Richard Madden and boyfriend Brandon Flynn Part 17

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I think Brandon looks smug in that photo, like he’s thinking, “See. You said we’d never get papped together again. Suck it, bitches!”

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R2 Lol! "Yeah we are fucking, he's my man bitches!"

R2 He doesn't look smug to me. He looks kind of pissed

I wonder if Brandon has eaten haggis yet.

R1 Is that how big it is? Poor Brandon must be walking funny!

From the previous thread, Richard started to follow SS in November before Brandon and after a day he started to follow Brandon, so he was spying on Brandon's ex as soon as he met Brandon.

R8 LOL, researching the competition.

Hmm, he wanted to make sure Brandon was not taken. Stalking the prey before going in for the kill.

But was Richard taken?

R11 The heart wants what it wants.

It’s funny, though. I always assumed Richard followed Sam because he was a fan of his music, but given the timing of the follow, he apparently had ulterior motives. LOL

R11 Can’t say for sure. He has a messy history so I wouldn’t be shocked.

Ha! I just noticed that on the pic Richard’s stylist posted to his stories—the crop from Richard’s pap walk with Brandon—the stylist captioned it “@maddenrichard out and about on the streets of New York.”

OUT and about... Get it? lololol

R14 Richard went with Ellie to Ibiza in November, so he was definitely still dating her at the time.

As per last thread: what was the thing about a Grand Prix?

Is this real or photoshop?

Do you guys think he googled B and saw Sam was his ex? I can’t think it would have come up in conversation or he knew already. Sort of strange...I also thought R knew Sam before, but I could be imagining that.

If B and R were involved right away, that’s pretty ballsy of B to comment on Richard’s ig posts when he was on vacation with Ellie. B’s not shy lol.

R19 It could be why the sister never followed him back...,,

R18 hmm not sure I've ever seen that pic of Brandon before so idk... also why the heck did they pick Branchard lmao

R18 when is the photo of Brandon from?

R21 R22 Have no idea where it's from, that's why I'm not sure if it's real.

Fangirls are obsessed with idea that all gay couples match and share clothes.... just like the post with the plain cap I think it's just a coincidence

Who are you people? And why do you obsessively post about these nobodies. Give us all a rest..

It looks like an Insta or Snapchat video - pretty low res.

R18 I have no idea if the photo is real but I had to laugh at the frau’s “Roommates share too 🙄” reply. Someone could leak a video of Brandon and Richard fucking and the Richard stans would insist that’s just something roommates do.

R25: Who is forcing you to read this thread?

I think Richard dumped Ellie over that swimsuit. Or he should have.

I am looking at their compatibility with astrology, we have a birth date/time/place for Richard, but no birth time for Brandon only date/place.

Without a time for Brandon, I can only analyze the relationship mostly from Richard's side. Brandon's Sun (self), Mercury (communication), Mars (sexuality) and Jupiter (ideas) are in Richard's 4th house (home) ruled by Libra (beauty). Richard is comfortable with Brandon's personality and sexuality on a personal level and feels security with him. BF's Mars and Pluto are conjunct RM's 5th house cusp (expression, romance), meaning RM gets great pleasure sexually with BF. BF has his Mars conjunct RM's Pluto in it's own sign of Scorpio along with RM's Moon (emotions), so the sex is very passionate. RM's Mars, however, is in Capricorn and it squares (tense aspect) BF's Sun and Jupiter. Though Richard feels comfortable being WITH Brandon, his own sexuality conflicts with BF's identity- which includes being out and open. RM's Mars is also conjunct BF's Uranus (unconventional) and Neptune (fantasy) in his 6th house (work). Their relationship and RM's sexuality will impact RM's career, because a person who has their partner's Neptune in their 6th house will face issues and the 6th house person (Richard) will put their career before the relationship.

R27 Same! I mean, is it really normal to share clothes with your roommates? I've never done it.

Roomates have eaten my groceries.

[quote]big dick aka Richard’s father just liked Brandon’s new post

And meanwhile, Richard's homophobic fangirls are cropping Brandon out of the pics with Richard....

R17 we were wondering why R is in France again and someone said that the Grand Prix is this weekend and R had mentioned interest previously.

Pls no more “they called paps” talk please

R34 bunch of celebs are going to F1.

Wasn’t he in a racing movie?

R37 yes he was in a short film called ‘Group B’. It’s on Vimeo I think

Here it is

R35 sorry, I'm starting to think more and more that the latest pics were staged. notice how Richard's hand is perfectly positioned so you can see the face of his watch... lmfao

ok I'm sorry, no more conspiracy theories from me lol

Yes, perfect position but perfectly natural, it's not a forced position by any means

R18 the taping of the show when R wore that was in November....in LA hmmmm

Ricky is a fan of Branchard

R18 when i try to see what you linked to it says image removed?

R40 Ha, it's not as crazy as some of the theories we've been treated to! But he wears his watch like that all the time, and he's been wearing the same watch in other older pap shots we've seen of him, it's not even new. Plus, as R41 says, it's a totally natural hand position when walking like that.

R44 an Instagram page saying Brandon and Richard shared a sweater but no one could tell when the photo of Brandon was from

R44 idk why that link doesn't work anymore but here's the pic

This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard about Brandon is a stalker. He has no reason to hook up a straight man with a girlfriend who is older and more famous than him. He is a handsome Hollywood young man who can easily make a boyfriend. The only possibility is that Richard loves him at first sight and pursues it. It seems that Brandon is also in love with him, so he respects his decision to keep the relationship between the two people confidential. This is their own business. But if Richard didn't break up with Ellie in November, he might be a cheater.

Wasn’t there a rumor about Richard and Ellie in counseling?

R49 that's what was reported to the press I think

It was reported they were considering it, I think, because they were fighting a lot. I'm not sure it ever said they actually went.

Yeah, ok, I just googled it, and according to the article, they were fighting almost every day by the end so they considered counselling, but it just says they concluded there were too many issues to be fixed and they had already grown so far apart that they were already living separate lives by the time they split.

However, this article also says they wanted to do their best to remain friends which... does not seem to have been true. So, I don't know.

I always just took that article to be standard PR speak. I doubt they ever considered counseling. She was so young and working a bunch and he was getting really popular. At the time, we didn’t know about Brandon, so people just figured he didn’t want to be tied down and they went their separate ways. Now with knowing that B was either on the horizon or actually in the picture, I really don’t think they ever went to counseling. Same with the remaining friends thing. That’s in most every celeb break up article.

I have a feeling Ellie won’t be dating anymore bi guys.

R47 thank you!

So Richard wasn't at any Cannes events today?

Will they have another cute date night tonight?

My friend managed to sneak into the Rocketman party at Cannes. Elton John performed, but my friend missed him.

Another friend (a girl) took a selfie with Egerton.

I asked both of them if they saw Madden. They said they couldn’t care less.

r58 Thanks for that thrilling tale

R58 ^

R54 Did she know he was, though? I just wonder if she knew going into their relationship, or if it ended up being a great big surprise.

R58 What was the point of your story lmao

Just did a research and Richard was going to be a speaker on GQ Heroes panel in May, but he didn’t go. Sam smith also was on a guest list. SS didn’t go bc of his health, I wonder why R didn’t go

I wondered if Richard & Ellie got into constant fights and counseling in the latter stages of their relationship because he finally told her he was bi.

Re "the same watch. Isn' it a different watch in the Nice airport pic dated 24th May (dark jacket)?

So both of the pics in R18 are real. The user posted the original pics on their IG stories. Brandon's is from March this year and Richard's from November last year.

Im glad Brandon gave us some breadcrumbs because I have a feeling its going to be very long wait till we see new pics if them together. sigh

I still dont understand why Brandon didnt go to france with him ..I think he's just there to relax and party...When Brandon dated Sam they traveled around the world together even when Sam had work comitments..maybe Richard and Brandon are not in a serious relationship yet.

Maybe they're open. Madden may have a French beau/belle.

Richard will always be in the closet, we will see their photos in England, and it will be like in New York without comment. Disappointment. He is a coward.

Branchard...really? I prefer R&B.

The professional closet is a little different to the personal one.

Brandon made an effort to visit him in NY and Richard didnt even invite him to go to france to party. I know Brandon wanted to as he's been liking all those cannes pics when Richard was there.

The role of a movie star's consort requires sacrifices.

We don't really know where Brandon is right now, or? He is not active on IG again. Richard is also nowhere to be found. We know that he arrived in Nice yesterday morning, but no activity since then. So who knows, maybe they are together or will be soon.

Brandon was nowhere to be found when Richard arrive at the Nice airport. So maybe Brandon is back in Miami or LA.

Brandon lost a hundred thousand subscribers in the IG. Good sacrifice ...

How did he lose so many? maybe they were all Sam Smith's fans?

Brandon has practically double the followers that Madden has on IG. He'll survive the "gay temptress" pushback.

R77 Good theory.

Over what time period did he lose 100k? Wouldn't the Smith shippers have... jumped ship ages ago?

Brandon is steadily losing like 5K followers per day.

In April, Brandon was 5.2, and now 5.1. Richard was 2.2 and became 2.6. I remember.

It would be interesting to see a breakdown. Long term followers deserting him versus short term?

Upthread, it's been said that Brandon has been posting less and less of his friends. If followers are getting less of a window into his personal life, perhaps their investment is waning.

r83 That's what I think is happening. He doesn't even use it as much as he used to, posts let's pictures and ig stories, and mostly has a lot of songs or ominous quotes/poems/etc that is probably not going to hold the attention of what I assume to be either people who found him through Sam or 13rw stans.

Career-wise Brandon hasn't done much over the past couple of months and he hasn't posted much. Richard, meanwhile, has been everywhere in the media

His followers will pick up again when the next season of 13RW comes out

if anyone is interested i found a Brandon and Sam Smith instagram page with compliation of their relationship with pics, sightings and and sm comments/likes of eachother ...for being together for 9 months they spend really did soend alot if time together and Brandon was very submissive with most of the pics with Sam.

I think it's the height difference that made him look submissive whenever Sam was around. Sam always had his arms around him or something which made him look dom, but I have no doubts of him being sub in the bed...

He's been quiet in Social Media after he and Sam broke up and even moreso now that he's in a relationship with Richard I guess you have to sacrifice a lot when you are dating an up and coming rising star.

If I announced a half price Kaftan sale, all the people contributing to this thread would be completely distracted and reaching for their purses.

Brandon is not a child. Stop treating him like he’s incapable of making his own decisions and living his life the way he wants. You all diminish him so much while giving Richard so much control and power over everything. They are both in this together.

Brandon does like to be spanked, tough.

The New York premiere of Rocketman is in a few days. Maybe Brandon's still in NY keeping his hotel room and anus ready for when Richard gets back?

For someone as free spirited as Brandon, dating someone in the closet has to be a drag, at least part of the time. All those embraces (with Sam Smith) in a public setting, they're no longer an option.

I love Richard but I agree it must be so hard going from being able to hold your boyfriends hand in public to pretending you are just friends. Although we have no idea how open they were until Richard started getting papped all the time. They were obviously able and comfortable enough to walk with their arms around each other.

This quite a fruity jacket for him. Who's the woman?

R96 his good friend Rose Leslie’s sister (who I guess he’s also friends with) I think. He was at a music festival with a big gang of his friends.

Glastonbury, I think... Maybe Brandon will go with them this year. There's an increased possibility of PDA with day drinking.

