. I know we didn’t see inside the church, but I think there was avoidance outside, and not just to deny paps a photo. I think Ben Winston and James Corden arrived with and flanked Harry for support, not just for Liam’s death, but as a buffer between Harry and his former bandmates. Niall gets on with Harry, clearly. Louis may well see Harry’s indifference to Liam’s struggles over the years, and Harry’s Industry Boy status is even less palatable to Louis now, having lost his close friend.

Again, to me the real divide between Louis and Harry had nothing to do with any past relationships. Niall probably gets along with both, but his standing with Harry, Ben, and James outside (in clear view of paps) is unsurprising. I’d bet Louis and Niall are fine. I hope Zouis have or will put their fallout behind them. I think Louis was 100% focused on Liam yesterday but I absolutely could see him being just civil to or totally avoiding Harry, Ben, and James. He truly cared about Liam.

Great observation about Fulwell arriving with Harry, who has never been good standing up for his convictions. I actually really pity Harry, as well as any future partners he may have, who can never count on Harry Styles to have their back.

Of course Harry’s fans defend him. They’re very good at covering for someone who doesn’t care about them (Iike most Trump voters).

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Eww. Ben Winston keeping eyes on this whole thing. Only God knows what he's cooking.

Ben Winston doesn’t even follows Zara McDermott? He would have had to look up the post on Zara’s account in order to “like” it.

FWIW, as far as I remember, Ben Winston never liked any of Louis’ posts about either of his album releases. Nor FITF getting #1 in the UK. He hasn’t liked any posts about tour or festivals or AOTV.

Ben didn’t even like Louis’ post memorializing Liam.

Ben came to Liam’s funeral in the same car with Harry (and James Corden) but we have no photos of him greeting either Louis or Zayn.

But a new girlfriend hard launching a 5-month-old relationship with Louis! Now that’s worth Ben Winston’s attention.

Not to be too cynical about it but… this 1D shit is for life (for Louis, for Ben, for Harry, for us), and not in a good way. Ben Winston is the frenemy who will never fuck off.

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Why no to Fulwell?

i've talked about it before here and here, but basically i just don't think that fulwell is good at adapting to the artist they're working with, and instead just kind of steam roll over everything with Their Vision and way of doing things. and when it comes to the red rocks footage in particular, i don't think they've shown themselves to have the capability to bring to it the care the project needs so that the emotional weight of the night will shine thru. cause like, it was probably one of the best, if not The Best, nights of niall's life up to that point. it's something that he'd been waiting and wanting to do since he was a kid. it's just such a special and important night and sure, fulwell could do a decent job at it and it would be fine - same as with the flicker apple music doc - but something like this deserves SO MUCH MORE than just "fine."

[glacialerasoul]

HMS Concord (comissioned in 1916) docking in Lisbon with the body of the exiled Portuguese King, Manuel II, who died in 1932 in Fulwell, London (the house where the king lived was later demolished to give way to new housing and road planning).

Found: Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo

[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

I'm new to your blog so I'm not sure if you've addressed this already. If you have, reject it. Do you think Harry will use Liam for his next album, like pretending to be sad about him? I feel like he might just be acting sad. How do you think the general public will perceive him? It seems like he only mentioned them at the Brit Awards to protect his public image. If he’s going to fake being sad, I don’t think I want to care about him anymore. It feels like he will use Liam and One Direction to sell his records, even though I don’t think he ever really cared about the other boys.

I think it’s very likely that interviewers will ask Harry Styles about Liam Payne (as well as the other men, when they get to promo). We’ll see whether Harry blacklists this question as he usually does about One Direction, but I doubt he will.

I also feel that Harry is genuinely brokenhearted about Liam. Personally, I don’t think there’s been very much contact between the two men since 2015, no crossover friends, few business colleagues in common. While Liam has been effusively supportive of Harry’s independent works, Harry hasn’t publicly returned any support for Liam’s solo projects. As in ZERO times. I think it’s natural for Harry to feel regret, or even guilt, that he will never be able to right the wrongs between them. I hope Harry is still able to feel contrite.

My guess: one of the songs on Harry’s new album will be dedicated to Liam, or at least One Direction fans will interpret it that way. Maybe he’s recording that song now.

In the end, whether Harry explicitly co-opts Liam’s death to sell an album doesn’t really matter in the larger scheme, and it doesn’t really change his brand.

Harry has co-opted Black Lives Matter, feminism, queer ideology, and the COVID pandemic to sell overpriced merchandise and to provide cover for his locker room chauvinism and misogyny.

Opportunism and fake sincerity are Harry’s M.O. However, his fans will make excuses for him. The episodes eventually pass, media diverts our attention with gossip, and he moves on to sell the next thing.

Liam’s family would probably feel touched that Harry deigned to do something so personal and kind for Liam. One Direction fans would totally eat it up. As usual, people like me who point out Harry’s cynicism would be attacked.

And then Harry would move on to the next billion streams. Harry’s career has never really been about music as much as about the numbers, the bottomline. He doesn’t have much to say about music; his music is a means to an end. Harry has also taught his fans to care deeply about the numbers. The people written into his music are collateral damage. His exes are collateral damage. Louis, who was used to sell the Euphoria TV episode and who has suffered from Harry’s silence on “Larry,” is also collateral damage. What’s good for Sony and Full Stop and Fulwell is good for Harry Styles. One Direction can be used as a last resort, and what’s good for Harry Styles is good for Liam Payne etc.

If you’re new, my thoughts on Harry.

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I wonder if Jeff is going to be James manager tbh. It would make sense. Also this just shows me that Harry is still in Italy with Louis hehe Otherwise we all know he would papped with James.

Jeff was at the Gucci show, and has left for London, it seems. It’s likely that Fulwell and/or James have business connections with Jeff. Harry wasn’t “accidentally” seen with James in London for nothing. In addition, Ben Winston and James both attended the Met Gala— fashion icons that they are! Oh but I’m sure that’s because they’re buds with Anna Wintour.

Clench your sphincters and be ready for more Harry/ Fulwell promo!

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I’m honestly not surprised that KoL signed with Azoff what with them being all up Harry’s ass. I think they all live there and have parties and talk about what Harry can do for them. Selfish jerks.

I mean... the Azoffs sold this to Harry... that the personal and business are interchangeable. He’s part of their family, and even dreams about their enemies (Ari Emanuel). He’s sent forth to promote Azoff clients and to sell the Azoffs to potential clients. He’s there to bridge transactions between Full Stop Management and Fulwell Productions. His finances are wound through theirs and hard to separate. Through the Azoffs, Harry has access to (read: can help promote) performance venues, artists, producers, performance-rights organizations that the Azoffs own or have vested interest in. He’s a charmer who can say the right quotes and meet the right people for them. Their friends are his (seemingly only) friends. Tattoos even. The problem with the personal being business is... there is no “personal” anymore. It’s all business.

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Have you read Meagan Trainor’s press release. It’s an odd one.

Meant to go viral and it did. And written by a writer who works for the Late Late Show— lots of crossovers from Fulwell to Full Stop Management for the past three years. Funny how that is, isn’t it? They seem very Happy Together.

Maybe her PR makes up for the bland songs.