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I don't know WTF is going on with DL the past few days, but we few ("We few! We happy few!") Ben Barnes trolls and our threads still exist. Have they been paywalled?

Sylvia, darling, I paid! I need my boring hermit gossip!

Well let’s get it started. I found this old vid on his page but never noticed how queeny he is.

Is Ben a top or a bottom? I hope a top since his ass is so flat.

Add it to the list of Mysteries of the Ages, along with 'is he cut or uncut?'

it really is a shame about his ass

He does have a flat ass but I bet he’s a bottom.

[quote]He does have a flat ass but I bet he’s a bottom.

It must be so weird for the top to feel like he’s fucking a flat surface with no cushion.

He probably just does oral, then cries about it and phones his mum the sex therapist.

the ongoing BB thread

R11 That thread is locked for paid subscribers only and some of us are too cheap.

Ahh. Then by all means, bring on the Budget Ben Barnes Thread.

His ass must be Photoshopped here.

R13 Definitely photoshopped because here’s a candid picture of his pancake ass.

Is he white?

R15 Yes. He’s Jewish if you’re wondering where his dark hair and eyes come from.

Yea I wish he had a thicker ass! He has skinny legs too but I would still hit!! Lol

All he needs to do is hit the gym to build up that ass.

BB is constantly at the gym, but it's done 0 for his legs and ass. He can't overcome his British genes.

[quote] Lol

LoL! :)

Bens good Buddy is caught up in an underage girls scandal.

R21 HA! They were only friends for 2 weeks anyway.

Maybe Ben has been waiting around for his chance? Maybe she realizes golddigging is too much work and will settle for Cheapo Ben?

r15, he's part Jewish, does that count?

Pictures of his pancake booty from "The Punisher".

R25 Tragic.

R23 That article says that she WAS leaning on BB, but now she's left town and isn't answering calls from her closest friends, presumably including Ben? My theory is that Ben is the source of this article, miffed that the hag won't reply to his texts.

Maybe he'll send her one of his covers to woo her back.

R28 He looks like he’s taking a difficult shit in that thumbnail.

Ben posted something about London Pride the other day. Should we feel encouraged?

Ben bringing his piano bar realness to Space Oddity. We can glimpse more of his house, too.

Posted this question in the paywalled thread also, but does anyone know how BB and Julianne Hough even came to know one another? How would their paths have crossed?

Is that why the other thread is dead? Damn.

The earlier pics with Julianne Hough and our Ben always seemed to include Chike, so maybe through him? I think Chike found love so he hasn't been around.

the search function is fucked and we can't post gifs

step it up, Muriel

I love Cash Cab! He’s great on that.

Podcast in which BB talks about his career ups and downs.

Who took the pic?

Sounds like post break up sequester r37?

(R37) that’s what I was thinking?

But everyone's sequestered, how to tell the difference?

I only know Ben Barnes from his shows and now the pic at R37. Wow. That's perfection. That's a 10.

Ben left his house to do some dubbing today.

Oh R41, go familiarize yourself with his singing. Some of the less charitable folks on here find him to be a little dramatic with his vocals but I enjoy his songs. He's just a joy.

Also he declares himself to be a straight man, but the general consensus is that he's a homosexual leaning bisexual and a bossy bottom. You're welcome.

[quote] the general consensus is that he's a homosexual leaning bisexual and a bossy bottom

I'd stake my $1.99/mo DL membership on it!

Is Ben like an annoying office frau who's constantly freezing? He often seems overdressed for the weather. He had that phase where he was wearing a knit beanie constantly, and on yesterday's drive to the studio he was wearing a shearling-lined jacket, in LA in summer.

I didn't even notice the shearling. Good God.

Has anyone gotten a close-up of the necklace that's been outside his shirt lately? Know what it's all about?

It looks like the Eye of Sauron to me. (See the shearling?)

I did see the shearling, hence my exclamation! 🤪

So far he's not signed up for the second virtual con.

Benji wants YOU

to wear a mask

Bruh

He beheaded (in his sunglasses reflection) whoever took the photo. The plot thickens.

You really think so? I thought it was just the light casting the person's face into extreme shadow. BB doesn't know how to use Photoshop!