Brandon just liked this pic

R99 if he's in NY or LA it's pretty early/late

according to the Franklin Village local who spotted them together it was obvious that they are a couple ..its sad that he/she never came back here because i want him/her to describe the pda that that they were supposly doing to each other.

R101 they were also described as “getting cosy” around West Hollywood by that journalist who tweeted about seeing them and later deleted it.

R100 whereas the time in the south of France is 11.55am... Just because he wasn’t papped with R doesn’t mean that he’s not there.

R98 Richard himself might not even be able to go with them this year. Didn’t he say he was struggling to fit it into his calendar this year in one of his interviews- I think the Guardian?

He’s got to show up on set for 1917 at SOME point, presumably. Though it must be a pretty small role because they’ve been filming for almost 2 months now and he hasn’t joined them yet.

They were probably sat opposite each other, but leaning in, maybe over a candle.

Do smokers smell each other, or is there a cancel out effect?

boy in love,hope he won’t be hurt.

R103 let’s wait and see... his internal clock could also just be thrown a bit out of whack by the travel and the time difference between NY and LA.

(Of course I like the idea of him in France much more as an explanation though :D)

Love hurts, love scars.

R103 yes and I we know images around R can be cropped so Brandon could’ve went with him. I guess we’ll not know unless B drops a hint. Come on B it doesn’t even have to be obvious due to the detectives here lol

I have also wondered how big his role will be in 1917, r104.

The photos from the photo agency were of Richard alone. The photo agency wouldn't have cropped Brandon out because it would lesser the value of the photos. So, no, he wasn't cropped.

1917's entire filming duration is supposed to be 4 days in early June. My guess is that the have been setting things up and are doing many rehearsals with the extras, camera crew ect. Plus we had a couple of tweets about Richard being in Scotland near the filming right before he went to Cannes the first time, so it's possible he was there for rehearsals as well.

Feb-march was the best time for them, there were so many sightings of them together and Brandon didnt post a picture on his instagram for 20 days. He was super public with Sam and super private with Richard... no inbetweens. btw Another forum posted the pics of them with charlie and one poster said that Brandon looks like a 10 year younger version of Richard.

It wouldn't surprise me if he plays a "sacrificial lamb" role - dead in the first 15 minutes, with a couple of flashback appearances otherwise.

A movie shot in 4 days? A movie with war scenes to boot?

[Quote] Brandon looks like a 10 year younger version of Richard.

Must be one of those "all gay couples are boyfriend twins" people. They look nothing alike.

Yeah, it supposed to be filmed in real time or something like that.

R115 the movie itself has been filming since the beginning of April. We’re just talking about the part they’re filming in June.

[115] Richard's one of the bigger names attached, but if I'm not mistaken he's not one of the main characters. I think the main plot follows two younger soldiers, one of them being the actor who played Tommen.

That's ambitious, especially if it's a big screen movie.

I'm still baffled what possessed that guy to jerk off on a webcam. Then again, Luke Evans did the same in his 30s. I've never been that horny that all common sense deserts me.

R121 ???

R122, the Tommen actor.

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

I'm laughing at Brandon clearly booking it

R76 it could be from people unfollowing, or a lot of times IG removes accounts that are bs accounts. for someone like B who has that many followers, it would be really affected.

He checked out of a hotel in New York after being pictured arriving at Nice airport earlier in the day? How does that work?

R124 wait, so he was in Nice for like an hour? what? that makes absolutely no sense.

Lol @ r124. They're really not holding back now, are they?

Brandon sometimes looks very comical when captured in motion by a still camera.

R128 the DM is just stupid I think, this is obviously before he flew to Nice

I bet they DM got it backwards. The pair checked out of the hotel in NYC. And the Nice airport arrival pics were snapped later in the day.

It's very strange how the DM is flipflopping on Brandon. He didn't even get a name in their last post.

and, correct me if i’m wrong, but they don’t give an exact number for accounts that high do they? for example, he might not have lost 100k followers. he could have just been at 5.2 million and lost just enough to put him in the 100k range. meaning he could be at 5,175,000. kwim?

R133 and how they’re totally emphasizing the “sam smith ex” too. even including pics of them together.

So, he's in NYC to do two big TV shows, he's already been photographed with Brandon and yet they leave the hotel together? He's not that concerned about hiding it, is he?

You can see the exact numbers via browser, when you hover over the followers number. For example Richard is less than 4k away from 2.7M

Well, they did the "Sam Smith's ex" thing heavily before. And "roommates" has now become "flatmates" (I preferred "roommates"). I wonder whether there was some cold feet situation with Madden's reps and the DM was entreated to ease off. Yet now we're back to square one.

If you read through the comments section on the last article with Brandon, it was hilarious- almost every comment was telling them they knew who brandon was and should be naming him and not cropping him out, and talking about how everyone already knew he was his boyfriend etc. That could be why they’ve not bothered “male companioning” him this time.

(Or it could be that they can’t resist- checking out of hotel together pics are much more exciting for DM than them walking down a street.)

And yet... there were only about 20 comments on that last post. The DM basically buried the post with the angle they took on the pics.

i just find it hard to believe that paparazzi is stalking out their hotel. if there was an event in town and their hotel was used by a lot of big named celebs? then yeah...i’d believe it.

Is it just me or is Brandon dressing in a more boring manner lately? Don't turn into Richard, Brandon!

It's New York. Isn't there always big event and big named there?

Brandon is such a twink, he doesn't even travel with luggage.

yes!!!! those new pictures of them leaving the hotel is amazing!!! i have no doubts that they are togeter at this point its clearly obvious now!! those pictures reminds me of those hetro couples who are still rumored to be dating so when they leave a party they are 10 feet apart!!

It looks like Brandon is trying to not be in the photographs.... I don't think they called the paps to take photos of Brandon looking like he's running away

Madden's downturned head does sort of suggest that he'd like to disappear. I guess, even if these strolls are planned, there's still an anxiety that takes over in the moment.

R141 They knew what hotel he was staying at, I looked at one of those photo hosting sites and they had pictures of him returning to it after taping Fallon. They named the hotel. There was fans waiting for him outside too, he took pictures and stuff with them. Maybe they followed him from the taping or someone tipped them off. If fans found out where Richard was staying to wait for him then it wouldn't be hard for paps to.

yeah I don't think these are the kind of pictures that Richard's pr wants lol

Watch Brandon get cropped for the fan accounts posts again

The new DM post reads "The comments below have been moderated in advance." The last post on Madden had the opposite ("The comments below have not been moderated").

Fraus.

I wanna know what the homophobic Richard stans will think of the photos.

If they knew they got caught checking out if the hotel together they could have then avoided being seen together at nice airport (I know that's unlikely but I'm throwing it out there)

Pics of them caught leaving the hotel together just confirms they’ve been missing each other fucking like pigs.

R151 they know they are outing him but don't want the comments to show that

This is the person who posted the clown face over B last time. Completely cropped him out here. I think there are additional photos here than the DM had?

the DM article with the first set of pap pics also had moderated comments

R157 she probably blew a valve when she saw these recent pics. what a bitch.

R157 not to defend anyone but I think they just posted the photos without Brandon in theme not crop him out

Why was Brandon running away from the pap when they were caught leaving the hotel together? He was never like this with Sam Smith.

It actually looks like they only used ones after B already got in the car, but same difference.

*celeb hetro couples

reminds me Brad and angelina when they were still rumored to be dating..they walked feets aprt from each other ...same with others rumored celeb couples .

the full set of pics is on weibo

R164 so Brandon wasnt running he's just going or a step? Or was running then stopped?

This is a complete 180 to when Brandon was sucking face with Sam Smith. DId you guys ever seen those pics it was gross!!

Richard in Welles?

R167 ...no, I think you should give the tweet sequence another read

R167 ah...yeah it says that they’re trying to get richard to go because he went there.

Do you think Brandon is in France?

so, i’m intrigued...where in the hell are they now? cannes? somewhere in the US? and, more importantly, where the HELL is charlie???!!!

Am i the only one excited about these pics??? Where is everyone? Its new and its not the same ole walking pics but of them checkin out of the hotel together looking suspicious!! Incredible!!

Part 17? You sad fucks...

They're really not hiding it, which is cute. If they wanted to avoid paps, one would have left later on in a separate cab and held back in the lobby for the meanwhile or something like that. I think it's a glass closet situation - they don't show PDA in public (yet), but they aren't hiding either. They are so cute together ahhhh.

R173 yep, that’s me and I’ve read every single post in all 17 parts and enjoyed every single word 😂 What’s your sorry excuse for being here?! 😏

R124 LMAO! The Daily Mail clearly doesn't know what to do about them. They're dying to drop more hints, but they're afraid to. But I loved that, right after mentioning the Brandon & Richard dog walk photos, they point out that Brandon frequently walked Charlie with his ex-boyfriend, Sam. LOL

And who were the conspiracy theorists who claimed that CLEARLY the DM had been given orders by Richard's camp not to mention Brandon in their stories? And someone else pointed out that it was more likely that some clueless git who was running the news desk that day probably didn't even know who Brandon was in the earlier photos, which was why he was referred to as a "male companion" and cropped out of most of the photos? I agreed with that person that the DM is a shit publication, and that that's the most likely explanation. Looks like we won this round. ;-)

meanwhile Sam Smith is fat again...

Maybe Brandon ran to make sure no one took his cab. We've all seen Bette Midler in "Big Business".

R174 I really think that, assuming they stay together (and I hope they do!) we'll eventually see some PDA. These are baby steps on Richard's part, but getting papped leaving a hotel at the same time is a pretty big deal. (Yes, of course the fraus-in-denial will insist they had separate rooms, or perhaps a two-bedroom suite, but everyone else who sees those photos will go, "Ohhhhhhh! Hmmm...")

I'm petty as hell, I know, but I'm quite disappointed to see that loudylansmadden person has protected her tweets. I'd have quite liked to see her reaction to THESE pics, she was annoyed enough just by them walking down a street to dinner together!

[Quote] it was more likely that some clueless git who was running the news desk that day probably didn't even know who Brandon was in the earlier photos, which was why he was referred to as a "male companion" and cropped out of most of the photos? I agreed with that person that the DM is a shit publication, and that that's the most likely explanation. Looks like we won this round. ;-)

The only thing you're deserving of is a ride on the shortbus after typing out that nonsense.

The photos are taken by a paparazzo. The paparazzo sells them to a photo agency. The price gotten for the pics will depend on who is featured in the pics, where they are and what they're doing. The names, the location etc. will all be tagged when the photo agency sells use of the pics on to a publication.

Dizzy intern, my ass.

Libras (Brandon) and Geminis (Richard) are suppose to be really compatible but Geminis can be two face.

Traveling to NYC together and leaving the hotel together is such a couple thing to do. At least they managed to have private time without paps yesterday. It was such a nice day out!

Wow they keep on blessing us

I wonder if Brandon was going to the airport with Richard just to see him off, since he has no hand luggage? Sweet...

R181 yeah obviously the omission of Brandon in the previous article was intentional. I don't really get why though

[Quote] Traveling to NYC together and leaving the hotel together is such a couple thing to do.

Nuh-uh. Brandon travelled to NYC to collect Richard's share of the rent. Their landlord only accepts cash. Richard's behind on his share as he's been wasting money on watches and drab jackets. Anyway, he doesn"t tend to carry cash, so he invited Brandon back to his hotel to collect the cash. This explains why Brandon had no luggage. He flew out and back in the same day.

