Singer Harry Styles ended up beating out Beyonce for the Album of the Year honor at the 2023 Grammy Awards, and people are not happy about it.
In what many are <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harry-styles-album-of-the-year_n_63e03400e4b01e9288720150" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling an upset</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-styles">Styles</a> &#8220;Harry&#8217;s House&#8221; album scored the Grammy Sunday night over Beyonce&#8217;s &#8220;Renaissance.&#8221;
Still, Beyonce had a record-breaking night, walking away as the most-awarded artist in Grammys history with a record 32 wins, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/05/entertainment/beyonce-grammys-most-awarded-artist-cec/index.html">CNN</a> noted.
&#8220;They called Harry Styles the new King of Pop and gave him AOTY over the best body of work released in recent memory,&#8221; one person tweeted. &#8220;And hyped the entire show on Beyonce&#8217;s back to drive ratings. I wish I could say I&#8217;m shocked. #GRAMMYs.&#8221;
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They called Harry Styles the new King of Pop and gave him AOTY over the best body of work released in recent memory. And hyped the entire show on Beyonce’s back to drive ratings. I wish I could say I’m shocked. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GRAMMYs</a>
&mdash; Geneva S. Thomas (@GenevaSThomas) <a href="https://twitter.com/GenevaSThomas/status/1622461471052496900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Beyoncé losing Album of The Year at the #GRAMMYs?&#8221; another tweeted. &#8220;They continue to prove their bias towards Latino &amp; Black people. Wasn&#8217;t it enough for Beyoncé to lose in 2016 with Lemonade? Beyoncé continues to be boycotted, without AOTY &amp; used as a token to disguise the Academy&#8217;s racism.&#8221;
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Beyoncé losing Album of The Year at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GRAMMYs</a>?
They continue to prove their bias towards Latino &amp; Black people. 
Wasn&#39;t it enough for Beyoncé to lose in 2016 with Lemonade?
Beyoncé continues to be boycotted, without AOTY &amp; used as a token to disguise the Academy’s racism. <a href="https://t.co/PC6RYIOe8K">pic.twitter.com/PC6RYIOe8K</a>
&mdash; Pop Tingz (@ThePopTingz) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePopTingz/status/1622458781052305410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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While another wrote, &#8220;Not Beyoncé and Kendrick losing Album of the Year to Harry Styles during black history month???&#8221;
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not beyoncé and kendrick losing album of the year to harry styles during black history month???
&mdash; yee yee (@yEeyEe006) <a href="https://twitter.com/yEeyEe006/status/1622460067407855617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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It wasn&#8217;t only the award that upset some people. As <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/harry-styles-grammy-acceptance-speech-sets-fan-fueled-firestorm-rcna69327">NBC News</a> noted, Styles seemed to anger Beyonce fans during his acceptance speech.
&#8220;I think on nights like tonight it&#8217;s important for us to remember there is no such thing as &#8216;best&#8217; in music,&#8221; Styles explained. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think any of us sit in the studio making decisions on what is going to get us one of these. This doesn&#8217;t happen to people like me very often and this is so, so nice. Thank you very much.&#8221;
And apparently, it was the last sentence that drew ire from fans.
&#8220;&#8216;This doesn’t happen to people like me'&#8221; is the most white privilege-iest thing to ever be uttered at an awards show ever for all time,&#8221; one person tweeted.
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“This doesn’t happen to people like me” is the most white privilege-iest thing to ever be uttered at an awards show ever for all time
&mdash; Sam Sanders (@samsanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/samsanders/status/1622460954733875201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Harry Styles saying people like him don&#8217;t win very often,&#8221; another person wrote. &#8220;Meanwhile, there are watch parties in Puerto Rico rooting for Benito to win the first-ever Puerto Rican Album of the Year at the Grammys. El chiste se cuenta solo.&#8221;
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Harry Styles saying people like him don’t win very often. Meanwhile, there are watch parties in Puerto Rico rooting for Benito to win the first-ever Puerto Rican Album of the Year at the Grammys. El chiste se cuenta solo.
&mdash; Frances Solá-Santiago (@frances_sola) <a href="https://twitter.com/frances_sola/status/1622456881997381632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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While another wrote, &#8220;&#8216;This doesn’t happen to people like me often&#8217;- a white man winning AOTY for the umpteenth time in history.&#8221;
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“This doesn’t happen to people like me often”
&#8211; a white man winning aoty for the umpteenth time in history
&mdash; ✨Glendale 3/17 &amp; 3/18✨🌙 (@DaynerysSwift_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaynerysSwift_/status/1622456539532386304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Denying Beyoncé AOTY… during black history month… the Grammy’s never seeing heaven.
&mdash; maybe: diane (@dianelyssa) <a href="https://twitter.com/dianelyssa/status/1622455676877344770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Harry Styles can’t act and can’t sing, yet was in two movies this year and won AOTY. Never give up on your dreams, white dudes.
&mdash; Danez (@Danez_Smif) <a href="https://twitter.com/Danez_Smif/status/1622460501815877632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Fans were also quick to note it was the fourth time Beyonce had been nominated for &#8220;AOTY&#8221; and lost, the outlet noted.

