Many artists are closeted by contract. They're told their career would end if they came out. They're guilted and coerced into "choosing" to be in the closet by the things they're told. They perform stunts for the tabloids and media to make them appear straight. It's industry SOP.
When an artist does not disclose their sexual identity, you know they are not straight and either cannot, because of contracts, or are otherwise not ready to reveal that aspect of their life. No straight person refuses to disclose their sexual identity, they don't need to hide.
Fear is one of the biggest obstacles for an artist. They've worked their arses off to get where they are, finally achieved their dream, and the fear that it will all collapse on them if they reveal who they truly are can be overwhelming. It's not an easy choice.
"And even though we have out gay artists now, I don't think they can express themselves and their sexuality in a way a straight person can... I feel like there's a level of 'gay-ness' that people will accept." Olly Alexander - Years & Years
"Music industry keeps gay artists in glass closet" Adam Lambert
Sam Smith Comes Out, Says Debut Is Dedicated to Unrequited Love (Rolling Stone)
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sam-smith-comes-out-says-debut-is-dedicated-to-unrequited-love-124482/
Sam Smith was always seen with a female to cover for the fact that he was gay. Just because a male artist is seen with women, it does not mean he is straight.
Case in point. Louis Tomlinson has had Eleanor Calder as his beard for years, has had to stunt with other females and is a fake fatherhood stunt. He's not contractually allowed to come out yet, but the awkwardness with his beard after all these years still shows it's a stunt.
Louis' real long term love interest is his One Direction band mate Harry Styles. While Harry does seem to be able to flaunt a bit of "gay-ness", he's had to stunt with hundreds of women to create his FAKE 'womanizer' image. Harry does not wish to reveal his sexual identity...
Producers of TXF touted Union J as the next One Direction.
George Shelley says he spent 4 years of his life hiding his sexuality because he was in a boyband selling records to teenage girls and they needed to be a PRODUCT FOR GIRLS. He didn't want to jeopardize that by being gay.
George Shelley's band mate Jaymi Hensley speaks out:
"You Can't Come Out In The Music Industry"
PR stunts get promoted like they're real in tabloids and tabloidesque talk show programs, but they're not. They cause the artist serious mental anguish and fear and take precious pieces of their lives away from them. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!
https://twitter.com/i/status/1117957440719466496/video/1
Paparazzi do not hang around wasting time waiting for celebrities to just show up. They need to be called and told where to find the celeb and what the story they want out is to be so they ask the right questions. IT'S PLANNED by the celeb's team.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1117964436894097409/video/1
When you see pics/videos of celebrities, just remember these pap walks are staged. In this one of Louis, they had to do a second take and you can hear the director saying "QUIET ON THE SET". It's the entertainment industry, it's filmed like any scene.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1117979198352707584/video/1
Dan Wootton should never be believed except when he's up against a rock and a hard place and the information will get out anyway so he'll write a few facts to get an exclusive. Anyway, Walsh is/was connected to txf/Syco and demanded Stephen Gately be closeted.
As Billboard points out, the difference between solo artists and members of boybands being openly gay is "boy bands are marketed specifically to be the heteronormative new heartthrobs for a generation of teenage girls."
The label will closet them so they have a 'straight' image.
Billboard mentions Harry Styles' 'Medicine'. The lyrics indicate this song is most definitely about having relations with another man.
"Here to take my medicine, take my medicine
Treat you like a gentleman"
His lyrics of a long term relationship also refute his womanizer image.
Hollywood's biggest secret-keepers ... favorite celebrity couple might be fake
Reading further into it I was reminded of the fake relationships between Louis Tomlinson/Eleanor Calder and Liam Payne/Cheryl Cole.
ss credits: 1&2 @ TotallyLost4You 3 @ manontremblaycg for the 3rd.
Fake relationships:
Most- three year contract
The stunts in tabloids when celebrity is about to release something.