R185 the hand luggage Richard is carrying is likely shared and has both their stuff and their other bigger bags are likely loaded on the car. You know...couple.

R172 Oh, I am thrilled! I love that their both unshaven, too. They must have stayed in bed as long as possible and then had to rush to check out.

DLers are so tough to please. We got surprise pap pics of them together in NYC, and now these glorious night-after-mind-blowing-sex-leaving-the-hotel photos, but half the people here are too busy admonishing RM for allegedly going back to Cannes (or somewhere in Europe) and not taking Brandon with him, despite the fact that we have no idea what Richard is doing over there and we can't even be 100% sure Brandon isn't with him. Geesh, just enjoy the ride, people!

R189 *they're

Got too excited to proofread. :-X

R189 that is true. R’s parents were at the london premiere, yet didn’t walk the red carpet with him, or show up in other pictures.

R187 Exactly! That's what roommates do!

R181 If the photographer doesn't recognize or know the name of the other person(s) in the photo, the name won't be entered. I'm a journalist and I used to work at a daily newspaper, where we dealt with staff photographers, freelance photographers, and wire service photos. You'd be surprised at how incomplete that shit could be at times.

Sam Smith is dating a gay UK model called Henry Stockdale.

R180 I'm thoroughly enjoying her misery. I can picture her screaming and stomping her feet and tearing at her hair.

R193 Brandon was named by justjared when they posted they photos before the dailymail

[quote]Brandon is steadily losing like 5K followers per day.

I don't think that this has anything to do with the Richard relationship. I've noticed that this is happening to a lot of celebrity instagram accounts this year. They're constantly losing followers although in the past they constantly gained followers day by day even if they didn't post anything for a long time. There are celebrities that still steadily gain followers without posting anything but there are also celebrities who used to be like that in the past but suddenly steadily lose followers without posting anything. Instagram changed something in their algorithm this year and it's messing up everything.

R194 I’m going to miss his petty contributions to Brandon’s new relationship. Sam Smith is the pettiness in all of us and I love him for it!

R193, the pics appeared on JustJared long before the DM. The DM article could easily have been updated. It was not. I don't know how anyone can argue that it wasn't deliberate. Do you think articles like these are started from scratch? No, they're cobbled together with pre-existing information. Even if an intern wrote it, they would have done so by referring to a file on Madden - that would include the info from recent DM articles.

R180 R195 shes closed comments on IG too and has only been posting stories....

R197 I also read somewhere that IG cleaned out fake/bot followers. I want to say I read it around the time Brandon’s account took such a dive.

R197 Yes. When Brandon starts doing promo work and pushing out content with frequency his numbers will increase. Or even if he were to start posting pics of his relationship a lot.... I hope he doesn’t do that though.

R194, holy shit! He is beautiful.

R147 Yeah. I mean he always looks unhappy in pap pics, regardless of who he's with. But I don't doubt this is nerve-racking for him.

This may not be a popular opinion here, but I'm going to cut Richard some slack. Even though he's never SAID anything about Brandon, he's still coming out with their relationship bit-by-bit. And it's not like he's one of those actors that people have long suspected might be gay. He's had a string of high-profile girlfriends and the public has always assumed he's 100% hetero. And to go from that to suddenly having a boyfriend is a huge deal in the public eye. He has to have put a lot of thought into how he was going to handle this, if he wants to continue his relationship with Brandon. It's easy to hide a few random one-night stands, but it's not so easy to keep hidden forever a serious relationship.

Which one of Richard’s obsessed fan girl wrote this in the justjared article about them grabbing dinner in NYC?

“Keep your damned hands offa my husband, Brandon!!!”

God bless the paparazzis, I must say

wait...didn’t DM run an article the other day showing R alone arriving at Nice airport? or am i dreaming? article doesn’t appear when i did a search on there?

R204, that wasn't a girl. I know, caftans can be confusing.

People keep saying that these pap pics are staged as if he’s some d lister. He’s becoming a recognizable name in Hollywood and the Brandon speculation adds some spice so his pics are attracting more attention and paps know it. They are chasing him down. This is how you become A list

No, it was a photo site that was linked here with the Nice airport pic. The DM ran one about ten days ago - different pics.

R187 No you’re wrong, Brandon did all the laundry and Richard needed his 50 black shirts in NYC asap !

R66 Did that Instagram account disappear again? It won't load for me. Anyway, if the pics are real, then that is absolutely Richard's sweater Brandon is wearing. Awww! I wonder where the photo came from, though? It wasn't on his Instagram. Maybe he shared it to stories and someone saved it?

Brandon is wearing the same outfit when he was with his friend Nina.

Sam Smith is so petty

R208 I doubt that the pap pics of them coming out of the hotel were staged. Everyone knew where Richard stayed in NY. There were even fans waiting outside for him. So the paps just went there because they knew exactly that they'd get a photo of him leaving the hotel. But the photos of him and Brandon walking on the street were absolutely staged because paps don't just hang out on random streets and wait for celebrities to come by. The paps have been called for those photos because they wouldn't have found them otherwise.

Perhaps you misunderstand "staged". People aren't saying he's like a starlet whipping off her top at Cannes for some publicity, any publicity. Rather, that Maddden knows he's a target and rather than avoiding being photographed with Brandon - as mentioned they could easily arrive and leave places separately - he and his team are engaging with the press on this, in a stage managed way. It doesn't mean everything about it is fake.

R194 I doubt he is, they’re not even following each other

R211, the post has certainly been deleted.

I think this is the same person on Twitter, though.

R209 thank you - i’m confusing myself lol

R216 jeez what’s with the dramatic piano music? lol

R215 that makes more sense. It’s a decision they and their teams have made to not hide or avoid being seen together.

about the whole sweater thing:

- richard’s picture looks like it was taken from a photo shoot. so possibly wardrobe from session? -either way, it’s a cute sweater i’d want to share it too!

Is that why Richard looked so pissed off when he arrived at Nice and checking on his phone if those pics were posted yet?

R221 Richard wore that sweater to an event

LOL! I re-read that DM article and just noticed that they didn't mention Ellie Bamber at all, despite that Richard had broken up with her more recently that Brandon had broken up with Sam. It was interesting the way they framed it as Richard moving in with Sam Smith's ex, and that Richard and Brandon enjoy doing the same things together (walking the dog) that Brandon enjoyed doing with his ex. That was about as obvious as they could get without pointing out that they're fucking.

That account must be hunted. Possibly by Richard’s pr team

R224 that’s because Sam is bigger name than Ellie

r221, he wore it when he visited the IMDb show.

“breaking news” lol

R226 wasn’t it very long ago ?

It's not only because Sam is a bigger name. It's also because he's a man, a gay man. The DM are implying (again) that these two are a couple. Mentioning Ellie would work against what the DM are wink wink nudge nudging about.

R222 Probably finding out where is the hotel he stays at /when is the next flight to Monaco

If the instagram account shows up again could someone save it in the wayback machine immediately? That way we at least have a saved version of it should it get deleted again. But I don't know if the saved version also let's you click on the individual photos that show captions and dates. I think to see that you'd have to save every post individually.

Just put the instagram address in the Save Page Now section and it will be copied and saved for the future.

R227 ok I found out it was on november 5, 2018

I think that instagram account is down bc many people reported it

Was Nov 5 not the date of the #blessed comment?

Oof. Cuffs matching the shoes. He looks like he's in Space 1999.

The thought of Brandon and Richard sharing a wardrobe in their home makes me want to weep. Imagine Brandon trying to make Richard try bolder styles and Richard just reaching for his basic/neutral shit. Lol

I’m wondering if Richard’s stylist is in Australia who will be dressing him? Brandon?😂

R234 Right. RichardMaddenAddicted and her Homophobe Minions have been launching attacks against that Instagram page ever since it started.

R237 That is probably what is happening exactly when they choose what to wear

I agree with you R203 It must be stressful for them both and people should cut them some slack. I think it’s admirable. He and Ellie did the whole “show up places separate thing” so that should count for something. Plus, he and Brandon have been papped (intentional or not) way more than any of his other relationships. That’s probably a strain too, along with all the career pressures and adjustments.

R237 i’m picturing one of those dressing room montages set to music. where R constantly picks out the same outfit and B just shakes his head.

Where are they going? I thought Richard has a premiere in NYC.

I'm facinated with the whole process of Richard being a rising star and what will happen next with their relationship and how PR and hollywood will deal with it thats why i find this so interesting. I do hope Richard will not follow Jeremy Renner and Rami Malick's footsteps.

[R243] I believe the NYC premiere is in a couple days, so presumably he'll be back in New York shortly enough. Lord only knows about Brandon, though.

R245 Maybe they were just going for a day trip upstate or something. These pics don’t necessarily mean they flew out.

R246 except we know Richard flew to France

R244 is Malick gay or even rumored to be gay or did he just play a gay role? No one speculated ever about Madden and yet here we are.

R244 Any other actor in his position would’ve continue to date women. I believe their attraction to each other was instant. Ellie never stood a chance.

R247 Oh ok. I had no idea when these pics were taken

I don’t think pr is taking that account down. He or she tried to say there was drama with Sam Smith and Jenna Coleman and those fans went after the account. 🤷🏼‍♀️

R251 But how can simple fan reports make instagram delete that account? The account doesn't do anything wrong so the fans reporting that account must all have given a fake reason. If I report something on instagram (death threats, racist, homophobic etc comments) instagram never does anything and sends an automated response that they didn't find anything that violates their guidelines although my reports are legit. So how can this account get deleted from fake reports?

So wonder where Brandon is now since they checked out of the hotel together but Richard is the only one who popped up in France. If BF was still in NY I'd think he'd have just stayed at the hotel. Btw I have to laugh at Brandon trying to run to the car like that would somehow make him invisible

Why do posters from lipstick alley,ontd and atrl believe this is a PR relationship to promote Rocketman??? Ive never heard of a fake gay relationship in hollywood before its always the other way around!

R253 Is there a chance that Brandon didn’t check out of the hotel? He didn’t have a bag with him (although he might already have stashed it in the car), so maybe he was just seeing Richard to the airport? Otherwise, Brandon’s probably back in LA.

R252 it’s just a guess. The account posted apology stories to Smith fans and Coleman fans and then it went bye bye. I’m just guessing IG got a lot of reports about and the account owner took it down (not that IG did). Honestly, the stories he or she posted were enough of an apology and they could just stop bringing other people into it and keep the focus on B&R and they would have been fine.

T254 They’re idiots?

Well, queerbaiting is a thing. See: Taron Egerton.

And Madden has not had many whispers beforehand.

I fucking knew they were going to get papped at the hotel lol, there is no denying about their relationship! They chose to be seen together outside their hotel, Richard is not afraid to be seen with Brandon, he's not hiding but he doesn't want to talk about it. They are really cute and they look in love! I think Brandon is with him right now. We'll see new pics and I think Brandon will go the NY premiere with Richard.

This doesn’t feel like a fling. They are both making the right moves to protect their relationship. People thirsting for more details and confirmations and declarations don’t seem to realize that those things are often stunts or end up opening the relationship to even more scrutiny. I’m happy with this low key style. To me, they are a couple that is open to their inner circle and they are not hiding. I don’t need to see them making out or posting declarations. This feels more real.