Yeah, Sylvia, I think so. It doesn't look super sophisticated, just like he took a marker in his photo app and scribbled. The man's a frickin genius at hiding and hermiting.

Has BB always supported Stand Up to Cancer? Maybe someone in his family had a cancer scare recently? In that long podcast he mentioned taking time off a few years ago because of family issues.

Who accompanied Ben on this romantic hike?

DL demands answers.

Why does he think he can sing well? He can’t.

He’s clearly better than most people, R55. I think he would (still) be pursuing a music career if he thought he was good enough to make a career of it, though.

Spare a thought for Eldergay Ben on his 39th birthday today!

Does he still live with a 'roommate' in the Hollywood Hills?

The birthday boy.

Someone in the other BB thread pointed out that Julianne Hough is also at a lake. Coincidence?

She seems to have her family along. And isn't Brooks in Idaho? Will Ben help them all figure out their sexualities? Will there be reconciliation threesomes?

I am so tired of his secrets.

Don't fret R61. I don't think it was the same lake after all.

Have you all seen the unearthed pic of bitty Ben and Mother Barnes?

Syl, I heard that in Andre Brougher's voice like when he called Terry Mother Jeffords. :P

Ben puts another classic through his patented Blanderizer Vocal Technique.

Ben talks about career for 40 minutes. Thankfully, it's time stamped so no one has to endure the full forty.

Since i can’t reply in the other thread because I’m locked out for whatever reason... I wouldn’t call shadow and bone “widely popular” by any means. the author has barely 100,000 followers on social media, and until Ben was announced as part of the cast... it wasn’t even on the RADAR of most people over the age of 20. It’s a poorly written series, and even with serious help it’s going to be a slog to get through.

The other thread has been paywalled because of the nefarious and inexplicable whims of the DL management.

does this bitch have a career anymore?

[quote] It’s a poorly written series, and even with serious help it’s going to be a slog to get through.

I still can't get over the fact that the villain is literally called "The Darkling." Maybe I'll watch the whole bloody thing with the sound off.

Ben is back in the UK? This video is tagged Cornwall.

Shadow and Bone sounds like the most contrived urban fantasy schlock imaginable, but I love Ben, so I'll at least watch the pilot. Maybe it'll be fun schlock.

His performance from Rocky Horror Picture Show Live.

That's it?!

Ben reveals what his ever-present necklace is.

Ben and his annual Christmas crooning.

Is he trying to become a pop star and release an album? Or is just making videos of singing a hobby for him? His voice isn't bad but sounds very limited.

He's sort of embarrassing, but I still like him.

R77 He actually has vocal range, he just chooses not to use it. His preference is to make every song into a boring slow-jam when left to his own devices. I've heard him sing rock and bluegrass on soundtrack albums, and both were better than his at-home lounge stylings.

He sounds good covering Bowie.

I love a train song!

It looks like Julianne followed his brother and his best friend (Rob Kazinsky) on IG. Make of that what you will.

I love Rob Kazinsky really wish he had a bigger presence on IG.

BB also followed Shaun White, bf of Nina Dobrev (Hough’s friend). Looks like Hough, Dobrev and White were on a trip together for the New Year, maybe he was there as well and just not posting it?

R84 The theory is that BB was in England for the holidays, based on a posted-then-deleted IG story of him walking through some very English-looking forest.

Ugh. I like Shaun White, and really don't want him anywhere near that Hough creature.

Also don’t want BB anywhere near Hough but alas...

R83 Is Kazinsky working at all anymore?

R86 He seems determined to still hang around her. Maybe for any reflected publicity. According to the interweb, Hough’s “not dating” right now in the midst of her divorce proceedings. Huh. Hope Ben’s mama has been giving him some relationship advice - you can be friends but steer clear of anything else, darling son. She’s a weirdo and seems to screw up any relationship she’s in!

Well, they've been friends for years so his hanging around her is not a new thing. I won't believe the relationship rumors for two reasons:

1. Ben's not straight.

2. JH would NEVER engage in a relationship with someone who would refuse to be public about it. She probably keeps him around because having his plummy accent wafting about makes everything seem classy.

JH came out as not straight herself last year didn't she.

