LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE: LIAM & THE (NOT) PHOTOSHOPPED EARRING
so, there are a couple famous pictures from wembley 2000 (july 21-22) where liam appears to have an earring. cute, right?
well, if you tweet these pictures at him, he’ll tell you this: (2019-2026)
there’s obviously the chance he’s just fucking with everyone (i.e. denying the obvious vape earlier this year) BUT— it only really gets pointed out in photos from that gig. so if it is real, when did he get it?
as poet and scholar megan thee stallion once said, “don’t gotta edit, check the getty”. i’ve spent hours scouring stock photo sites looking for images where he appears to have an earring. these are not edited by fans and have been sourced from getty images & shutterstock. you may need to zoom in on some of these to see it clearly, but it’s totally there!
the earliest image i could find of liam with the earring is from the 1999 cannes film festival, held may 15 of that year. the hoop does not appear to be visible in photos from the february tommy hilfiger launch party, so he started wearing it between then and here. (he looks thrilled to be there, doesn’t he?)
august 11 - mickey blue eyes premiere
august 25 - water rats press conference
december 3 - 100fm radio show, philadelphia
it’s visible throughout their 2000 sotsog tour (photos taken between (february and july) and of course, at wembley! here’s the evidence from those gigs:
the last photo i can find that features the earring is from the leeds festival on august 28. these photos are pretty bad honestly and they aren’t stock photos, but there are like 5 photos of this gig out there anyway. if you look closely, there appears to be a band around his earlobe.
he was heavily photographed at the q awards that year, but his hairstyle completely hid his ears, so i can’t say for sure if it was there or not. i do believe he took it out prior to november 2000 because there are times where it caught the light and was slightly visible through his hair, but in all the photos from the event there are no signs of it.
cut to january 14 2001- liam shows up to the rock in rio festival with a noticeably bare ear!
there’s still a mark, though. here’s a great photo from june ‘01 where the piercing is clearly visible, and here’s a great picture from ‘17 that shows it’s still there— the evidence doesn’t lie!
IN CONCLUSION: LIAM IS GASLIGHTING YOU, HE DEFINITELY HAD AN EARRING FOR LIKE A YEAR.
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