R258 People think he started hanging out with Brandon almost 8 months ago and ended up moving in with him... just to queer bait? That’s so beyond dumb.

R252 that account has been reported a long time ago. It went down when called BrandonflynnXrichardmadden and then show up as branchard for less than a day. I don’t think regular users have this power. It must be some sort of pr company involved. It always have some pic barely seen on the internet, whoever run it is very familiar with both Brandon and Richard’s friends. So I guess maybe he/she is someone in their circle

R258 I've been mulling this over ... Sure, Taron is gaybaiting and it's annoying as fuck ... but is there a chance that Taron thinks he's doing this for Richard's benefit? Gushing about how he's a good kisser, and bragging to the press about feeling Richard's penis on his leg ... I wonder if Taron is anticipating in the coming weeks, as more and more people figure out that Richard isn't straight, that they'll look at Taron's comments as, "See, I got naked and did a love scene with a gay/bi guy (however R identifies), and it wasn't a big deal at all."

Yeah. Queerbaiting has become a huge thing in the last few years. I think they're using their relationship on purpose. If they wanted they could avoid being papped so often together. They tease with it but they don't show the relationship too much so that people who are homophobic can still be in denial and claim that they're just friends. They're toeing the line. It's something that makes them interesting and keeps them relevant.

I think they're a real couple but that they're definitely carefully crafting their image with the photos that are taken of them. I guess the pap pics at the hotel weren't fully planned and that they didn't expect paps to wait for them as they had already done their planned pap walk the day before. Their planed pap walk was way more innocent than leaving the hotel together. The planned pap walk could be seen as friends walking together. That's probably why at the hotel we see Brandon running to the car, running away from Richard so that they aren't close together in the picture. He tried to bring distance between them on purpose.

While I don't doubt that they live together, hasn't that only "been said"? So much of what's been written about them falls into that category. What stands out is that those things haven't been denied by reps. But fans can still deny, if they want, of course.

Wow.

What a bunch of celebrity obsessed losers in this thread.

So you're telling me after the blacklash of Straights being cast as gay charaters in the Elton John movie the studio decided that Tharon will tease and queerbate and richard will be papped with an openly gay man for speculations to promote Rocketman? I dont understand? is that how Pr works in this generation nowadays?

R264 I don’t think at this point they are trying to be seen as just friends. If so, they would have been “staging” other kinds of pics to get the message across loud and clear. I mean, it’s so easy for Richard to have friend-zoned Brandon by now. He hasn’t. They are just doing their thing right now and don’t give a damn what people think.

R254 So called progressives are showing their true colors. Ignore them....

R267 That is not how PR works in real life just on gossip forums.

Taron wrote about thimking he might be gay at 14 and suggested that gave him insight into the gay experiencr. All of hid bullshit is to try to head off criticism of a majority actor getting to play a minority role.

R202, Henry is stunning! Better looking than Brandon.

I find it cute that they are matching outfit and share clothes! They are really serious about their relationship and Richard is taking a huge step, he's not hiding Brandon, they are just trying to protect their relationship.

R272 start a separate thread for Sam and the guy.

R274, this thread doesn't need a hall monitor.

R264 I don’t think they really have been photographed together as much as you make it sound like though? There were the first two sets of photos that came within days of each other in the beginning of April... and then they were photographed walking Charlie, what, a couple of weeks later was it? (I don’t know exact dates, sorry.) and then that was it, they weren’t photographed together again until the other day walking to dinner over a month later. That’s not actually being papped much at all, not when you consider how much interest there is in Richard right now and how much more interest there must be in them being photographed together. I think maybe it just seems like more because we also saw a lot of photos of Richard in the meantime.

I’m still riding high on the fact that we got two separate sets of pap photos in less than a week’s time, lol.

And yeah, I don’t think they’re trying to hide their relationship—they’re just being very private about it. It’s easier to explain away the LA pics because they’re “roommates,” but when Richard’s “roomie” flies all the way to NYC just to spend a night or two with Richard, even the most naive people start to wonder what’s up.

I'm just glad we've moved on from pics of Richard looking a sweaty, dumpy mess while carrying green juice. The wonderd of cutting carbs...

I thought the Hammer & Chalamet threads contained the most unhinged Datalounge posters but this one is the new crowning champ.

It's frightening the level of delusion and obsession going on here.

It reminds me of that Kathy Bates character in Misery.

I can see her in each of the deranged posters here.

Heaven help Madden or this Brandon(I dont know who he is) character if they were ever to come across the people in here.

Madden and Brandon are both fatties (if in recovery). They at least havd the love of a good buffet in common with the average DLer.

Shouldn't you be monitoring kaftan prices to inform us when there's a sale, r279?

[quote]That’s not actually being papped much at all, not when you consider how much interest there is in Richard right now and how much more interest there must be in them being photographed together.

I think people are overestimating the interest of the general public in photos of Richard and Brandon walking together. Paps aren't following them around on purpose to "catch" them. The photos we got in the beginning in LA and the pap walk in New York were deliberately staged by Richard and Brandon. The paps were called for that. The only non-staged pap photos of them are the one of them leaving the hotel together because the paps were already there and weren't called specifically by them. Then we got Richard getting papped alone while working out (also by paps that were deliberately called).

They and their team are controlling the narrative. A few pap photos of them together is enough. Paps don't have to be called to take photos of them together every week. And Richard was also travelling a lot during that time. It's now established that Richard and Brandon are close. They aren't completely hiding their relationship so noone can accuse them of anything. But they just showed enough so that homophobic people wouldn't get offended (no kiss, no 100% confirmation of their relationship). The general public isn't too interested in seeing the same photos of Brandon and Richard walking next to each other every week. They saw enough photos that established their closeness. People have already made up their mind if they believe that they're a couple or not.

R279 And yet here you are following along. Waiting for Kaftan sale location btw!

R279 ontd and lipstick alley are that way>>>>>>

Whenever there’s new photos the trolls come knocking

I just want one of these interviewers to just out right ask Richard about Brandon. I don't get why they're tip toeing around it. He should go on Ellen, she's usually not shy about asking celebs about their personal lives.

They were liking at the same time Richard's friend Jeremy on ig

Are you queens serious thinking Richard would agree to staging their photos checking out of the hotel together? Especially when we see Brandon running away after seeing the paps. I think Brandon knows Richard is not comfortable coming out and is respecting his wish not to publicize their relationship the way he did with Sam.

R286 You want him put on the spot? So he either has to come out not when he wants to or of his own volition, just because some stranger has made him- or he has to lie? That's an awful thing to want for someone.

[quote]Are you queens serious thinking Richard would agree to staging their photos checking out of the hotel together?

If you read this thread you would have seen that everyone here agrees that the hotel photos weren't really staged but that the paps were there because everyone knew at which hotel Richard was staying. Even the fans.

It’s still early in the relationship and no need to rush announcements or anything . They should take their time and build something solid. It will show clearly in how they treat each other and support each other. We just saw that in NY: dinner and hotel pics. It’s going well.

R286 Can you imagine Richard on Ellen and she makes him play a game of who’d you rather and then Brandon’s pic pops up? That’d be the way to do it.

R292 Ewww.

R289 Why should he get special treatment? There's tons of straight actors who get put on the spot about their dating life all the time. He could simply choose not to answer

R294 and there a lot who don’t.

Madden is nervy enough in interviews. Bringing up Brandon would be cringe.

R296 It is never not cringe when a celeb is probed about a relationship unless they are a known part of a couple.

R296 It would be. But that hasn't stopped interviewers from asking straight actors who are also very nervous in interviews about their relationship either. Especially in specific shows that are known for asking private questions like that. Those situations are always cringey no matter if the actor is straight or gay. Why should Richard get special treatment?

R294 A) I don't like it when ANYONE is put on the spot about their dating life. If they want to talk about it they'll talk about it.

B) There is a huge difference between asking a famous actor if he's seeing someone if the person they are asking about is a girl or a woman and asking about a guy when that actor has not come out publicly. There just is. I presume you really don't need me to explain why.

Yes, but there's a different sort of cringe when outing comes into it. Imagine that Lee Pace interview (which Pace completely walked into by saying gay actors should play gay roles) but with Madden. It would not be cute.

R299 They could simply ask him if he's seeing anyone. Which is generally what everyone is usually asked. That leaves it vague enough.

R300 Exactly. It's not cringe when you're talking about asking someone to out themselves on the spot like that, it's something else entirely.

Can we all take a moment to literally think about the awesomeness and depth of meaning with these latest pics? We are just taking them for granted and I think they deserve a moment of silence. Lol.

We've already had the Vanity Fair interview (when was that conducted?). He doesn't want to go there.

I know Sam Smith spoke about Brandon. But did Brandon speak about Sam in interviews?

R60, I’m R58, what part do you disbelieve? I’m in London and my friends go to Cannes every year for the parties.

R62, the point of my story was that people I know were at the same party as Madden (to see Elton John) but couldn’t be arsed about Madden. Apparently regular people (not obsessed stans like on these threads) care less about him than even about Egerton.

*care even less about him than about Egerton (with whom my friend took a pic)

R305, I think they were just miffed at your friends' dismissal of Madden. The stan jumped out.

However, I wouldn't generalise based on, what, two people? Bodyguard was huge. And Madden as totty was a big part of thar.

I do think that Rocketman is all about Taron, I mean there's no point in denying that... he's playing Elton John, you know...

Are the Daily Mail burying these articles? Can they do that? I only ask because if you search Richard Madden or Brandon Flynn in google news it SHOULD come up, being one of the newest articles on Richard and definitely the newest on Brandon, but it doesn't come up at all. Nor does it come up if you widen the google search to "all results" and limit it to the last 24 hours. Other sites linking BACK to the DM article comes up, but the article itself does not even appear- at least on the first 3 pages which is all I checked. It's so weird.

Btw, off-topic, but if anyone is planning to go to Cannes during the film festival, the security at some of the parties is surprisingly lax. Most big networking film parties are held at hotels or the hotels’ beach. Some of the more intimate (small) parties are held in the villas and on yachts.

The Rocketman party was at the Carlton, I think. Some smooth guests of the hosting hotels can sneak into the parties. My friends also said some guests of the neighbouring swanky hotels just crossed the beach into the event from their side.

Hordes of high-class prostitutes get into the parties as well. It’s “open hunt season” for those ladies. They migrate to Cannes from all over Europe for the festival.

The parties can be wild and last until 5am.

How does work, though? What if Taron thinks he's scored when he's actually hired? Or are the prostitutes paid for by the producers?

I hope we'll get pics of them in France! I think they are together there.

The DM article is funny, they are trying so hard not to say boyfriend lol! "The pair have been seen out and about together walking Brandon's pet dog. The 13 Reasons Why star was previously spotted walking Charlie with ex-boyfriend Sam." And I don't understand how some people can say that this is a pr relationship, they aren't working together, Richard doesn't have anything to gain from this, Brandon too, he's gaining just hate from psycho fans. They are dating from months now, they have been papped together more often because Richard is hot at the moment but they were seen together before without them been papped. They aren't going to talk about their relationship, Brandon never talked about Sam and Richard is private so maybe they are just going to say that they are in a relationship o maybe their pr team will let publication write partner or boyfriends but nothing more. I think they are in love, Richard is risking a lot for Brandon, he doesn't hide him, the fact that they left the hotel together is very important, they could have left it separately but they didn't, I mean looking at those pics you can't say that they are friends or flatmate, there wasn't any reason for Brandon to be in NY, in the same hotel with Richard and if it was a pr thing they could have been more explicit but Brandon was trying not to be papped so it's clear they don't' want to draw attention to their relationship, they want their privacy and I think it's better this way and it's more authentic than those fake couples that are papped all over each other, don't' get me wrong I'll love to see pics of them kissing or holding hands but I want to see them been comfortable, Richard is taking small steps in the right direction, with time we'll see more of them.

only idiots think it's a PR relationship, it makes literally no sense

Lol the only way it would make sense as a PR relationship would be if they were a hetero couple, starring in a show or movie together, or both immensely famous/"it" boys/girls. None of these things are true for them soooo ?? The people who make PR claims lack braincells.