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ewwww, it is

He can't possibly wear the same size as her????

His n hers .... double ewwwww!!! LMFAO

R91 Same logo but different colours. So not clothes-sharing/stealing then!!

Couldn’t it be the same shirt under different lighting? Also, it seems pretty baggy on her, so...

JH has unfollowed her whole following list so is no longer following his brother and Rob Kazinsky, but both still follow her. Plus, JH’s close friend Kristy Sowin (hate that I know this) seems to have followed BB sometime after Hough finally filed for divorce.

Shirt aside, what is this bint doing eating at a restaurant with old people?? I didn't even think that restaurants were open at all in LA.

R96 is right. Ben's IG pic has a filter applied to it, and JH's pic is a crap quality pap photo so the colors look off.

R96 you could be right, I thought his was navy but yeah, filters. All this following & unfollowing, how do they keep track! Very political. Don’t like that she & her amigos have started following him & his brother/friend tho. Wish he’d just stay away, but he likes almost all of her posts like a faithful puppy. Still can’t work out why she’s got so many followers!

What are Ben's IG fraus saying about this?

Just fangirling about his bubbles post. I think The Hough is off their radar at the moment. I might put the mix in! It makes me laugh tho, he posted a sad “I will miss him” message about Michael Apted passing away and most of the comments were “I love you Ben” and “Will you marry me”. No idea about context obviously. If he ever does publicly hook up with someone, The Hough or not, they will no doubt throw themselves lemming-like over the nearest cliff!

In any case, good luck to BB!

I really don’t know how he can even be friends with her, never mind anything else. When you read the relationship analysis on the above, it gives you chills. Self-obsessed, manipulative, wack job basically. Wouldn’t have thought she’d be his type, friend or otherwise!

R102 Agree. On the other hand, she's also big on positing herself as a quasi-spiritual self help guru, and Ben just loves that shit.

[quote] The Dancing With The Stars alum uses what she calls "nurturing movement" to get people in touch with their "energetic health."

I think it would make me cry too - with laughter! What a stinking pile of crap. She’s a total quack. Yes, unfortunately he does seem prone to indulge in all that. I’m hoping she’ll make one of her intermittent slip ups (caught partying with 100 people or suchlike) and get named & shamed for it. She’s about due another one, lmao! Ben really doesn’t like that kind of stuff. It tarnishes his good boy rep. Remember when they got caught strolling together in April during LA lockdown? No masks, no social distancing? The fan fraus called him out on it big time. Cue instantaneous appearance of a masked Ben on his IG stories - hilarious.

There are some guesses that this blind item is about BB/JH. What a cursed union. What is Joe Biden’s plan to stop this?!

I kid. If this is really a thing, as much as I hate it, I would at least hope it makes him happier than his IG captions have suggested over the last few months??

R105 I hope for his sake this is not BB/JH but the first bit does kind of fit, unfortunately. Except for the A-list actor bit (sorry Ben). However he was in the UK at Xmas and possibly over NY too (he posted his misty running pic & sunset pic of the Hollywood Reservoir in early Jan) so I really doubt he was with her over the holidays. I have to say I cannot stand that self-obsessed witch. If he is with her, he’ll get burned for sure - hope he’s got more sense & better taste than that. She’s ‘not dating’ right now allegedly - ha ha - just how much store do we set by that tho!!! He’s had two recent doses of family time so hopefully a bit of a happier chappy and mommy may also have taken the opportunity to tell him to make sure he steers clear of the weird chick!

Does he live near the Hollywood Reservoir?

I do find it fucking hilarious that she leaked a story (because we know no one would care to write one otherwise) about her not dating... on the same day there was a mass attack on Capitol Hill in the states. About sums it up for me. Imagine being so self obsessed during an insurrection and a pandemic!

Not to mention, her obsession with Tony Robbins, who’s been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple people. I can’t be bothered to find it now, but she posted about him on IG a few months ago and started deleting comments calling her out for supporting someone accused of assault.

R108 She’s just awful and totally self-obsessed. Lmfao absolutely she must’ve leaked the not dating thing and her timing is unbelievable. I still can’t believe she’s got 4.9m IG followers. What’s wrong with these people?!!