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Harry Styles Beat Beyonce For Album Of The Year And People Are Upset

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-styles">Harry Styles</a> is facing criticism for a new fashion campaign he did with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fashion">Gucci</a> that has fans recalling the recent Balenciaga fiasco.
The 28-year-old singer is featured in the new campaign that debuted on social media earlier this month. 
&#8220;A performance piece starring #HarryStyles and the #GucciHAHAHA collection,&#8221; the brand tweeted of the collaboration. In it, Styles can be seen switching outfits and acting silly. But the parallels between this campaign and the disastrous <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/balenciaga">Balenciaga</a> BDSM-themed photoshoot featuring children holding teddy bears in bondage gear that has people talking.
In one shot, the “Night Changes” singer can be seen wearing a shirt with a pink teddy bear on it while posing next to what appears to be a child-sized mattress. In another, Styles carries the mattress around under his arm. 
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A performance piece starring <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarryStyles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarryStyles</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GucciHAHAHA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GucciHAHAHA</a> collection. Discover the campaign <a href="https://t.co/6SWoX3NzMP">https://t.co/6SWoX3NzMP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Harry_Styles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Harry_Styles</a> <a href="https://t.co/urKTJRB50m">pic.twitter.com/urKTJRB50m</a>
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“I want more berries and that summer feeling,” the shirt says, which is a lyric from the singer’s Grammy-winning 2019 song “Watermelon Sugar.”
Critics also pointed out how both Balenciaga and Gucci are owned by the French luxury goods company Kering.
&#8220;@gucci Why would you create a ‘performance piece’ with a toddler’s mattress and an adult man?&#8221; Gucci family member Alexandra Gucci Zarini shared on Instagram. &#8220;My concerns are that there seems to be a common ideology across Kering’s Fashion Houses.&#8221;
“Gucci was created to be the most elegant brand with the highest quality product. The direction it seems to be taking now is concerning. The protection of children should always come first and not be laughed at,” she also <a href="https://twitter.com/GucciZarini/status/1604891152880046080">wrote</a> on Twitter.
&#8220;Gucci [is] having Harry Styles pose alongside a child’s mattress with a pink teddy bear shirt. Why are all fashion brand ad makers sick creeps?&#8221; political commentator Sophie Cochran shared in a <a href="https://twitter.com/sophielouisecc/status/1604461288289144833">tweet</a>.
&#8220;Are you kidding me? A grown man with a toddler mattress?!&#8221; Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Katrina Scott wrote in the Instagram comments. &#8220;What is going on with these brands?!&#8221;
Styles previously <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/watermelon-sugar-harry-styles-lyrics-meaning-sexual-1635536">admitted</a> that the song “Watermelon Sugar” referenced on his teddy bear shirt is about the female orgasm and the “sweetness” of life. Despite the hidden adult themes, the song has been very popular with young children.
&#8220;Sometimes you&#8217;ll meet people, and they&#8217;ll be like, &#8216;Oh, can you meet my child? They&#8217;re a massive fan,&#8217; and the child&#8217;s like 18 months old. This person&#8217;s a massive fan?&#8221; Styles <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-talks-balding-rumors-and-9-more-secrets-1234580015/">told</a> Rolling Stone of the phenomenon in August.
&#8220;And I remember someone coming up to me at a party with their son, who was really small, and he started singing &#8216;Watermelon Sugar,&#8217; and I was like, &#8216;Oh, okay.'&#8221;
&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t a single when we put [it] out,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It was just like, &#8216;Okay, interesting … This is a high volume of videos of small children singing the song.'&#8221;

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‘Sick’: Harry Styles’ Gucci Campaign Draws Ire For Pink Teddy Bear, Child-Sized Mattress Following Balenciaga Debacle

Harry Styles' Gucci Campaign Draws Ire For Pink Teddy Bear, Child-Sized Mattress Following Balenciaga Debacle