Maybe it's reverse PR... like reverse psychology

Some even suggested that Brandon tipped off the paps the location of the hotel they were staying at. What does he has to gain from this? Getting dumped by Richard?

Flynn gains nothing, but Madden gained thousands of new followers.

I don’t know how it works, R311, but another friend who went to Cannes previously said he saw many clearly underage prostitutes there as well. Especially around the expensive yachts. Depressing.

Brandon doesn't like to be papped so it doesn't' make sense. I love Brandon's t-shirt lol call it destiny!

R318 uhh sure some, but new followers for Richard are most likely not from this, but from Rocketman, no?

They're fucked if Richard thinks he's risking a lot for Brandon.

[quote]Some even suggested that Brandon tipped off the paps the location of the hotel they were staying at. What does he has to gain from this? Getting dumped by Richard?

Noone in this thread said that? Are you now mixing up comments on other sites with DL? And noone here believes that it's a PR relationship and that they aren't together. Most people here believe that they are together but that they carefully control how the relationship is seen in the public. They call the paps (not to the NYC hotel) to control the photos that the media prints about them. Casual photos that don't offend homophobic Richard fans.

R321, his follower count apparently jumped up significantly after he was spotted with Flynn. That was before the Rocketman premiere.

R321 Richard already gained followers way before he started Rocketman promo. The movie hasn't even come out yet widely except for the UK where it was released yesterday. He started gaining many new followers approximately around the time that the photos with Brandon were published and he suddenly got papped every day.

Does anyone think they’re both going to Richards friends wedding in Morocco? They both liked his post at the same time.

[quote] Casual photos that don't offend homophobic Richard fans.

Oh, don’t make “the fans” the scapegoats. Madden likely has internalised homophobia / self-hatred himself. Because he’s a grown-ass guy at 32 (and looks 42) and still apparently closeted.

He's been gaining many followers since the golden globes. And if he came out as gay he would lose a lot followers from converative countries and backgrounds

R326, That friend is married.

[quote]He's been gaining many followers since the golden globes.

But hadn't he stayed on peoples' radar like with the Brandon relationship he would have never gained so many. Some would have followed him after the Golden Globes but not so many because he would have been old news soon. And Brandon also has a big social media following that is obviously accepting of gay relationships so most of his fans welcomed Richard and many started to follow him as well.

Well, if you like the pole AND the hole, it's probably easier to nevee need to come out. Y'all say bisexual men only use gay men for sex.

I don't think he would lose followers if he came out, I think he'd gain a TON. gays and fangirls love male gay celebs.

Yeah, but those types are niche - Troye Sivan or whatever.

He's done tons of magazine interviews, TV ones, Rocketman, etc. I just don't think his constant follower jump is from pap pics.

The Marvel role was huge news, it was everywhere.

so are gossip blogs gonna pick up the pics or what? the DM article has gotten a grand total of 3 shares so far lol

The Marvel news and his Rocketman promo where all after the first pap pics with Brandon. And didn't he gain 100k followers alone in the two days after that? That was surely because of the pap pics.

Да, так и было

Что бля?

No instagram account has posted new pics of them lol

R336 it’s not really on IG or Twitter either. I wonder if that means people don’t care because they accept it or they just don’t care period? It’s a holiday weekend here in the States, but I wouldn’t think that would matter...

Richard in Monaco

OMG They walked out of a hotel together? How can people deny they're dating? It's so obvious! LOL @ Daily Fail calling Brandon a roommate though.

By moderating the comments, the DM limits the traction of the post.

This is probably exactly what Madden's reps want. Strolls that lead to barely a ripple of commentary. (They're also probably praying that the pair break up.)

R343 they can't really say anything else at this point though so it's not surprising

I don’t think Brandon is in France, I think he’s still in NY waiting for premiere

I don't think we'd have seen Brandon if he weren't leaving as well.

R346 I’m not sure most people have even noticed. The article doesn’t show up if you check google news for Richard Madden and Brandon Flynn. They’re not allowing most comments (I’ve left 2 as an experiment and neither of them have been posted.) the Richard fangirls refuse to even acknowledge Brandon as being there never mind post the pictures with him. It’s just not spreading.

What was the content of your test comments?

Oh, sorry, R348 was for R336

R349 nothing much really. Something like they seem good together or something. I kept it innocuous both times. I just think they’re not allowing much of anything in the way of comments. There’s no way that article has ONLY got 2 comments all day (and those have been there since I saw the article this morning.)

R343 well DM is in a bind they can't just start calling them boyfriends. I still think RM's people are the ones who originally leaked the roommates story to get ahead of RM being seen with BF so much. It works for the LA spottings but makes no sense for the NYC ones since neither of them lives there

Interesting that the DM articles about them seem to get burried now. After the first photos they backpaddled hard and suddenly didn't mention Brandon at all in their articles anymore. And now they show him a bit (but didn't even name him in one article) but the articles' comment sections are suddenly moderated and the articles are burried so hardly anyone sees them.

[quote]I don’t think Brandon is in France, I think he’s still in NY waiting for premiere

Is he waiting naked, gagged and bound on the hotel bed?

The article at R342 says R will be at a party tonight hosted by TAG in Monaco. It’s the 50th anniversary of TAG Hauer Monaco. RM loves his expensive watches; the watch in the arrival pics in Nice is a TAG, lol.

[Quote] the watch in the arrival pics in Nice is a TAG, lol.

What. A. Coincidence.

Everybody has seen the article and the pics of the two living the hotel together! Everybody knows about them, it's not a surprise for anyone. Can we take a moment to think that we have more pics of Richard and Brandon than of Richard and his ex gf? It's only been a month and a half and we have a lot of pics and people here said that Richard would get papped with a beard after the first set!

[quote]Traveling to NYC together and leaving the hotel together is such a couple thing to do. At least they managed to have private time without paps yesterday. It was such a nice day out!

[quote]the hand luggage Richard is carrying is likely shared and has both their stuff and their other bigger bags are likely loaded on the car. You know...couple.

[quote]They chose to be seen together outside their hotel, Richard is not afraid to be seen with Brandon, he's not hiding but he doesn't want to talk about it. They are really cute and they look in love!

LOVE IT.

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Someone should explain me when it was the last time someone use a gay relationship as pr stunt, because frankly i don't remember nobody who was that fool.

We are coming at a time that being gay won't only not end your career but not have any negative effect either, but we are very very far of the time when you can use a gay relationship as promo as hetero couples do all the time.

Queerbaiting is a totally different story, and generally has a lot more to do with fictional characters and fan fiction than with real people, even we have some real life examples like Taron and Nick Jonas. In Jonas case is very obvious what he wants. He knows gay fans are loyal and they could carry your career at the lower times (just ask Enrique Iglesias). I don't understand what are Taron's motivations.

In most cases, like for example the Elite actors, they are simply gay friendly and don't have fear to show affection to their male friends.

Nobody (at least till now) promoted a film using a gay relationship (real or fake, in fact fake gay relationships would be something totally new), but there are a good bunch of gay actors who used fake straight relationships to promote their films

Kim Zolciak and DJ Tracy Young.

Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson was a bit of a media frenzy.

I feel like it's different for women. Many women fake being bisexual to get more attention from men. Many straight female porn actors do lesbian porn purely for men without being into it...

WTF?! When I searched the news for Richard Madden earlier today the DM article popped up. I searched again and nothing. Someone clearly asked them to remove it from Google.

R360 Are you the same person who always repeats the same thing, asking why people think that it's a PR stunt? Do you realize that noone here think that this relationship is purely a PR stunt? We're all convinced that they're in a real relationship but that they try to use it to their advantage. They don't want to hide completely because if some fan discovered them suddenly it would be a huge deal. But they also don't want to fully come out and alienate homophobic fans. So they're trying to control the narrative and they're trying to make the best out of it. For example Richard gained a lot of LGBT friendly fans from Brandon's fandom with those photos. But the photos weren't too couply so homophobic fans could still keep denying a relationship and happily support Richard. They call the paps to control the narrative about their supposed relationship. And they obviously have some kind of deal with the DM because after the first DM article the narrative about Richard and Brandon and the reach of their articles about them have changed drastically.

R364 you can’t ask google to hide it but DM can make it less discoverable. I also think that most don’t really cares about these two so it’s not like their articles end up ranking highly.

The ONTD post.

R305: Just stop, nobody is buying your bullshit

R365: I was answering somebody that just suggested that, that this was pure queerbaiting

....

He better not let them dye his hair and eyebrows this time. Wear a wig if absolutely necessary.

R370 i was going to say that! also, he looks nothing like the comic version. not even close. he is going to be hating life if they’re starting filming in september. his summer will be spent at the gym.

R365 Nailed it.

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He did the blond thing before. They left his eyebrows alone, which is key.

Most actors go sour after they get cast in a Marvel movie IMO, I hope that won't be the case with him.

Still, a franchise is attractive, especially if he starts to get fewer offers in light of recent "revelations".

Richard just hit 2.7 followers on ig

R377 his star is rising. Proud of him for not hiding his relationship when there is every reason to professionally. I hope he goes on to get bigger roles with Brandon by his side. Would be a great case study for non-straight actors and the possibilities.

R376: Lately that's uncommon. Most actors who came out in recent years continued to work without problem. If he is good and has a good reputation there won't be a problem to get work.

But being on a successful franchise gives and actor room to chose some risky projects or interesting roles in non commercial films

Who are those actors, though? People like Ben Whishaw have a very different appeal.

I can't imagine attending a Mary Testa concert. Her sound is so... relentless.

R380: All of them. I don't remember an actor who came out in recent years who suddenly was out of work or working way less than he was doing before his coming out

They might be still getting work (which is fantastic, please don’t get me wrong) but how many out major movie stars or young Could-be- A-listers are there really? Few women, it’s even worse for men. R380 is right. Richard could not only be a major movie star (with Marvel) but genuinely A-list if he plays his cards right. That’s part of what makes this so fascinating for me, is that very very few actors in his position would be keeping this relationship going. I know he’s not as open as some on here want to be but he’s being a hell of a lot braver than he’s being given credit for by those people, I think.

I can't think of a single out male actor who I'd call a movie star - a movie star in the Hollywood sense.

I hope Brandon will have better parts in the future, he deserves a great career, he's talented!

R384 that’s what I mean. I can’t either. Certainly nobody in Richard’s position- that young, somewhat established but not nearly fully enough to have the protection that being a major star affords you, and yet very much on the way to absolutely becoming a major star if he plays his cards right. And in Hollywood terms almost nobody would call him having a boyfriend right now playing his cards right. And yet.

R383: That's uncharted territory. But of course most could be A listers never end being on the A list (gay, straight or closeted).