I assume most of those are bots/bought followers, her likes/followers ratio is waaaay low.

Good point. Yes I just looked at her last few posts and it is. Ben’s usually one of them - of course!!!

Pure conjecture, but I think someone has mentioned in these threads that he’s insecure enough to be very impressed whenever someone slightly more famous acknowledges him — and I can’t say I blame him, I’d probably feel the same if I were him! That, coupled with the interviews he’s given recently claiming to want children and feeling like he doesn’t have a ton of time to try to make something work, I could see how he might fall for her lovebombing if that’s the case. I’ll preface this by saying I think we as a society typically give women more agency than they have in situations like this, but I also totally believe that she’s manipulative. I mean, look at the way she’s played BB and her husband over the last few months, going back and forth. I won’t begrudge a girl trying to figure her shit out, but... has she actually figured it out? Anyway, he’s staring down the barrel of 40 and I can see why that would make him susceptible to her. Not to mention, he’s spoken about wanting to be friends with someone before getting into a relationship and I guess they’ve been acquainted for a while? The caveat being that I would hate this and honestly lose a chunk of respect for him if it’s a thing, but I could also see it.

R112 Yes I think he does tend to still do the “starstruck” thing, sadly. Although imagine thinking she’s someone good to hang around with!!! Lmfao - she’s widely regarded as a complete fruitloop. She’s not even sure about her sexuality, which she didn’t spring on poor old Brooksy until a few months after their marriage. I’m really not sure the blind gossip thing is about them - he’s no way A-List for a start! I hope he’s not with her due to the fact that it would be another complete train wreck, even more so if it ever got as far as kids being involved. I hear what you’re saying about the friends beforehand thing but let’s face it, he’s had a ringside seat at her disastrous marriage circus and all that entailed. Would he be willing or even that desperate to jump into that alligator pit? It wouldn’t reflect well on him when it all went south. I think he’s just hanging around with what he thinks are the cool kids in LA and hoping for some kudos from that. I really think he should forget it and stick to his ex-pat Brit buddies.

A-list! BWAHAHAA!!

Sorry, that BI is not Our Ben.

OTOH, I know we all hate JH, but if she really is as sexually adventurous as rumors imply, that would be a good set-up for Ben. Wife/girlfriend to please his fraus/Mummy/his own self-image, but could get plenty of dick with wife's approval.

[quote] I really think he should forget it and stick to his ex-pat Brit buddies.

I'm in total agreement. Or Jimmi Simpson. Jimmi's such a great guy.

“You know, we bought a house together, did all these things and then out of nowhere you find out that they're not the person that you thought they were and you break up.“

Does anyone who dates this girl have anything nice to say about her? Also, this seems to fit in with the lovebombing blind item from above.

R116 That woman is unbelievable! ‘I needed to be perfect’ ... !!??? FFS. Love, if you were a bar of chocolate, you’d eat yourself. Or rather, you’d pay someone to do that for you & then post it on IG lmfao

Sylvia, I hear you and that could be the case. However A) his fraus would tear The Ho limb from limb and B) everyone else would also tear The Ho limb from limb for messing with our perfect little Benji ha ha. Yeah I also don’t think the gossip thing’s about those 2

Plus, I doubt the fans would let her blackface scandal slide, especially since it was relatively recent and she was fully an adult when it happened!

Speaking of Ben's old UK ex-pat friends...

Has Ben been cast out of the enchanted circle of those A-gays, Julian & Landon? I don't think he's been seen with them since well before the pandemic. Or did he decide that they're far too obviously gay, so he'd best keep his distance before people began drawing unwanted conclusions? (Too late, BB! Far too late!)

I have a vague recollection of him liking or re-tweeting a Julian thing fairly recently, Sylvia. Let me pour some more gin down my gullet and see if it loosens up my brain cells.

His IG post from earlier today.

Benji playing on the trampoline in The Ho’s backyard, perchance? LMFAO I’m joking, honest - or at least I really hope I am!

Tinkerbell Barnes hahaha

Does the ho have a trampoline?

The A list part of the BI does exclude Benny, I think.