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/food" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Skittles</a> is urging fans to stop throwing candy at musicians, and the company has even taken out a full-page ad to spread the message.
The candy brand’s new campaign appears to be a direct response to an incident involving <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-styles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harry Styles</a>. Apparently, a concertgoer kept throwing Skittles at the “Watermelon Sugar” composer while he was onstage at a recent event. TikTok videos show Styles keeping his cool but shielding his eyes from the rainbow-colored candies flying toward him.
The official Skittles account addressed the matter first on Twitter, sharing on November 15, &#8220;Didn’t think I needed to say this: Please don’t throw Skittles.&#8221;
But that wasn’t all. A recent edition of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles-times" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Times</a> featured a full-page ad intended to spread the message even further. 
“Protect the rainbow. Taste the rainbow. But please, don’t throw the rainbow,” the text said over a graphic of heart-shaped sunglasses with a green Skittle being thrown toward them. The bottom of the image included a public service announcement for fans. “PSA: Protect your eyes from Skittles (by eating them, not throwing them),&#8221; it said.
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Styles’ bandmate Pauli the PSM held an Instagram Live session following the Skittles incident and told fans the musician was fine, but that they should stop throwing things at him. “But do me a favor, don’t throw no more Skittles on stage,” he said, per <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-eye-skittles-los-angeles-concert-watch-1235172074/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Billboard</a>. 
For some reason, Styles’ fans have a penchant for throwing food items at him while he’s performing. Over the summer, the “Night Changes” singer got pelted with a chicken nugget as he was singing.
&#8220;Who threw the chicken nugget?&#8221; he said, as the fans in the crowd chanted, &#8220;Eat it!&#8221;
Styles replied, &#8220;I don&#8217;t eat chicken, sorry. I don&#8217;t eat meat.&#8221;
The Skittles brand is owned by Mars, Incorporated, a multi-billion dollar, privately-owned confectionery company based in McLean, Virginia. Earlier this summer, the brand also faced backlash for refusing to remove an allegedly toxic ingredient from Skittles candies.
Per a lawsuit filed at the time, Mars had pledged to remove the colorant titanium dioxide (TiO2) from its ingredients list back in 2016 but had failed to do so. The food additive is banned in the European Union due to potentially harmful side effects. TiO2 is often found in paint, adhesives, plastics, and some roofing materials.
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It’s too soon to tell if audiences will appreciate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-styles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harry Styles</a>’ new LGBT drama “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">My Policeman</a>,” but so far critics are calling it an epic fail.
“Even Harry Styles’ presence can’t make ‘My Policeman’s’ discussion of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lgbtq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">queerness</a> interesting,” the Guardian reviewer <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/oct/20/despite-harry-styles-why-does-queer-representation-my-policeman-feel-so-half-baked" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> in a synopsis of the new film, which debuts in theaters today and becomes available for streaming on Amazon Prime starting November 4.
“&#8230; the drab, turgid finished film feels scarcely less bland and timid than the compromised, straight-angled prestige gay dramas of less liberated times,” the reviewer continued, comparing the new film to the Tom Hanks classic “Philadelphia.”
“What could be a rather ruthless, lacerating story of ruinous self-denial and homophobic betrayal instead emerges as a one-note study of gay martyrdom, one so narrowly focused on queer repression that queer expression never gets a look-in.”
The story revolves around Tom (Styles), a policeman in 1950s Britain who marries a schoolteacher but also engages in a passionate same-sex affair with a museum curator during a time when homosexuality is illegal. It&#8217;s based on a novel by the same name.
So far, “My Policeman” has a 40% rotten <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my_policeman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rating</a> on Rotten Tomatoes. A lot of the criticism has to do with Styles himself, who has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harry-styles-i-have-no-idea-what-im-doing-when-it-comes-to-acting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitted</a> that he has &#8220;no idea&#8221; what he&#8217;s doing when it comes to acting.
“[Harry Styles] doesn’t have the technique to convey whatever ideas he may have had about his character. The travesty is that a powerful lead performance might have elevated Grandage’s film to a superior category,” a reviewer from The Independent <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/my-policeman-harry-styles-review-b2205960.html">wrote</a>.
“Like Tom who tries to please both his lovers — but ends up pleasing neither — the film tries to create something romantic and tragic but ends up being neither&#8230;. What is unfortunate about this film is that it [sic] so bland; it could have been so much better,” another reviewer <a href="https://sfbaytimes.com/my-policeman-depicts-a-gay-romance-in-1950s-britain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a>. 
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“My Policeman” producers took great care to cast gay actors in gay parts, and the movie boasts a gay screenwriter. However, some fans argue that casting Styles in the lead role was a mistake, as the former One Direction singer has been notoriously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-mystery-of-harry-styles-refusing-to-define-his-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vague about his sexuality</a> and may not actually be bisexual, despite rumors to the contrary. He is currently in a romantic relationship with actress Olivia Wilde.
Either way, the film is described as dreary and “colorless,” full of gray landscapes and lots of forlorn imagery. 
“Cinematically, it’s as flat and gray as the drizzly south coast seascapes to which the characters’ older incarnations are confined: one wonders if the Styles stans who have been cheerleading the film for months will be surprised by how much screen time is given over to Gina McKee staring glumly out of picture windows,” the review says.
This newest release comes just weeks after the LGBTQ romantic comedy, “Bros,” was a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/preachy-self-indulgent-dumpster-fire-gay-journo-says-bros-didnt-bomb-because-of-bigotry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">box office flop</a> after months of aggressive marketing and promotion.