There's no film stars out of the closet, there are a lot of Broadway stars out of the closet, and everytime more and more tv stars, but nobody who is mostly known for films is out of the closet.

Of course there are way more film starts bearding than tv stars too.

Maybe the fact that the image is more important than everything else on films can explain why right now tv shows get way more acclaim than films. It's all about the money, all about superheroes and all about selling fake fairytales of straight couples in love to promote those films.

Anyway, gay or straight the number of genuine film stars is lower than in the past. There are very few actor who bring people to cinemas right now. And on prestige level the actors getting more recognition are character actors

R385: I don't think he has a problem, if Murphy ends loving him he'll have jobs for years.

R384 Ian Mc Kellen for sure is A list, isn't he?

So he moved to La to try to make a name for himself and so far he got 2 movies that will be film in the Uk back to back. Lol

Murphy's stuff is dreck, though.

R383 No other male Hollywood actor has ever kept up the speculation of having a bf while also rising in his career. This is new. All the rest hid or lied or backtracked or stayed “straight”. Richard is 32 and if he were To pull this off while also getting bigger roles that would he game-changing. These millennials are sometimes awesome!

Ian McKellan is a character actor. A star character actor, certainly. How many movies is Ian McKellan #1 on the call sheet? "We're developing a romantic comedy for Ian McKellan and Olivia DeHavilland" etc.

Yeah, r390. Brandon deserves better than that lol. I truly see potential in his acting abilities. Can't wait until he stops playing teen roles.

An openly gay/bi A-list leading man. What a time to be alive.

R394 We’re all rooting for you Richard!

R378 Hmmm Brandon is usually standing 5 feet away from him in pictures. If he's not hiding then why not hold the guy's hand in public? As far as the general public knows Richard is straight because Brandon is referred to as his roommate or pal.

A very sad Blind item about Jeremy Renner snd his "roomate" I hope this doesnt happen to Richard after he sign the contract for marvel:

Stop calling us Roomates

Dear Diary Uh oh! The publicist are maaad!

They don’t want me to call him my “roommate” anymore. It doesn’t matter that we actually are roommates, and have been for many years. They just don’t want me to call him that! 🙁

They also now want us to say that we were “childhood friends”, and that we are “like brothers”. That’s weird, because we grew up hundreds of miles apart! I don’t know about you, Diary, but I don’t think meeting someone in my twenties makes them a childhood friend, does it? Perhaps he was my imaginary childhood friend and I just forgot? But I don’t mind the part about us being brothers. Nobody minds if brothers share the same bath… or the same bed. 😉

They also want us to be very careful about the word “partners”, Diary. Don’t say “partners” anymore. Say “business partners”.

Whew! I don’t know about you, Diary, but all this wordplay is exhausting! Maybe I should just let his publicist do all the talking from now on. I mean, I want to please my boyfriend, but this is ridiculous! Wait a minute. Did I just say “boyfriend”? Oops! I’m probably not supposed to use that word to refer to my lover! Wait. I probably shouldn’t have said “lover” either. Dang, this is harder than I thought!

Anyway, Diary, it’s time for me to go. I need to inventory all my old video tapes. Then I’m going to spend the rest of the day smearing my boyfriend’s roommate’s lover’s partner’s imaginary childhood friend’s soon-to-be-ex-wife. Busy, busy, busy!

Until next time, Dear Diary….

[Quote] Well, everyone except for a few sour bitches

I have reason to be sour!

R384 There aren't any. Look what happened to Rupert Everett. He was probably the closest we came. Tall, dark & handsome & they still wouldn't let him in. In fact I think he wrote some kind of memoir of the dangers of being out in Hollywood & how it can destroy your career

If Rupert Everett coulda been, he woulda been. And that's showbusiness.

part 2 of the blind item and very tragic how Hollywood can truly ruined people just for image and reputations:

Roommate Revenge

Who gives a fuck about blind gossip?

R396 lies. Brandon is no standing far away in pics. It’s like you have a selective memory where you choose to ignore all the pics where they have been next to each other. The first pap pics literally had Richard with his arms on Brandon but people came out the woodwork claiming it did not mean closeness. They can never win with some of you.

R403 Calm down. I have no issue with them but I'm also a realist. I don't have selective memory those early pics they weren't aware they were being watched but once they realized they were caught there are no longer any pics of them touching. The claim is that they're not hiding then why no touching in public once they realized they were being watched? The majority of the pictures that come out are of them with space between them.

Brandon has clammy hands.

Richard is a workaholic. If Brandon gets in the way of his career, he will probably dump him.

R404 why should they put on a show for the paps? In the latest pics it’s clear they are aware they are being papped. How is it realistic for them to start hand holding and all that? For paps? The way they have been acting is normal under the circumstances. You have seen the few pics when there are no paps they have no issue with being next to each other. I repeat, they can never win.

The only way they can maintain their relationship longterm if Richard decides to stay in the closet and he turns out to a big movie star is for Brandon to quit acting and be Richard's "assistant". ex Hugh Jackman ,George clooney, John Travolta ect

That Twitter account getting called out again

Well... they can leak a sextape.

Yes, call those Twitter hoes out!

I've never seen or heard of these people in my life.

Brandon's friend Nina didnt respond to a comment from her ig asking her if Brandon and Richard are a couple but she recently like the pics of them together on Justjared.

[Quote] I've never seen or heard of these people in my life.

Think of Farley Granger dating Anthony Steel.

R409 LOL! I hope people continue to hold those bitches’ feet to the fire.

R413 first part unsurprising but second part very interesting...

i guess the B and R stalker on twitter is not as good as a stalker as I thought she would be. She thinks they are now both in Monaco. Didnt she know Richard was pictured alone? Nevermind she deleted ot!

R417 Thought I saw that account tweet that they were in Morocco...I assume that was a mistake

Langmead and a few other people Richard is friends with are at a wedding in Marrakech. That Twitter must think that’s where R and B are and are confused about geography. Weird that we didn’t get any pics from the party in Monaco. I would think they would want at least one IG post in exchange for a free watch. Maybe he didn’t go?

R408 You don’t know that. Let’s wait and see how they handle everything.

r419 I don't think he went. There are pictures of Bella Hadid and Patrick Dempsey, both mentioned in the article too, but nothing with Richard.

I’m laughing at those bitches not knowing the difference between Monaco and Morocco.

Your typical poster in this thread https://www.advocate.com/sites/advocate.com/files/2018/05/29/allan-carr-750x_0.jpg

The typical Richard Madden/Brandon fan posting here

Leave Alan Carr alone.

Late to the party... I assumed they would be staying at the same hotel when those photos of Richard and Brandon came out, but I thought they would be more discreet than leave the hotel at the same time! But more power to them... They just don't give a fuck.

R368, you seem bizarrely agitated - calm down. And just because you personally can’t figure out how to get into the Cannes festival, doesn’t mean other Europeans are as helpless & cash-strapped as you. Hint: anyone with money can get into Cannes.

[quote] Someone should explain me when it was the last time someone use a gay relationship as pr stunt

That creepy music duo “Tattoo” springs to mind.

[quote] if he came out as gay he would lose a lot followers from converative countries and backgrounds

Well, you can’t please everyone. If he stays in the closet, he risks ending up like that perpetual closet case Travolta. Travolta doesn’t even have “followers” anymore, but he still won’t admit he’s family.

travolta is such a tragic case. Rich but miserable, lonely, and old.

[quote] Richard could not only be a major movie star (with Marvel) but genuinely A-list if he plays his cards right.

I doubt that. He doesn’t have quite the right looks. He’s not classically handsome like Pitt, Affleck, Clooney, Gyllenhaal, McConaughey, the 3 Chrises, etc. And with his unfortunate British skin, he’ll look 50 by the time he hits 40. Just like fellow Brit Hiddleston is 38 but looks half a decade older. Many Brits don’t age well.

R431 Great pic. It looks like it could fit a lot.

So THAT's what his O-face looks like!

Where the hell is Richard

Lol ?

I knew Madden was a bottom

R431 affleck, mccoughey, Clooney are not what I would call classically handsome. Being A list is not so much due to looks but great connections, great roles, box office appeal , lots of luck etc. it’s really an unpredictable thing. Madden will likely never be A list if he comes out but if he were some straight actor you never know.

No one expected the tubby Chris to become a movie star. Or second stringer Bradley Cooper. Or craggy Jeremy Renner. It's a crapshoot.

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yea it does look like the hotel backdoors. Can a NY local confirm it?

R439 Now that you say it. It really is a backdoor entrance and not the main entrance. Just look at the shabby door. It looks like they were really caught by surprise. I guess they only so the pap when they were already both standing in the open door and were visible to the pap. So there was no way to hide and backtrack anymore without making it more suspicious as it already was. That's why Brandon is running to go out first and trying to bring the most distance possible between them as fast as possible.

..they only saw..

Does the staff have tales to tell...

Yes I think it’s weird how buried these stories are in the DM. The story only had 2 comments. So weird. I don’t believe the paps are being called because they’re definitely trying to hide. I think Richard gives a huge fuck that he’s being papped with Brandon. He probably has that fear that work will dry up - understandable considering he was so broke at one point he nearly moved home. I feel Brandon is going along with it because he loves his man but it’ll be interesting to see how long he’ll be able to put up with being Richards dirty secret. Brandon looked so happy and carefree at last years Pride. Sad that this is 2019 and they have to hide.

Where they hidin', tho?

R445 Brandon ran away from him when they spotted the paps. That’s hiding your relationship.

There's a difference between hiding and not wanting to be a subject of gossip for the average Daily Mail reader. It's been said already that there seems to be some kind of media control going on. But if Richard's that concerned, he can order room service and send Brandon to the airport in a separate car

R444 I think the paps were called for the arranged outings. The harmless outings of two people walking next to each other on the street. Because it would be very dangerous to completely hide the relationship if they plan to live on their live and go out for dinner and strolls in their private time. Too much danger of being caught by a fan and it would make a huge splash if their first outing together would have been an uncontrolled fan photo or video.

But by doing planned pap walks they can control the narrative and are one step ahead. To bad that they didn't count in paps who wait at back entrances of hotel when they know that celebrities stay at those hotel. Thus we got this uncontrolled pap pic.

hotel staff tip off paparazzi. it pays, you know.

Richard Madden's type:

How do we know he ran away from him? I've ran to grab many a cab.

They were ambushed R447, it happens. Madden cannot know in advance to whom paparazzi will sell photos.

I think it looks like they stayed at the Bowery Hotel.

[Quote] Madden cannot know in advance to whom paparazzi will sell photos.

Say what? He has international appeall now. The DM is pretty much a given, along with American outlets like Just Jared.

And only certain outlets are interested in buying photos of that kind

R451 I’m sure he didn’t have to run to catch a cab bc it was waiting for them already

R453 main entrance

I think they're definitely fucking but I wonder why they call the paps on themselves. And that ain't hiding lol.

Hmmm... so Brandon's running to avoid appearing in the same frame as Madden, even though this is the Nth time they've been papped together? And as mentioned, nothing is preventing them from leaving sepaeately, in different cabs.

I dont think Brandon ran to grab a cab because the car was already waiting for them and their luggage was already inside.

Any DLer can tell us which hotel they stay and pictured? I don’t think R457 is the same door. The pattern of the glass is not the same

Apparently Richard didn’t show up in the wedding or the TAG party in Monaco. Where is he?