Do we know for sure that he was in the UK for the holidays? He said in the My Wolf IG live thing that he wasn't going to go a year without seeing his parents when he was talking about the visit in October.

His Christmas video was filmed at a different keyboard than usual though...

R124 Who knows what equipment The Ho has in her yard - ho ho ho! TBH I was just joking about that, but it does look like what could be a wall cutting off the view of the plant at the bottom of the pic? And he’s quite high up in the air. He could have bought a trampoline of his own I suppose but I could totally see that crazy witch rocking one. Oooh look at me bouncing up & down with joy & positive energy, everyone! The evidence for the prosecution re UK Xmas visit: Deleted IG story from 23 Dec walking through very in-Californian woods - meant for his private account I’d guess, as didn’t repost anything, unlike when he deletes, filters & reposts on his public one Posting at UK time for sure instead of LA - but not 100% sure about NY Eve/NY - his posting was erratic and made over the course of the evening & early hours if UK time - could have been from either location Absolutely no other outside stories posted unlike in Oct, no doubt trying to keep another UK trip so soon on the DL, when most folks aren’t travelling Performing arts people at that point were exempt from SQ when arriving in the UK (who knows why!) Posted one of his sunset shots of the Hollywood Reservoir on 5 Jan, so very much like a ‘hey guys, helloooo here I am in Hollyweird which I absolutely haven’t left at all’ And as you say, not his usual piano location, and nothing visible of the surroundings - he knows everyone knows what his windows at home look like, LMAO! I rest my case. And yeah - do I have too much time on my hands or what!

Damn the formatting’s gone to hell on that, it was all on separate lines, and link is to the deleted ‘Baby it’s cold outside’ IG story!

Perry Mason at R125 is right. UK for Christmas, covered it up like a big ol' coward.

Excellent sleuthing for sure. I wonder if this is Hollywood Reservoir too? Could be a coincidence (I’m sure it’s a popular place) if it is, but...

She owns a house on a lake in Idaho, I believe.

Him following Shaun White after the Montana trip that White took with Dobrev and Hough is suspect to me, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that BB was also on the trip — maybe he just wanted to be.

R130 Yeah that does sound suspicious but who knows with all the ‘political’ following/unfollowing that seems to go on within those hallowed circles! R128 Not sure... if it is, it’s taken from a different angle to his. Hers is from 14 Jan, his was from 5 Jan. Anyone know how close BB lives to the Reservoir? If it’s his go-to lake of choice, he might hang out there with his pals. And yes, dear JH - you ARE a tiny little nonentity! Just remember that.

What do we make of BB following some music producers/composers on IG recently? Could it be the album he’s dying to make?

Could be, R132. Celebrities do tend to follow people they're working with or with whom they want to work. They know we watch their following lists and everything they do on social media is for attention.

R132 Interesting! Who’s he followed?

No one recognizable, but the last three follows are a pianist, a producer/composer, and another record producer. Two of them seem to have followed him for a bit and also follow each other.

Wasn’t someone just saying that Hough was due another misstep?

R136 That’s good, it just needs to go viral now. Get RTW-ing!

Of course JH is being completely blind with ignorance again!

I think I would be quite disappointed if Ben ended up with her. She's such a phony. Ignoring our own thoughts on his sexuality for a second and taking him at face value (basically, we have to analyze him as two different people. The one he says he is, and the one we think he's hiding), he's always been so careful about waiting for the right partner and waiting for true love and a possible marriage that would last like his parents. I hope he doesn't throw all of that away because he's feeling old and wants children right now. I hope she's more of a side piece like some of the others, due more to loneliness. I think being alone through this pandemic is making him think about things in a more serious manner. It must be depressing to see most of his other friends his age get to do this with a partner and/or kids. He just seems sadder to me. And the sadder he gets, the more he posts these positive affirmations. That's just my take.

Also, I might be the only one, but the more I think about it, the more I like that he's kind of this awkward, extremely cautious, boring guy. Somehow that almost makes him less boring than all the rest. He's so guarded that we have to dig for things most celebs hand out like beads at a Mardi Gras parade. He's human, and there's something about an unearthly good looking guy being so human and pleasant and nervous, that it becomes interesting. There is NO dirt on him. That's crazy! The worst thing I've ever read about him is some college classmate saying he went around demanding to be called "Benjamin", which doesn't even sound like him, so it may not even be true.