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Critics Slam Harry Styles’ LGBT Drama ‘My Policeman,’ Call It ‘A One-Note Study Of Gay Martyrdom’

Critics Slam Harry Styles' LGBT Drama 'My Policeman,' Call It 'A One-Note Study Of Gay Martyrdom'

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Pop star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-styles">Harry Styles</a> has officially endorsed Beto O’Rourke (D) in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas">Texas</a> gubernatorial race.
The 28-year-old “Watermelon Sugar” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">singer</a> made his stance known during a Sunday concert at the Moody Center in Austin. Styles showed off a &#8220;Beto for Texas&#8221; sticker on his guitar that audiences could clearly see on the jumbo screen, per <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/harry-styles-endorses-texas-gubernatorial-candidate-beto-orourke-during-concert-austin">Fox News</a>.
O’Rourke was in the audience clapping, which camera operators also showed on the screen.
Styles has become more political lately, joining efforts to register voters before the November midterms. He endorsed Democratic candidate Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election. 
O&#8217;Rourke is running a campaign to unseat incumbent Governor Greg Abbott (R) next month. He&#8217;s a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and lost his race for the U.S. Senate in 2018 to Republican Ted Cruz. O’Rourke briefly ran for president during the last cycle but dropped out in November 2019.
As for Styles, the singer has become more political.
During another concert at the Moody Center last week, Styles made overt references to his disdain for current Texas politics. According to local news outlet <a href="https://www.kxan.com/entertainment-news/harry-styles-jabs-texas-politics-at-austin-concert/">KXAN</a>, the singer displayed political messages on the screen: “Together, we can end gun violence.” 
Below the quote, Styles included his tour logo paired with a logo from Everytown, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control.
At the same show, the “Sign of the Times” singer began with a statement on abortion, saying he believed women should have “the right to choose” what happens to their bodies.
Styles also showed support for the LGBTQ community by wearing a pride flag during his song, “Treat People with Kindness.” 
The Grammy Award winner has come under fire for refusing to define his sexuality, which some critics claim is just a ploy for attention. 
“It’s not like I’m sitting on an answer, and protecting it, and holding it back. It’s not a case of: I’m not telling you cos I don’t want to tell you. It’s not: ooh this is mine and it’s not yours,” he <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/14/harry-styles-sexual-ambiguity-dating-normals-rocking-a-dress">told</a> The Guardian in 2019 when asked point blank if he was bisexual.
“It’s: who cares? Does that make sense? It’s just: who cares?” he continued.
“Am I sprinkling in nuggets of sexual ambiguity to try and be more interesting? No.” Styles said.