Red Carpet events
Gold for tabloids, paps, writers - weave a STORY, get the readers invested
'breakup' continue to be friends, request privacy/ difficult times
3 yr contract -
Louis/Eleanor Sept 2011 - March 2015 (those dates have changed to fit lies they were caught in that didn't fit the story line, but still approximately 3 yrs)
Liam/Cheryl - unsure when contract signed. Bearding prep began mid- late 2014 stunt ended July 2018
Typical breakup notice in a fake relationship - Liam and Cheryl
Let's get to Louis and Briana faking having a baby. The child isn't Louis'. Briana wasn't pregnant. The child playing the role of 'Freddie' is an innocent pawn in a closeting scheme.
Pics posted by Briana's family of Christmas dinner child allegedly born Jan 21.
no pics are mine
These were posted on Tammi's (Briana's mom) ig. Dec & Jan allegedly of Briana's belly. Note face hidden and the miraculous growth and disappearance of the belly compared to the Christmas dinner belly. Briana was caught posting other people's pregnancy pics as her.
These are pics supposedly of Briana, they aren't, but in any case, if they were, how many mothers go into the delivery room with pink nail polish on and come out with a baby and wearing blue nail polish? Again, face hidden so it could be anyone in those pics.
While it is possible for a woman to give birth and not necessarily still have a large stomach, it's quite unusual. Note the stomach of any princess who's given birth (easy to find photos). However, the bleeding requires a huge pad, which she's obviously not wearing.
While we're on the subject of certain babies not being particular male celebrities' children, Liam Payne's alleged child is not his either. He had a STUNT relationship with Cheryl, not a real one. In the words of Cheryl herself - "you don't need a man to have a baby." IVF exists.
A stunt gone wrong, a little thread of 'Chicken stuffed with Mozzarella wrapped in Parma ham with a side of homemade mash.' Because lies never workout to fit into the real world. A stunt has no basis in reality therefore the 'facts' keep changing. https://twitter.com/GracelynnLWT1D1/status/1125204039736676353
Simon Cowell on PR relationships in his autobiography - Fake/PR relationships are a "skillful way to get a relative unknown into the spotlight" Remember, Louis was always relegated to the back, the 'unknown' in One Direction.
More coercion. Louis, as talented as he is, (his vocals gave 1D their unique sound) was made to feel as though he had nothing to offer as a member of the band thus the PR stunts to get his name in the spotlight. This was unnecessary; he should've been treated right to begin with.
No only does Louis have the perfect vocals, he was the most prolific writer of One Direction's songs. He should've never been made to feel like a 3rd rate nobody in the band, but that's what Simon did to him with the ulterior motive of making him comply to whatever Simon wanted.
"'Freddie' looks like Louis" No, actually he does not. Look at that child and you can see he looks just like Brett Clark (2nd picture). He looks nothing like Louis (4th picture), people just want him to because that would mean (only in their mind) that Louis is straight.
The boys didn't hide their affection for one another or their support for Larry Stylinson, nor did their mothers, until forced to do so. #welivetogetherdealwithit, "my love's face" "sexy mother trucker... want him on my shelf" are not things one says platonically about a friend.
Why is Harry wishing for freedom, as something he can't buy? He lives in a free country, the only thing he's not free from is what's in his contracts and he can't buy his way out of them.
As long as celebrities have existed, PR executives have capitalized on the cross brand promotion that a fling can create. It’s manipulative, but it’s a tried and tested promotional tool. It is not, however, a promotional tool which the public are blind to. https://www.breatheheavy.com/we-need-to-talk-about-one-direction/
Closeting still exists in the entertainment industry.

(sorry, I saw this a few times and I don't know whose screenshot I stole. It isn't mine though.
https://twitter.com/GracelynnLWT1D1/status/1169361224502583296
“This is some kind of cover up, this is what gay men do, this is what we all do”
Due to unfortunate circumstances, three of the videos contained in this thread are no longer available. I'm reposting the tweets with the same videos thanks to Jill for remaking them for me. Love you Jill! XXX
Paparazzi do not hang around wasting time waiting for celebrities to just show up. They need to be called and told where to find the celeb and what the story they want out is to be so they ask the right questions. IT'S PLANNED by the celeb's team.