[quote] He just seems sadder to me. And the sadder he gets, the more he posts these positive affirmations. That's just my take.

I think it's a good take. A little loneliness, a little of The Closet Kills, and a little of turning 40.

FYI we have a new, unpaywalled for the time being, pt 11.

R138 I agree. I think he’s a typical Leo & underneath the bravado & ‘limelight whore’ surface, he’s still that awkward, skinny schoolboy who never got the girls (or boys). All my Leo friends are huge insecure marshmallows under their vain exteriors. They have me on speed-dial for reassurance & bolstering of their confidence! And it is kinda cute, but I do think it leaves him prone to fangirling on so-called ‘celebs’ like The Ho. Still don’t see them having any other kind of relationship other than actual friends, as some have already mentioned on this & pt 10. He probably goes home and pisses himself laughing along with his UK pals at some of the BS she spouts, but she’s useful for the odd bit of publicity, or so he thinks!

Hey is anyone still looking here? Anyway, shall I commence a possible DL freakout? Ben just liked a decidedly unusual post from November of last year of a Billy Russo mashup video. Weird and uncharacteristic? Yes. Who cares? For one reason only.

The post was made by 'bidarkling'

IS THIS A SUBTLE SIGN?!?!? Discuss and enjoy DL!

Thank you bringing us this intriguing tidbit! Was it a gay-themed Russo/Punisher slash video?

Speaking of Twitter, which one of y’all was this? LOL

HA! Not me. I'm a Montana Disbeliever. Will Perez get to the bottom of this?

This person even tagged him in a reply to Hough’s tweet of photos of herself in workout clothes but deleted it, ah well.

Soooo I'll just leave this here. . . . Hey they're both rich, maybe they're some of the now infamous LA residents that bribed their way to the head of the vaccine line, and that explains why they're sharing ice cream. Funny that famously private Ben has now been pap-photoed seemingly almost only ever with JH. What does this tell us (though apparently not him)?

R142 Sorry Syl, it was all actual scenes from the show, so all Billy/Dinah sex. But still!

And funny that it's the same poster snarkily replying in both of the referenced tweets above. Proper trolling that! *hat tip*

That girl on twitter and Instagram (bidarkling) is one of the most annoying and disrespectful people i have ever had the misfortune of coming across on social media. Most of the twitter people are and i hate that he enables it.

And the ice cream pictures... oof.

It’s strange to me that he’s all of a sudden fine with being photographed like that with a woman that he’s been “linked with” since she was still married and working on her relationship. Not at all a good look for him.

Their body language seems kind of stiff in the video - she’s clearly hamming it up for the cameras and he seems sort of uncomfortable. There was no reason for the paps to be at this specific ice cream shop, so it makes sense that someone tipped them off - and if that’s the case, how is it good press for *either* of them to be 1) flaunting that they are together 2) flaunting that they just went and worked out somewhere 3) making a big deal out of a very “normal” activity? Does she physically and mentally need that much attention? What a mess.

I work in media and this is a classic tip-off, because only one outlet got the exclusive on photos. E News isn’t necessarily known for these types of photo exclusives, Daily Mail is — but a celeb might go to E News for softball coverage and to get an outlet that will pretty much print whatever narrative they want.

Even without all that, the way to tell is that there are “sources,” namely the source that claims they’re friends and “nothing more.” The only thing that’s strange is why go through all this trouble if you’re then going to say you’re just friends? I guess it gets people talking, but at this point I would respect them more if they just came right out and said they were dating or emphatically not dating instead of chasing “flirting” with “just friends.”

It’s also strange that this dropped at 5PM EST on a Friday if the point was to get people talking, because that’s the move celebs pull when they want something to be buried over the weekend (Hough pulled that move when announcing the split with her husband, another recent example was the Armie Hammer/Elizabeth Chambers split announcement).

Is Ben still friends with Just Jared?

I'm disappointed the video ended before we got to see Ben's car.