Harry Styles Endorses Beto O’Rourke For Texas Governor During Concert In Austin

Harry Styles Endorses Beto O'Rourke For Texas Governor During Concert In Austin

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You’ve probably heard of the new film Don’t Worry Darling by now. If you haven’t seen a trailer, you’ve at least heard of the drama. 
First, director Olivia Wilde and Shia LaBeouf <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/every-blessing-to-her-and-her-film-shia-labeouf-reacts-after-olivia-wilde-doubles-downs-on-claims-against-actor">sparred</a> over whether the actor quit the production or was fired. Then there were reports that Wilde and the film’s leading lady, Florence Pugh, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-complete-fabrication-chris-pine-swears-harry-styles-did-not-spit-on-him">didn’t get along</a> on set. There is also Wilde’s relationship and possible affair with star Harry Styles, of which Pugh <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/07/30/florence-pugh-upset-over-olivia-wilde-harry-styles-affair/">reportedly</a> didn’t approve.
And, finally, at the Venice Film Festival where the film premiered, there was #SpitGate. Did Harry Styles <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-did-harry-styles-actually-spit-on-chris-pine-at-venice-film-festival">spit on</a> Chris Pine? Reps for Pine vehemently denied the internet’s speculation, but Styles had a bit of fun with the drama, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62818523">telling</a> a crowd at his next concert, “I just popped very quickly to Venice to spit on Chris Pine &#8230; but fret not, we&#8217;re back.”
All of this — and more, though I won’t bore you — is the backdrop to Don’t Worry Darling, a psychological thriller about a woman trapped in an eerily perfect world with a dark secret. Whether the film’s drama was real and caused by poor directing (not <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shapiro-it-doesnt-take-much-to-become-a-feminist-hero">sexism</a>), or whether it was drummed up to build hype for the film, viewers might find the movie itself a little disappointing.
After all, when the highest praise Styles can come up with is that it “feels like a movie,” it doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence in what you’re about to see. But Don’t Worry Darling does “feel like a movie” in a visual sense: its colorful, 1950s-style backdrop is gorgeous and flawlessly crafted. The costuming and the set design shine, as does the cinematography, with aerial shots intermingled with close-ups cleverly placed to add to the viewer’s increasing sense of disorientation and dread. And then, there’s the plot.
Don’t Worry Darling follows Alice (Pugh), a beautiful housewife seemingly living the domestic dream: She’s married to Jack (Styles), for whom she cooks and cleans their spotless home while he’s off at work all day. But she has no idea what he does.
The couple is one of many in the Victory Project, a collection of people living together in a mid-century desert oasis. While the women stay home during the day, taking ballet classes, shopping, or caring for their children, the men go off to work, driving outside of the town into the desert, a place the wives are never allowed to go.
Alice and the other wives wonder what their husbands are doing all day, but they’re not supposed to ask, so they don’t — that is, until Alice sees a plane crash in the desert, racing after it to see if she can help and setting off a course of events that lead her to realize that the Victory Project is not as benevolent as it seems.
Having already starred in another <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/">two-hour film about gaslighting</a>, Pugh excels as Alice. Her performance is extraordinary as always, and Styles’ isn’t terrible, though LaBeouf would have been a better fit for the role.
I won’t reveal the film’s final twists, but I will say that Don’t Worry Darling is a commentary on weak men and the problems that arise when they have only artificial and selfish outlets for embracing their masculinity. Jack and other men in his community revere Victory Project founder Frank, repeating his platitudes back to him and treating him like a god. It’s clear that they would do anything to win his approval, putting their wives and families second to their idol.
According to Wilde, the film is meant to be a commentary on the incel or involuntary celibate community, made up of men who feel entitled to women’s love. Really, the film could also be a commentary on any other form of women’s objectification, but all of this potential falls flat thanks to Wilde’s myopic mission.
In an interview released before the film came out, Wilde revealed that she based the film’s villain, Frank (Chris Pine), on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/watch/jordan-peterson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jordan Peterson</a>. Yes, you read that right. At least you know you’re doing something correct when you literally become a Hollywood antagonist.
Wilde erroneously <a href="https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/olivia-wilde-needs-to-be-in-charge">lumps</a> Peterson in with the incel movement, saying that Peterson “is someone that legitimizes certain aspects of their movement because he’s a former professor, he’s an author, he wears a suit, so they feel like this is a real philosophy that should be taken seriously.”
These incels who supposedly worship Peterson, Wilde says, “believe that society has now robbed them — that the idea of feminism is working against nature, and that we must be put back into the correct place.”
For his part, Peterson took the comparison in stride, <a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/exclusive-jordan-peterson-hits-back-at-director-olivia-wilde-over-this-insane-man-comments">saying</a> that Pine “has a reputation as quite an attractive man … so that could be worse.” But on a more serious note, if Peterson’s work does appeal to incels, it won’t coddle them. It will confront them.
Peterson continued in his statement that he has “repeatedly and very publicly” told young listeners that they should “think very hard about their own personal shortcomings and not the evil of the opposite sex, and that they should in consequence strive to amend themselves in the very ways that would make them attractive.”
It is odd that Wilde would set out to create a film about toxic masculinity and focus on a prominent thinker such as Peterson, while ignoring the likes of Andrew Tate and online figures who preach actual sexism to their fans. Perhaps what Wilde really takes issue with is Peterson’s support for traditional structures like the nuclear family.
If you take out the totalitarian control that governs the Victory Project, some of what it represents is actually pretty good: two-parent households, a tight-knit community, home-cooked meals, and mutual trust.
As one popular TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jenny_stark/video/7147781113178557742">video</a> put it, “living in this cute little house in a cute little neighborhood where my only job is to cook and clean for my husband Harry Styles while drinking as many cocktails as I want” is not a bad deal.
In picking Peterson as her villain, it seems like what Wilde really takes issue with is not the raging online sexists but the people who admire the values and institutions that aren’t trendy anymore: a marriage, a family, a community. You certainly wouldn’t want to find that in the Victory Project, but it’s not Western heritage that’s the villain. It’s the breakdown of exactly those traditional structures that leads to alienation, distrust, and supposed relief only in the dark corners of the internet.