If the cab driver or hotel staff was struggling with a piece of luggage, Brandon may have ran to help.

Has anyone linked to the whole set? The chinese link didn't work for me. Any shots of the vehicle?

I dont think they expected paps waiting for them at the back entrance. If they left at the front they would prob leave sepratetly.

[Quote]Hmmm Brandon is usually standing 5 feet away from him in pictures. If he's not hiding then why not hold the guy's hand in public? As far as the general public knows Richard is straight because Brandon is referred to as his roommate or pal.

PREACH! This is all carefully planned. He can be seen in public with Brandon, but can't show any affection so people think they're a couple. He wants the best of both worlds: He doesn't want to alienate his homophobic fangirls, so the delusion of them being friends can live on, while also not stopping the speculation of them being a couple, so he can keep his LGBT fans. He's a coward. If he was really brave he would hold Brandon's hand in public and say fuck off to all the homophobes out there. He won't do that though, his career is too important to risk coming out.

R461 that's the front door

Richard has gone to Marrakesh, while Brandon went to Morroco.

[Quote]Calm down. I have no issue with them but I'm also a realist. I don't have selective memory those early pics they weren't aware they were being watched but once they realized they were caught there are no longer any pics of them touching. The claim is that they're not hiding then why no touching in public once they realized they were being watched? The majority of the pictures that come out are of them with space between them.

Exactly.

[Quote]Richard is a workaholic. If Brandon gets in the way of his career, he will probably dump him.

Yup.

R461 that was my point, if it is really the Bowery hotel, they didn’t leave through the main door

R408 lol yes! Good point.

C'mon, if they wanted to avoid been seen together they would've left separately. Much bigger stars manage to avoid being seen together if they want to. Also their outfits and their whole look looks pap ready.

All this focus on back entrances...

They haven't been pictured entering or leaving the apartment building in L.A. I'm sure they've done so... A hotel doesn't automatically translate as "incriminating", especially when it's been reported over and over that they live together.

The muted response to the last two strolls show that people aren't as up in arms as some here.

All this focus on back entrances...

They haven't been pictured entering or leaving the apartment building in L.A. I'm sure they've done so... A hotel doesn't automatically translate as "incriminating", especially when it's been reported over and over that they live together.

The muted response to the last two strolls show that people aren't as up in arms as some here.

He's not a coward, he's a SCAMMER!

R474 at least it’s not the tiring they called paps talk

R431 He's also very short.

[Quote]It looks like a hotel back door to me. Could this really be a main entrance looking like this? I seems more like a staff member led them to staff entrance to leave. I guess they were aware of paparazzi being tipped off and waiting at the main entrance, but were then ambushed at the back. With such a juicy story now being buried deeply in DailyMail and hard to find if you don't google it with all keywords, my guess is that Richard called his people right away to do damage control. Good news: they are together, bad news: Madden is trying to hide it.

R439 You nailed it.

[Quote]Good news: they are together, bad news: Madden is trying to hide it.

Brandon deserves better.

Unmm the stalker created a timeline on twitter and according to her Richard visit Brandon's family in miami in early march?? really?

[Quote]So there was no way to hide and backtrack anymore without making it more suspicious as it already was. That's why Brandon is running to go out first and trying to bring the most distance possible between them as fast as possible.

This proves they are hiding though. They aren't being open at all. I'm not surprised though, I've been saying this for weeks. It's so obvious they're hiding because Richard won't show any affection with Brandon in public. He wants to keep his homophobic fangirls by giving off the impression that he and Brandon are just friends. Lets face it: Richard will NEVER come out and he will NEVER show any PDA with Brandon. He's a fucking coward.

[Quote]I think Richard gives a huge fuck that he’s being papped with Brandon. He probably has that fear that work will dry up - understandable considering he was so broke at one point he nearly moved home. I feel Brandon is going along with it because he loves his man but it’ll be interesting to see how long he’ll be able to put up with being Richards dirty secret.

R444 Nailed it. Especially the part about Richard caring too much about appearances and Brandon going along with it because he is in love. Brandon deserves better. I feel so bad for him. Who really wants to be someone's dirty little secret? Brandon is probably just going along with it because he's scared of losing Richard.

[Quote]Brandon ran away from him when they spotted the paps. That’s hiding your relationship.

YUP.

[Quote]But if Richard's that concerned, he can order room service and send Brandon to the airport in a separate car

Why do you think they used the back door entrance? They were clearly caught off guard by the hiding paparazzi.

[Quote]But by doing planned pap walks they can control the narrative and are one step ahead.

THIS.

R456 These Madden stans are insane trying to defend Madden being a fucking coward. None of their arguments have any hold though, of course.

[Quote]I think they're definitely fucking but I wonder why they call the paps on themselves. And that ain't hiding lol.

Who said they were? They were clearly ambushed in these latest pap pics. I highly doubt they called them. Why would they, when it's obvious they're still hiding.

[Quote]Hmmm... so Brandon's running to avoid appearing in the same frame as Madden, even though this is the Nth time they've been papped together? And as mentioned, nothing is preventing them from leaving sepaeately, in different cabs.

How many times do I have to tell you idiots that they thought they were safe from the paps because they used the back entrance. Brandon ran when he realized they were being ambushed by a hiding pap.

Funny how the previous round of pics had some of y'all mute. They were walking side by side, co-ordinated outfits, Richard presenting watch.

But now it's "Poor Brandon, forced to flee. Run, gay boy, run."

Not. Buying. It.

R461 It's probably the same hotel. They used the back entrance in the pap pics.

[Quote]If the cab driver or hotel staff was struggling with a piece of luggage, Brandon may have ran to help.

LOL! And here comes the excuses. All to explain away the fact that they're clearly hiding their relationship and that Richard is being a fucking coward. You Richard stans never give up, do you?

[Quote]I dont think they expected paps waiting for them at the back entrance. If they left at the front they would prob leave sepratetly.

EXACTLY. Which is what I've been trying to say for the past hour now. This proves they're definitely still hiding their relationship though.

R472 BACK ENTRANCE.

I don't know how you can argue the "ambushed" angle. They were in New York. They were papped a day or two previous, walking to dinner. But these two had no idea there might be paps at another entrance? And if there luggage was already in the car, they couldn't ask whoever loaded up the car if the coast was clear? The argument doesn't hold water.

Come on. It’s not just homophobic fangirls, although obviously they are. It’s his career. It’s not good or right, but if producers/directors et al. don’t believe the audience is going to buy him in hetero leading man roles when he’s famously dating a man, he will not get those roles. Attitudes change more quickly and easily than perceptions, and business is business. If he wants to come out, fantastic, but he’s not a coward for being protective of both his relationship and his professional life.

You just know if they were pictured holding hands, there'd be a chorus of "why aren't they kissing?" And if they were kissing, some of you would complain that you can't see tongue.

R495 Exactly

R496 They can never win

People in this thread

Are there any upcoming events in Monaco ? He wasn’t photographed at Tag heuer/Grand prix events, why is he even there, just to have a little vacation?(lol)

R499 Thank you for uploading your picture

WHere did the creepy stalker get the information that Richard visit Brandon's family in Miami and they both stayed at Brandon's room around early March thats brand new info for me.

Probably just imagined

Out of thin air, probably.

This thread has slow down a lot. We need a new sighting of the couple.

Who she? Another Leslie?

Brandon is so cute.

R427: I'm european, idiot. And someone needs to be a total fool to believe that when you ask an actor for other actor (and supposed friend) is going to tell you that he couldn't care less. They probably couldn't care less about the person who is asking, but even if they don't care about Richard they are not going to tell that to a nobody. They are in the business for enough time to avoid any kind of controversy and even more when you need to share interviews with that other actor you couldn't care less

Other actor? I thought that poster was talking about his friends ("civilians") being indifferent to Madden. Anyway, it's too random to argue about.

R495 Exactly this. God, thank you! Finally!

Richard isn’t a coward for not coming out publicly just because he *could*. Nobody is. It’s wrong to say that about anyone. And I stand by what I said about him yesterday- I think he’s damn brave for still being with Brandon and being seen anywhere with him with the way every picture of them brings new speculation about them and him, quite frankly. There’s a reason we were saying Richard is in uncharted territory here, it’s because no male actor with their star rising as fast as his has attempted it with rumours swirling about them having a boyfriend. I’d bet almost anyone else in his position wouldn’t be either, they’d have either just kept dating women, or they’d have been LONG gone once those first pictures of them got out. Richard hasn’t done that. He’s not hiding Brandon away in some attic like some of you make it sound like- they’re clearly out to everyone they know and care about, they’re out to people who matter to them in their world. Us in the wider world? He doesn’t owe a damn thing to. Certainly not some big public coming out, which would absolutely have irrevocable impact on his life and career that he’s still trying to build.

Fraus have a certain idea of gay relationships and don't understand that two men in love don't necessarily want to walk hand in hand.

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R495: It's difficult to know if audiences have a real problem with that because HW executives (who have a problem with that for sure) never let gay actors take those roles.

And come on, stop the nonsense of Madden is a coward, they were at the same hotel, if they wanted to hide they won't come out of the hotel at the same time.

There are a lot of gay actor bearding right now, but curiously, the ones who are in the glass closet or on the verge of coming out are the ones who receive the hate

I don't' think he was running, he jumped. Btw I think they are together right now.

Is there any video of Brandon running? I suspect he runs like Phoebe Buffay.

R514 Those two staff know full well what's going on... Are they DL'ers? ;D

516 - totally agree. The blond on the left is even smiling at the camera in one of the pictures. He probably took them room service earlier that morning!

r512 lol!

He probably saw them naked while they opened the door

Well well WELL. To those who were giving out about Richard being a coward who cares too much about appearances, those who were saying he wouldn't "let" Brandon go to France or anywhere with him because he's keeping him his dirty little secret... kindly have several seats and please be quiet. Not that he ever was doing that, and not that Brandon had to go with him just to make that utterly untrue, but to add to just how untrue that was, let's look at who was photographed arriving with Richard in France after all!

R520 I fucking knew they were together in France!

Oh shit damn... and it thickens...

if they were really hiding we never would have gotten any pics of them in New York at all. some of you guys are so dumb

That is sweet they went to France together, but rude of Richard to be texting on his phone, instead of focusing on his bf Brandon. Give the kid some attention, Richard - he's there for you!

R524 It's like an eight hour flight to France, I'm sure he gave him loads of attention, lol. I doubt Brandon is that needy.

R524 shut up he’s probably looking up the address of their hotel

R520 Great find, but where is this photo published? Is it anywhere? DailyMail cropped Brandon from these photos yesterday and made it look like Richard arrived alone. I cannot think of other reason for such papers to waste good story other then some arrangements with Richard's PR.

R520 Who posted that photo?

looks like that sharing clothes photo has been picked up

R527 the DM never published any photos of Richard arriving in Nice the second time I dont think

FYI to those who say the DM story is not getting picked up by Google: I have a Google alert set up for "Richard Madden" and the hotel photos with Brandon was the top story featured on my alerts, which went out at around 11 p.m. last night.

Ha! I said the pics of Richard might’ve been cropped and I was shot down. Fuck I love it. I knew they were together.

The DM didn't do a post of Madden arriving in Nice airport yesterday. That was a photo agency site linked here. I don't think any publication made a story with the pics.