When you see pics/videos of celebrities, just remember these pap walks are staged. In this one of Louis, they had to do a second take and you can hear the director saying "QUIET ON THE SET". It's the entertainment industry, it's filmed like any scene.
Very interesting videos of artists telling their stories of how the industry works. This isn't someone's made-up bs. https://larrystylinsonmama.tumblr.com/post/189782169485
The media all know the 1D gfs are beards it's a "secret" only for the naive gp
Niall: It's gonna be beards next.
I2: That's not code (wink, wink, he knows)
I1: From what I've heard you've all had beards for a long time. (pretending to be clueless)
The older this little boy gets, the more he looks like his real father, Brett Clark and the less he looks like Louis.
They need to end this stunt before it does too much mental damage to the child.
The Clark child being used for the closeting stunt, clearly does not look like Louis.
Louis saying "define girlfriends" not once, but twice while he was allegedly "dating" El....
This is inexplicable in the context of a man who actually has a gf. It's obvious she's a beard.
video isn't mine
No pregnant woman would have to steal other women's maternity photos to post as herself so the only explanation for Briana to do so is because she wasn't pregnant at all. That being absolute fact, means Louis is not the father of that child. End of discussion, period.
More proof Briana was not pregnant is this family photo at Christmas dinner 1 mo before the alleged birth. She wasn't wearing a prosthetic belly for a family dinner as she did for pap walks since it wouldn't be something she wore 24/7. She forgot the stunt and posted it to her ig
If she were really pregnant, she'd have looked like these other pregnant women when they sit.
Obviously the photo posted on her ig supposedly of her, was another stolen photo. There's no way she could hide a belly that big when she sat down.
Obviously she wasn't pregnant and the effort to prove she was is very lame as the heads of the pregnant women she posted as herself have been cropped off. Reason? It's not her so she can't show the face. Why is all this being done then, Louis knows it's not real. CLOSETING STUNT!
Louis uses metaphors to tell his story pt 1
Pay attention to the actors' lines
opening -
THE LONGER YOU GO ... THE MORE YOU FORGET YOURSELF
THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN FAST
YOU'RE REPLACEABLE
I HAVEN'T GOT A CHOICE

*ENDING WITH ONLY THE BRAVE IS IMPORTANT*
Louis uses metaphors to tell his story pt 2
SC = BOSS
KNOWN YOU SINCE YOU WERE A KID
ALL I ASK IS LOYALTY
YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER IS PUT YOUR F**KING MASK ON (CLOSETING)
I DECIDE WHAT YOU DO AND WHEN YOU DO IT - GOOD BOY
I WANT YOU TO HURT HIM
THERE'S NO WAY HE COULD SURVIVE THAT
Just a little something else to think about. Louis created an entire album and 4 singles (Just Hold On, Back To You, Just Like You, & Miss You) without a single reference to gender other than one to his mother in Just Like You "I wanna lay where she lays"
Just Like you is brilliant lyrically but the video also speaks volumes.
Why did Harry write:
"The script was written and I could not change a thing
I want to rip it all to shreds and start again" - Something Great
Why did Louis write:
"25 and it's all planned
Night out and it's 10 grand
Headlines that I can't stand" - Just Like You
"It's illegal to closet artists against their will."
Is a false argument. Artists sign contracts in which they sign away the control of their image agreeing to maintain the image they are given. If that means closeting, they've also signed away their right to legal recourse.
Why would anyone sign a contract giving up all their rights to be themselves or that would force them to portray themselves to the public as someone they are not? It's unlikely they have a clue as to what it actually means or how it will affect their entire life in the future.
Simon Cowell/Max Clifford
If a performer were gay and you wanted to put a stop to that, what would you do?
Most effective way would be to CREATE A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP. Louis/Eleanor LT fake relationship

https://twitter.com/i/status/1280582912556109825/video/1
cr: Sunfflouwerr tw via tallcurlygirl tblr
https://twitter.com/buzzinjeaner/status/1315720410613211136
So here's just one more case of an x factor contestant being closeted. Lloyd Daniels 2009 contestant comes out. October 17,2020.

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a34402111/the-x-factor-lloyd-daniels-coming-out/
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