Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga - lighthearted

[Mother87]

Apologies if this is elsewhere... AIBU to think that they cannot possibly have NOT fallen for each other?! Their chemistry is sizzling, their body-- language 'close' (possibly after months of filming) Reminds me of Bogie & Bacall showing age--

I was more yuck about rami malek and Lucy boynton, she's only 24 and he's nearly 40.

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I was more yuck about rami malek and Lucy boynton, she's only 24 and he's nearly 40
What a load of nonsense. You put a few years on him and describe her as being 'only 24' like she is some kind of innocent child being groomed!!
He's 37, she's 24, hardly outrageous!!

Ah sorry I thought 39.

The same old trope that the lead man can be in his 30s but a leading lady has to be early 20s

Lucy Boynton is 25. Rami Malek is 37.

@Jaxtellerswife sorry, you can tell where my loyalty lies can't you? I adored adored adored Heath Ledger. I'd have turned down Johnny Depp for Heath Ledger. I loved him since he played a gay speed cyclist in Sweat in the 90's. I can't be expected to notice who he shared a screen with.

When Will Young of Pop Idol fame first came out as gay I remember reading a letter in the paper from a Mom whose daughter was heartbroken. She'd voted for him because she fancied him and now she had to accept they'd never be together. Utterly utterly batshit.

My point is that if people think they're being lied to, they'll talk about it, discuss and speculate. It's human nature. This thread being a case in point.

And my point is that only arseholes who want to make themselves feel better by talking negatively about others do this. It's not in my nature. If I talk about someone in a negative way, it's because I have a reason to....as for speculating someone is gay, who would care. How on earth do you feel like you are being lied to. He's an actor, he has a personal life, I'm guessing you don't know him.

I loved him since he played a gay speed cyclist in Sweat in the 90's.

Oh my god, Sweat! I loved that programme!

Bradley Cooper is secretly gay?!

Ah mannnnn... why did I read this? I love him - he’s always been my fantasy husband Shame on you lot for ruining my day dreams!

Can't be arsed RTFT, can you just tell me if they're shagging or not?

They aren't shagging

He's gay. That Irina wan is his beard. Standard contract, closet nailed shut.

I'm really interested in the info that Ricky Martin has played straight roles. He was very good in the Assasination of Gianni Versace but his character was gay. What straight roles has he played other than in music videos?

Irina has been a beard for many famous men.

To the poster accusing this thread being homophobic, I don't believe it's about that at all.

It's about actors going to amazing lengths to be seen as straight, contracts, 'beards', set up photo shoots, basically lying. It is basically treating the public as fools as I believe with a few mentioned in this thread, it is totally obvious that they're gay.

The bigger question is: why do they have to do that in 2019?!

If he’s gay then whose is Irina’s baby?

IVF, dude.

I can't believe that anyone would think that a gay man wouldn't be able to biologically father a baby

The bigger question is: why do they have to do that in 2019?!

Because whole swathes of middle America are still totally homophobic and like it or not, being gay limits the opportunities a man has of landing a leading-man part

I had no idea Luke Evans was gay. Beautiful beautiful man!!

Yes it was a sad day for me when I found out Luke Evans was gay, because I would definitely have been in with a chance if he was straight 😂

I think it shines a light on the inherent homophobia of Hollywood TBH. Actors - male and female - staying closeted because they are told that being 'out' would severely limit their careers and the roles that they are offered. So much of film is about fantasy, and the studios, directors, agents and producers are selling that fantasy - and they think that if the public know about an actor's sexuality then it will reduce or eradicate their appeal. We've already seen examples of in on this thread! Posters saying they'll be disappointed if an actor is gay because he is their fantasy etc.

And that's why actors keep schtum. But the 24/7 news cycle means that things have to be locked down tight. If you aren't seen out and about with a date or a partner then the rumour mill starts swirling about "confirmed bachelors" and other such bullshit. So they have relationship contract arrangements to keep up the appearance that Hollywood wants, because it sells tickets and merchandise and puts bums on seats. It's very sad but as long as actors keep agreeing to these contract arrangements then it's a vicious cycle that keeps feeding itself.

There have been blind items about BC for ages, along with many others - male and female. If they are true, then hopefully one day they will reach a point where they feel secure enough - or don't care anymore - to not get involved with these ridiculous PR stunts to maintain a lie.

Well he’s been married before and his ex doesn’t seem to miss a chance to take a swipe at him. I watched the video and there was an article about how this ex has called him “arrogant” and “manipulative”. I’m sure if he was gay she would have known and would have no qualms about calling him out on this as well. Also, I can understand why someone might have a “beard”, but why actually go to the lengths of having a baby with that woman, if she’s merely on a contract? If it was IVF, the press would have been all over that - spotted them coming out of a clinic, or someone would sell the story. So no, nobody on here knows him and this is just wild speculation imo, simply because of his job.

Just to chime in about there being 'no A Lister gay actors'. The recently disgraced Kevin Spacey?

Oh and the current blinds about him and LG allege that it's a stunt to generate more PR coverage. Apparently LG's last relationship (with agent) was a contract that wasn't supposed to end until after the Oscars, but they had to pull the plug early because he was caught playing around. The contract was only there to get her through the Oscars after her engagement ended so that she wouldn't have to field questions on the interview and PR trail, about how she felt about it etc.

Why being a single woman is so bad I have no idea. And one would assume that her PR and publicist would be powerful enough to tell interviewers that her personal life was off-limits.

It's about actors going to amazing lengths to be seen as straight, contracts, 'beards', set up photo shoots, basically lying. It is basically treating the public as fools as I believe with a few mentioned in this thread, it is totally obvious that they're gay.

IF actors are doing this, then I can only presume it's because they think they have to in order to get work. Can you imagine if people felt the need to do this in other industries. As a member of 'the public' IF this is happening, I wouldn't feel like I was being treated as a fool, I would just feel bad for the person who felt they had to pretend to be something they are not. I definitely wouldn't feel the need to try to 'out' them. IF it's true, why make a difficult situation worse for them?

Kevin Spacey wasn't 'out' prior to the news about his abusive behaviour. Although again, there were rumours about him for a long time. In his case, I don't think he said either way and just told people his private life was private - which is how it should be IMO. Someone's sexuality shouldn't be 'news'!

Re: contracts and babies. Lots of blinds about this and if it is true then they are not the first to do this. TC's former wife for example was apparently this kind of arrangement - which is why she got such favourable divorce terms and sole custody. And as for being seen at an IVF clinic - they are ridiculously rich so they aren't going to be popping in and out the front door like us mere mortals!! It's easy to go in under the radar for a 'health check' to a clinic that happens to provide IVF as well as other services.