R149 Well given the 'buried in the weekend' timing, how hilarious would this be if Ben was the source?!? Hence why he was so stiff and uncomfortable looking. He calls the only celebrity he knows who knows how to leak to the press. She congratulates him saying he's made her day by finally entering this pap world with her. It's made her proud! But his reasoning was to quash any rumors they were dating as quietly as his famously private ass will allow. (Anyone notice they said he was wearing tennis shoes instead of sneakers and a grey sweatshirt? Do americans say tennis shoes? Does this girl at Enews not know the difference between a sweatshirt and a zip up? I could see Ben mixing it up!)

Of course it backfired when they got caught sharing the ice cream. Cause he's apparently a completely irresponsible idiot.

Welcome to the world of *Real* LA celebrities Ben! Unfortunately you suck at it.

Nah, I don't believe for a minute that Ben "Blur the face of the person reflected in my sunglasses" Barnes is behind this. But his being complicit in it at all is hugely hypocritical. Bitch, you won't let us see what's on your bookshelves but you agree to this shit?

Oh and yes, Americans say "tennis shoes." I grew up saying it and still do.

(P.S. And you know those two eating disordered fools probably ditched that ice cream in the nearest dumpster out of camera range.)

R152 I hear you Sylvia, though I for one don't think he blurred the face in that photo. I just think the guy was black. A white t-shirt reflects sunlight easily in reflections. A black face does not. As for the bookshelves, he said that was Disney (who produced that video) that did that so as not to advertise non-Disney books. That's completely believable honestly.

As for tennis shoes, yes granted some corners of the country do call them tennis shoes, but the writer said Hough was wearing sneakers earlier in the*same* *sentence*. The writer is going to randomly change what term she uses from the beginning of the sentence to the end??? Is that normal?!?

But completely agree on the ice cream as you literally see it's gone in the later photos along with the bag. STILL DOESN'T EXCUSE SHARING DURING A PANDEMIC. Ugh.

Speaking of the bag, can anyone read what it actually says? The bottom does look like it says "you've made my day" but the rest doesn't resemble the"witness quote" that was given. Actually the top looks like it has the word 'wrist' on it. Which is where the bag is. Instructions on how to do a papped photo op?

R153 I think the word in all caps you see as "wrist" says "MOST," but the rest...no idea.

The writer didn't want to be repetitive saying "sneakers" twice so she consulted her thesarus?

And as if I needed another reason to hate Disney; deprived of Ben's bookshelf contents! All from Oprah's Book Club, probably.

Yes it's definitely a woke writer paying respects to Ben's british roots and calling them tennis shoes for him. So cute! lol..

Oh and gguuuuuurrllllll!! They are definitely from Oprah's book club!

R150 And right on cue! Just Jared just posted on Instagram about the Barnes/Hough "ice cream date" with "so many cute photos of them together"

Well now what am I to think? If Just Jared is calling it a cute date, it must be true!!

OK so.. maybe it's just cause I'm bored, but does anyone else wonder if Ben or friends actually do lurk here? After last week's dust up over Hough on the other thread, he didn't publicly like her instagram posts (sorry not going through to find if he privately did) for the first time in how long?? Short lived gratification cause then we have the ice cream date. I'm sorry but there's no chance he didn't know they were being filmed. Whether it was actually his idea I obviously don't know, but he definitely knew. She gave him a gift saying he made her day for getting ice cream with her?!? No, he knew.

And it's like giving us all a giant middle finger. He doesn't post anything anymore, doesn't provide any content for his fans anymore (he's not obligated, just saying he doesn't), doesn't do anything publicly anymore, but he went on a very public outing with JH as a way to say FU to everyone complaining about how insufferable we find her.

Yeah message received Ben. I used to smile upon seeing his picture or seeing an article about him. He used to actually make me happy. A silly thing perhaps, but I simply just used to really like him. He was a good guy you could always count on to be a good guy from afar. He made me happy. I haven't smiled in weeks. Now he just disappoints me.

At least he still has his *absolutely* RABID teenage fangirls licking his boots over S&B online. And maybe that's all he needs to keep working, which is all he cares about. They don't care what he does, they will worship him regardless cause he's hot. That's all they care about. Shame.

If anyone cares, here's a better shot of the bag. I can hear the smiley faces from here.