Madeline Fry Schultz (<a href="https://twitter.com/madelineefry">@madelineefry</a>) is the assistant contributors editor at the Washington Examiner.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Leonardo DiCaprio shocked the world by hanging out with Gigi Hadid, 27, although he has been mocked mercilessly for never dating a woman over the age of 25. The 47-year-old actor probably had something to prove to all his detractors. For him, even a gap of two decades is an improvement over a dating history filled with very young women.
But when it comes to Hollywood romances with huge age gaps, DiCaprio is hardly alone. Celebrities are notorious for going after much younger love interests, a practice that’s common with men but which some women have participated in as well.
<h3>Warren Beatty and Annette Bening – 21 years</h3>
One May-December love story that has stood the test of time is that of actor Warren Beatty, 85, and his wife of 30 years, Annette Bening, 64. The pair may have a 21 year age gap, but they’re largely considered a true Hollywood success story.
Bening <a href="https://parade.com/28108/jeannewolf/0503-annette-bening-mother-child/">told</a> Parade in 2010 that because she’s married to a much older person, &#8220;there are times you just have to address it because you&#8217;re at different stages of life.&#8221;
&#8220;You need a foundation of fundamental love and mutual respect and understanding,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;There are so many different kinds of relationships, so it&#8217;s sort of difficult to define what is considered normal. My husband and I have very similar backgrounds even though we&#8217;re years apart. So there are a lot of things that we basically share.&#8221;
<h3>Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively – 11 years</h3>
Blake Lively is another beautiful blonde who took a turn dating DiCaprio, back when she was the young age of 24. Now the 35-year-old actress just announced she’s pregnant with her fourth child with husband and fellow actor Ryan Reynolds. The pair have been married since 2012.
Their age gap of 11 years is not the biggest on the list, but it is notable that the Canadian born actor has typically opted for younger women. His ex-wife Scarlett Johansson was 8 years his junior.
<h3>Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles – 10 years</h3>
Olivia Wilde is a full decade older than her current paramour Harry Styles. Wilde also has a lot more personal drama currently as she battles ex-fiance of 7 years Jason Sudeikis for custody of their two children. Styles also has a role in Wilde’s new film, “Don’t Worry, Darling,” which has caused even more controversy in the Hollywood community.
The couple began their relationship on the set of the film in 2020 and tried to keep it quiet but failed. Now they’re openly dating and ignoring that large age gap.
Back when he was cast in “Don’t Worry Darling, Wilde, 38, <a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a35181428/harry-styles-olivia-wilde-relationship-timeline/">said</a> of Styles, 28, 
“To me, he’s very modern, and I hope that this brand of confidence as a male that Harry has—truly devoid of any traces of toxic masculinity—is indicative of his generation and therefore the future of the world. I think he is in many ways championing that, spearheading that.”
“It’s pretty powerful and kind of extraordinary to see someone in his position redefining what it can mean to be a man with confidence,” she continued.
<h3>Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas – 25 years</h3>
Rumors are circulating that Catherine Zeta-Jones, 52, and her husband of 22 years Michael Douglas, 77, have split. But so far nothing is confirmed.
The couple has one of the biggest age gaps in Hollywood but they’re also seen as a shining example of relationship goals. Zeta-Jones and Douglas have addressed their age difference before, if only to say it absolutely doesn’t matter to them.
“My husband is 25 years older than me; that’s not a secret. With any relationship, it wouldn’t be normal if there weren’t any ups and downs,” she <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/catherine-zeta-joness-dream-is-to-eat-nothing-but-desserts-for-the-rest-of-her-life-11617626213">told</a> The Wall Street Journal in 2021.
“The constant is love and respect. We’ve never, ever lost our sense of humor, and we enjoy each other’s company.”
<h3>Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas – 10 years</h3>
It doesn’t seem to bother musician Nick Jonas that his wife, Priyanka Chopra, was born a full decade before he was. Jonas, 30, and his 40-year-old wife even like to tease each other about it. They’ve been married since 2018.
“He showed me how to use TikTok, for example, you know, and I showed him what a successful acting career looks like,” Chopra quipped in 2021, per <a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a38361938/priyanka-chopra-nick-jonas-ten-year-age-gap-roast/">Elle</a>. “I&#8217;m from India, a country rich in culture, in music, in entertainment, so clearly the Jonas Brothers didn&#8217;t make it over there.”
And the jokes didn’t stop there. “One of the things I love about my husband is how much we have in common,” the actress also said. “You know, for instance, we&#8217;re both totally, completely, wholly obsessed — and I mean obsessed — with Nick Jonas. We love Nick Jonas, both of us! He&#8217;s our favorite.”
“I wouldn&#8217;t want to be married to anyone else, guys, I&#8217;m serious,” Chopra explained, per <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10241191/Priyanka-Chopra-jokes-marry-Chris-Hemsworth-suddenly-single.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=1490">Daily Mail</a>. ”Unless, of course, Chris Hemsworth suddenly became single. Might change things.”
<h3>Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin – 26 years</h3>
Actor Alec Baldwin was a full-grown adult when his future wife, Hilaria, 38, was born. The pair wed in 2012.
Previously, the “30 Rock” actor was married to fellow actress Kim Basinger from 1993 until 2002.
Of their gap, Baldwin, 63, has said it’s been challenging especially when it comes to how they parent their six children.
“We do not always agree,” he <a href="https://www.today.com/parents/alec-baldwin-says-age-gap-wife-makes-them-parent-differently-t192052">told</a> Today in 2020 on the issue of raising kids. “My wife prevails, if you will, but we do not always agree because I&#8217;m still much older than my wife.”
“My goal wasn&#8217;t to marry a much younger woman,” Baldwin continued. “I met a woman I fell in love with and she was a unique person. &#8230; I come from a time, my dad was a very tough guy, and he would just look at you with that look. &#8230; We were terrified of my dad. He was a really tough guy. With me, my wife lectures me more than my children. My wife is like, &#8216;Don&#8217;t look at them like that, Alec! That look is not good.'&#8221;
&#8220;I hit the jackpot as far as that&#8217;s concerned, because I wound up having a lot of kids with a woman who&#8217;s a great mom,&#8221; he concluded.
<h3>Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart – 22 years</h3>
“Indiana Jones” star Harrison Ford, 80, has been married to a woman more than two decades younger than he is since 2010. The legendary actor wed actress Calista Flockhart, 57, and never worried too much what other people thought about it.
&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t faze me,&#8221; Flockhart <a href="https://us.hellomagazine.com/film/2003/06/13/harrisonford/">told</a> Hello! Magazine in 2003. &#8220;Sometimes I even say, &#8216;Wow, I keep forgetting that he&#8217;s [22] years older than me.&#8217; It doesn&#8217;t factor into our relationship at all.&#8221;