R530 yea it was just some fan accounts picked up on those airport photos. That means those photos where Richard is looking at his phone Brandon is far infront trying not to be in photos

You can see a full set of the photos if you go to a website called photoshot.com and search Brandon Flynn. It's not actually the website I found the picture on, they're better quality.

And R530 is right. The DM only wrote about Richard arriving, no pictures. It was Getty that had the cropped picture of Richard's arrival. You can see that on photoshot too. They also have one of Brandon cropped without Richard. Or at least, not standing right with him in the shot.

R530. I saw it yesterday, 99% sure in DailyMail. I will look it up now. It was obviously easy to crop Brandon since he walked few meters ahead.

Picked up in Hong Kong? I guess.

R510 Wow! But is that what Richard was wearing in that solo pic taken in Nice? I can't remember and I can't find the original pic.

R538 yes

R538 Yes indeed! Go to photoshot.com and search Richard Madden, it brings up the solo Richard shots. Search Brandon Flynn however, and it brings up the new ones and you can see Richard behind him!

Looking at the Nice airport pics ... Brandon is actually smiling in some of those pap pics! I think he's happy to be in France with Richard.

Maybe they went to a private party last night that was so private that no publicity photos were taken?

Is it how it's going now: they go together but make sure to make enough space between in case they got papped then agencies conveniently crop one or another out.

R540 Thank you! And thanks to whoever did the detective work to discover that Brandon went to France with Richard. Good job! (Don't know if that was you or someone else.)

Now... who wants to tell the Twitter homophobes that we have proof they're in France together? :D

R541 yes I noticed that too. He’s smiling. So sweet. What are the boys doing there? Will they be back for the NY premier of Rocketman.

R541 the Tag Heuer 50th anniversary event was held on a private yacht so that would explain why there are no photos

R543 Ha, that was me. Thank you, thank you *bows grandly* (Actually I got lucky, I was looking up someone else and decided to check for Richard and Brandon real speedy. Didn't really have any expectations, but there they were!)

Hahaha, I suspect twitter won't be long doing it for them. They probably won't even acknowledge they exist though.

So much for everyone saying poor Brandon, he looks so happy in those photos (Richard however is looking at his phone like he received a unpleasant email lol)

I’m waiting for the “Richard doesn’t love him because he isn’t holding his hand” trolls. Meanwhile these two are confirming with every new pic that they are together and don’t give a fuck what we think.

Both only have hand luggage. That suggests they're going to an industry event (even if private) and clothes will be provided for them. Otherwise, they'd have suitcases.

They are at the Monaco Grand Prix

I wonder if Brandon is smiling in response to a greeting from the pap. Or he could be determinedly for some of you hatin' heifers.

Brandon looks quite smug in that photo. Cat that got the cream!

R549, Eh, they might have had someone taking out luggage for them. Richard was only papped arriving in Cannes the first time with one bag but then posted that pic of himself with multiple suitcases. Alternatively if they're just there for the weekend they may not need that much.

R546 you are our hero

Gosh, Richard must be the best flatmate ever! Not only does he go shopping with Brandon and flies him to London and invites him to Scotland for NYE and takes him out to dinner and takes him to Elton John concerts, he also flies Brandon to NYC to hang out with him for a couple of nights and brings him to France with him to party on a private yacht. Brandon is such a great stand-in for a date while Richard is currently girlfriend-less! I'll bet they can't wait till Brandon gets a boyfriend and Richard gets a girlfriend so they can go on double dates together!

R554 My my! Merci beaucoup! *blushes*

R550 Oooh, I like his shirt, I hope we get better pictures! Or, you know, just MORE pictures, if not better. Don't want to be too greedy 😆

Can’t wait for their Monaco pics. That’s a very public event so they should be seen somewhere

R553, don't you think those multiple suitcases probably arrived with the stylist? All that stuff basically functions as costumes but for publicity events rather than the actual movie.

R550 I wonder is Richard sponsored to be there? (If so we might get an ig post!)

Richard's homophobic stans are probably dead right now lol They wanted Richard to unfollow Brandon on ig hahah and Richard is happily traveling with his boyfriend around the world and they are sharing clothes and fucking everywhere lol. they are beautiful together, I can't wait for more pics and also the NY premiere!

R557 will Brandon be recognisable there? He's popular with teens and young adults but idk what type of crowd this sort of event has

R558 Oh yeah, good point. Forgot about him for a minute. Well, I don't know then. It's hard to tell whether they're arriving completely on their own or whether someone from Richard's team is there somewhere too, you can't tell from the pictures. He certainly wasn't on his own in NY, but then that was for promo for the movie.

I knew this was going to be a different saga than all the others when Richard’s dad followed Brandon and likes his pics. Having that kind of support changes everything.

His stylist is in austrailia with Taron I think

Can we please take another moment to appreciate that they are clearly in love? :)

I think Brandon will be at the Rocketman premier in NYC with Richard. No, I don't expect him to be on the red carpet, but he'll probably be a guest in a similar fashion to the way Richard's parents were in London. Hopefully he'll surface in some pics somewhere.

R564 from Gareth’s (the stylists) Insta he is at home in Wales and with neither of them

I'm curious how new "my son has a boyfriend" is to Papa Dick. Could Madden have come out at 32? Is Sister Pencil Thin Brows reeling and commiserating with his ex gf? That comment about working hard on his personal happiness in the last six months raises a lot of questions.

R565 yes I think he’ll be there too. They really are in love and it’s serious.

From the Mission Winnow lanyards perhaps R is being hosted by Ferrari?

R565 I don’t think Brandon will be at the NY premiere. I think these latest travels are ahead of being separate for the premiere. Like a little romantic interlude before Richard gets back to business.

The Cannes stylist mighn't be involved. If Madden is sponsored by a company, everything would be laid on for him - hotel, clothes, travel. They livin' the glamorous life, for real.

Yes!!! Im glad Richard took Brandon to France with him and theres pics! i think theyve been there for 2 days now! I cant believe i was going to take a break for 3 months ahahs Im glad my plan didnt work out!

R570 I agree. It'll be a nice surprise if he pops up, like here, but I don't expect it at all. I think we should just enjoy this without making any predictions or getting hopes so high that inevitably there'll be disappointment and another round of "Richard's a coward blah blah blah".

R572 They didn’t attend events in the past 2 days and just did their thing. Hot

I think Richard really found happiness with Brandon. He said the past 6 months are the happiest he's ever been, he loves to leave in LA when before Brandon he didn't like it. He's out with all his friends and family, Big Dick is supportive of their relationship, Brandon was a little down when he broke up with Sam, now he's happy and in love again, they want to protect their love but at the same time they aren't hiding, they travel together knowing full well that people will know about them, I mean flatmate don't' go around the world together, at this point everybody knows that they are a couple.

R567 I've been wondering about that, too. It seems apparent that Richard's friends and family know about his relationship with Brandon, but has he ever had any past boyfriends? My guess is that he was having ... interludes ... with men on the side in between publicly dating women, but there's no reason his family would know about that, is there? Unless he was actually bearding the whole time and his family helped keep his secret. I think those were real girlfriends, though.

Awhile back someone posted an article about what Richard was like in high school and it quoted an uncle saying something about how impressed he was that Richard could get all these beautiful girlfriends (sorry, can't remember the source or the exact quote). I read that and thought, "Hmm. Doesn't sound like the uncle knows."

Richard is quite popular in the Middle East and everyone is so disappointed especially the Saudis lol. It's quite funny to see.

Omg I go to bed and wake up to yet another photo gift... bless them

A week ago, even the most imaginative did not expect today

I have no doubts in my mind that the reason Ellie and Richard broke up is because of his affair with Brandon.

I think Richard had sexual relationships with men and his parents knew about it but maybe Brandon is his first serious boyfriend, for this reason, I think they are really in love, they moved in pretty quick, they met in October, Richard dumped his gf in December they were already together in NYE, in January Brandon was with Richard's family at the Critics' Choice Awards, in February they started to live together and now they continue to live their love.

I just caught up here and don’t have anything to add that everyone else hasn’t said. I’m glad they went to Monaco together and am curious to see how their relationship progresses. I hope it all works out for them, they stay happy, and we see more of them together!

R542 Oh, shut up. Richard isn't even trying to avoid the paps here. He's lagging a few feet behind because he's distracted by something on his phone. Looking up a hotel address ... texting someone that they've arrived ... who knows.

R580 I've long suspected that but I can't say for certain.

And before the Brandon haters stream in, let's remember that (1) third parties don't break up happy couples; the couple must have been having issues to begin with. And (2) it takes two to tango, so if this is the way it went down, Richard deserves 50% of the blame. (Possibly more since it appears that he was the one who pursued Brandon.)

In those new airport pics they are still walking with several feet of space between them. As to not to be seen together. Again, they are NOT open about their relationship. They are hiding. Brandon is Richard's dirty little secret and deserves better.

Anyone who is still criticizing Madden about “hiding” or “doing this for PR” is likely just bitter about these two for some reason. Richard in such a short time and without any prior speculation at all has taken this further than any other man in his position. Every new pic and revelation is unchartered territory.

Remember that frau in a previous thread who SWORE she fucked Richard and he was straight?

R585 JFC give it a rest already.

[Quote] Remember that frau in a previous thread who SWORE she fucked Richard and he was straight?

What if that frau was Jenna Coleman?

R585: If they are hiding they are really really bad at it

R587 Yep. I smelled a rat back then.

Anybody remember the blind item about a supposedly straight GoT actor getting blowjobs in the men's room? lol

R585, but they are seen together, Blanche, they are!

R585 is likely a Sam Stan or a frau. They think a solid relationship is based on making out in public.

R585. Yeah, nahhhh. You don't take your "dirty little secret" to the Uk (twice), New York, and Monaco with you and introduce them to all your friends and your family and the people that you work with. That is like... the opposite of what this is.

R588 STFU you know I'm right.

R579 lol

We have no idea what Richard's sexuality is but I think he's probably bi

R593 Nice try, but no I'm not a Sam Smith stan. Trolldar me if you don't believe me.

R595 No, you're not right. See 594.

R595 Please see answer R594. I don't think you know what "dirty little secret" means if you're STILL using it as a descriptor here.

I love when the detractors and trolls get slapped in the face with new pictures of this couple doing couple stuff. It’s awesome.

I wonder when they first slept together? They met in October but I kind of doubt it was that early. Richard went with Ellie to Ibiza in early November, right? Someone from here speculated that it might have been a last-ditch attempt to save their relationship. So when did Brandon enter the picture ... not until New Year's, or did they see each other before then? Regardless, I'm sure they were texting and Skyping the whole time before they officially hooked up.

R602 I'm also curious about this. I have wondered what their first interaction was like too, or who made the first move. Given that Richard barely pings, at least not for the majority of us, and the fact that he's not openly gay or bi in the way that Brandon is- I'm assuming it was RM that made the first move. Which is hot, obvs.

Fucking in Monaco... how romantic! I hope their hotel room has an ocean view.

In early November Richard started to follow Sam so he was probably spying on him to see if Brandon was free than he started to follow Brandon, maybe at the end of November they saw each other again and hooked up, I think it was love at first sight but he was Richard that pursued him, maybe they started to talk over the phone and they clicked immediately!

That opera singer that Richard was dating on his Wikipedia page the other day is going to be really disappointed to know that Richard is cheating on her with Brandon. :(

Plenty of straight celeb couples walk apart in airports and even down the street. It's an attempt to not let the paps get the money shot.

Do we need a new thread? Some pls set up the 18th