[quote] I haven't smiled in weeks.

You're taking this way too personally, R157.

R158 Yeah, I think it says something like "...the most delicious decision you've made all day. Proud of you." And a shop/restaurant logo stamped on it.

R159 Then please allow me to clarify. He obviously didn't do anything to me, he doesn't know me from Adam. What I meant is that I always used to be able to turn to mentions of him (or especially pictures, cause.. ya know..) when I needed a pick-me-up. When I just wanted to simply smile and feel better. But he hasn't 'made me feel better' in weeks. And it's because ALL we've gotten from him for a long time now is how pathetically gaga he is about everything she and her friends do. Maybe if he had broken up the love fest with other "content" of his own I wouldn't have minded so much. They've been friends for years and I've never once cared before. But since he's done *nothing* but be an obedient puppy, and I can't stand her, lately I can't stand him. Which upsets me considering how much I used to enjoy him.

I don't know if that's a"less melodramatic" explanation or not, but it is an honest one at least. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk!

R160 I get what you're saying. And now he's reposting every bit of fan art he's tagged in. Uh, thanks Ben but I'd rather have no content at all....

R161 And have you bothered to look? He used to have his "original" group of loyal fanfraus that supported him pretty much every time. None of them have shown any support for the things he's posted lately. Ouch. And if it's because they're as disgusted with his behavior as I am, then you go girls! You have my support. He lost it.

All Ben seems to have left to like or repost is the rabid teenage fangirl base. How effin SAD for him!

Yes it IS sad. But no matter what they do or don't do on social media, the old fraus will still watch S&B.

And while we’re giving Ted Talks, lemme just say that I look forward (not really) to later this year when BB is giving interviews for S&B, and the subject of his turning 40 comes up. He’ll inevitably trot out that quote he loves: ”Colin Firth told me that no one takes a man seriously until he's 30 anyway..."

Ben, dear. What Colin didn't explain to you is that quote pre-supposes that eventually a man will have interesting, significant life experiences such that by the time he's past 30 he can bring some gravitas and character to roles. You don't get to be taken seriously past 30 if you remain a perpetual man-child. You will never, ever have Colin's career.

Damn. I feel burned just by reading that. Well effin put.

One thing you may have overlooked though. Ben and Colin are from different generations. For Colin's, yes maybe by 35 a boy was expected to have actually grown up and gained both wisdom and especially maturity. Does anyone think Ben is going to be held to that generation's standards? Best thing is he's too dumb to realize what any of it means.

Honestly though the most hilarious part is that he's desperate to be a father. He has NO WHERE near the maturity, or especially the sense of responsibility, to ever be worthy of being a father. But again, he's way too dumb to realize it. He probably actually thinks he's perfectly qualified! Laughable!!!!

I'm only 10 years older than Ben, and was definitely expected to be a grown man by 35.

Sylvia I'm the same exact age as him and I am *light* *years* ahead of him. But that's my choice because I choose to actually be a good, responsible person. I guess that's what living in LA does to you. All that perpetual sunshine and botox enables Peter Pan syndrome. He's rich, he's hot (hot enough to snag a 22yo model girlfriend when he was 35 that literally caused Chris Delia to say on Instagram that he was jealous of Ben. Remember him Ben? You're a terrible judge of character) and he knows he can get away with anything cause he'll never lose his new army of rabid teenagers. General Kirigan controls them now. (S&B reference) Society's rules don't apply to him. It's just it took some this long to discover he's actually an asshole.

I'm ashamed to say that it took me this long to see that he's actually an asshole.

Slow work day so I followed up on the Dec 23 deleted pic a little, just to assure myself that it it was in fact in the UK. Jack lives in Hackney Wick. Near a park called Wick Woodland that looks like this:

^^^ oops that was me

Can you just imagine. Goes to England for like, a week. 8 hour time difference. Then goes to Montana where I'm sure he was expected to do his duty perfectly. After a reverse 7or 8 hour time difference. No time to adjust, reorient yourself. Nope he needs to take care of his new demanding princess.

Do you think she made him cry to his *actual* *real* mommy afterwards?

Terribly sorry, darling, but Mummy's with a client.