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It doesn’t take much to become a feminist hero.
Take, for example, Olivia Wilde. She’s currently being feted as one of the most talented people in Hollywood, despite the fact that her first film, Booksmart, was a box office dud, and her current effort, Don’t Worry Darling, is currently charting in at 39 percent on RottenTomatoes, despite the presence of two of the industry’s biggest stars, Harry Styles and Florence Pugh. Wilde herself began as a rather untalented actress – remember her woodenly stammering out lines on House? – but now she’s become something bigger: an Important Person.
We know she’s important because she talks about the sexism she experiences routinely. In 2014, she talked about <a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/olivia-wilde-talks-sexism-in-h">how difficult it was to get stories about women made.</a>
That must have come as a shock to literally every person who has ever seen more than one film or television show. The same year she complained about how hard it was to get films about women made, Alfonso Cuaron won an Oscar for directing Gravity, about a female astronaut.
But, you see, because Wilde is an Important Feminist Voice – and we know this because she keeps telling us, over and over again – this means she doesn’t have to act like a decent human being. As it turns out, Don’t Worry Darling is an off-screen disaster as well as an on-screen disappointment (it currently pulls a 39% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes). The disaster began with Wilde lying about the former star of the movie, Shia Labeouf. She said in an interview:
“He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy, and I don’t personally believe that is conducive to the best performances. I believe that creating a safe, trusting environment is the best way to get people to do their best work. Ultimately, my responsibility is to the production and to the cast to protect them. That was my job.”
She then dumped on him personally, claiming that she fired him because of allegations from his former girlfriend about emotional abuse, adding, “Particularly with a movie like this, I knew that I was going to be asking Florence to be in very vulnerable situations, and my priority was making her feel safe and making her feel supported.”
More feminist heroing! Except it wasn’t true: Labeouf released emails and texts showing he left the production because he didn’t have enough time to rehearse with the rest of the cast. Labeouf said, “Firing me never took place, Olivia. And while I fully understand the attractiveness of pushing that story because of the current social landscape, the social currency that brings. It is not the truth.”
The only true thing Wilde said, apparently, was that she was interested in making a safe, trusting environment on set. But not for Florence Pugh. For Harry Styles. She reportedly began making time with the star of her film pretty quickly after reaching the set. Of course, she was in a long-term relationship with Jason Sudeikis at the time; the couple had two children. In April 2022, <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/04/olivia-wilde-cinemacon-jason-sudeikis-legal-documents-ted-lasso-1235011446/">Sudeikis had her served with papers</a> while she was onstage doing press for her new film. 
All of this made Pugh rather upset, apparently. She reportedly was angry that Wilde had hooked up with Styles while Wilde was still with Sudeikis – and she was just as angry that Wilde and Styles were making out between takes. Sounds like true feminism heroism!
And herein lies the point: all it takes to be a feminist hero is to parrot a bunch of Left-wing talking points about how women are victims. You don’t actually have to help women or be a good person or anything like that.
Take, as case study #2, Hillary Clinton. She’s back at it with a new series on Apple TV called Gutsy. From the trailer, it appears that the Hillary-produced, Hillary-starring docuseries is about Hillary’s heroism. Promoting her new film, she told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell that her gutsiest decision was sticking with Bill Clinton:
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Was that even gutsier than allegedly threatening Juannita Broaddrick, who says Bill Clinton raped her? Here’s Broaddrick describing the gutsy feminist heroine:
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But again, Hillary says she’s a victim of the patriarchy, so we must take her at her word.
Or take Meghan Markle, a C-list actress who became a princess by marrying into the British Royal Family – and who now says that she’s a victim of racism and sexism. She accused unnamed members of the Royal Family of bigotry, saying that they asked her about the prospective skin color of her child; she blamed the Royal Family for her decision to take Prince Harry to the United States and re-enter the entertainment industry. She’s a feminist hero, too, even though she’s apparently a rather wretched person. She recently likened herself to Nelson Mandela by proxy. Here’s the story she told The Cut:
“She recalls a moment from the 2019 London premiere of the live-action version of The Lion King. “I just had Archie. It was such a cruel chapter. I was scared to go out.” A cast member from South Africa pulled her aside. “He looked at me, and he’s just like light. He said, ‘I just need you to know: When you married into this family, we rejoiced in the streets the same we did when Mandela was freed from prison.’ ”
Sure, she’s rather terrible. But she’s certainly a feminist! Here she was in 2019:
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The same holds true for our vaunted male feminists, too. Being a male feminist is an incredible way of hiding your own sexism and evil, as it turns out. Harvey Weinstein was an avid feminist – joining the Women’s March, talking up Gloria Steinem, and all the rest. That didn’t change the fact that he was a terrible sexual predator.
No one’s politics should buy them out of simple decency. But as long as you’re on the Left, you can get away with it for a pretty damned long time.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Chris Pine</a> insists his “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Don’t Worry Darling</a>” co-star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-styles">Harry Styles</a> did not spit on him, despite what the internet thinks.
Online speculation about the incident has reached a fever pitch as internet sleuths slowed down video footage and zoomed in on the alleged slight. Viewers were convinced that Styles spit on Pine as he took his seat at the Venice Film Festival, pointing out that as he leaned toward his co-star, Pines made a face and looked at his lap.
But now the 42-year-old “Wonder Woman” alum is publicly denying it ever happened. 
&#8220;This is a ridiculous story…a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows for foolish speculation,&#8221; Pine&#8217;s representative told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dont-worry-darling-star-harry-styles-did-not-spit-chris-pine-foolish-speculation-rep">Fox News Digital</a>. &#8220;Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine.&#8221;
&#8220;There is nothing but respect between these two men and any suggestion otherwise is a blatant attempt to create drama that simply does not exist,&#8221; the rep continued.
A rep for Styles has yet to make an official statement on the controversy.
The perceived animosity between the two actors is not the only “Don’t Worry Darling” drama. Rumors are also swirling about a rift between director Olivia Wilde and the film’s star, Florence Pugh. The lead actress skipped promotional events and caused fans to speculate that they were engaged in some sort of feud.
Fans also noticed that when the trailer for “Don&#8217;t Worry Darling” was released online, Pugh completely ignored it and shared a poster for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” a movie she also stars in this year.
Wilde tried to squash those rumors by reiterating her support of Pugh and understanding about her skipping events due to “scheduling conflicts.” Wilde has been going out of her way to praise Pugh while the actress refused to do a Variety interview about the director.
&#8220;Florence is a force, and we are so grateful that she&#8217;s able to make it tonight despite being in production on ‘Dune,'&#8221; Wilde told reporters Monday, per Fox News. 
&#8220;I know, as a director, how disruptive it is to lose an actor even for a day, so I&#8217;m very grateful to her, to Denis Villeneuve for helping us. And we&#8217;re really thrilled we&#8217;ll get to celebrate her work tonight. I can&#8217;t say enough how honored I am to have her as our lead. She&#8217;s amazing in the film.&#8221;

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‘A Complete Fabrication’: Chris Pine Swears Harry Styles Did Not Spit On Him

Chris Pine Swears Harry Styles Did Not Spit On Him

Superstar Harry Styles&#8217; appearance at the Venice Film Festival is making headlines after video surfaced online that some have suggested appeared to show the singer spitting on Chris Pine at the premiere of their film.
In a video that circulated on Twitter Monday, the 28-year-old English singer walked into the theater before footage from the premiere of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Olivia Wilde&#8217;s</a> &#8220;Don&#8217;t Worry Darling&#8221; started. In the audience was Wilde sitting next to Pine. Then next to him was an open seat.
In the clip, we see <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harry-styles-i-have-no-idea-what-im-doing-when-it-comes-to-acting">Styles</a> walk out, lean slightly over Pine, and sit down next to him. In the next shot, Pine stopped clapping, looked down at his lap, grinned, and then picked up the sunglasses in his lap. It is unclear if Wilde saw what allegedly occurred, as she was clapping for the British star and looking up at the audience at the time.
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Despite the speculation and video, a source close to the situation told <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1344958/why-fans-are-convinced-harry-styles-spat-on-chris-pine-at-dont-worry-darlings-venice-premiere">E! News</a> that it didn&#8217;t happen.
&#8220;Harry did not spit on Chris and there is nothing but respect between the two,&#8221; the source shared. Nonetheless, the hashtag &#8220;#Spitgate&#8221; has surfaced.
A short time later, a rep for Pine released a statement to <a href="https://people.com/movies/chris-pine-harry-styles-spitting-viral-video-ridiculous-claim-dont-worry-darling-exclusive/">People magazine.</a>
&#8220;This is a ridiculous story — a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows for foolish speculation,&#8221; the representative for the actor shared.
&#8220;Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine,&#8221; the rep added. &#8220;There is nothing but respect between these two men and any suggestion otherwise is a blatant attempt to create drama that simply does not exist.&#8221;
IMDb&#8217;s description of &#8220;Don&#8217;t Worry Darling&#8221; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1">reads</a>, &#8220;A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets.&#8221;
It was just the latest drama to hit Wilde&#8217;s film, which has been in the news lately. Fans have been speculating that Wilde and Styles are <a href="https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/09/06/harry-styles-and-olivia-wilde-split-rumours-swirl-amid-venice-film-festival/">no longer dating</a>, following a lack of interaction at various promotional events for her film at the festival.
Other eagle-eyed fans noticed that Wilde and one of the stars of her film, Florence Pugh, never made eye contact during the standing ovation following the premiere, E! News noted.
The alleged drama between the two actresses stems from the speculation of a feud between the two regarding reports the &#8220;Black Widow&#8221; star was reportedly paid less than Styles for her part in the film.
However, Wilde has shut down speculation and said there had been a lot out there, adding that she ignores it, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/features/olivia-wilde-harry-styles-sex-scenes-dont-worry-darling-1235347929/">Variety</a> noted.
&#8220;But the absurdity of invented clickbait and subsequent reaction regarding a nonexistent pay disparity between our lead and supporting actors really upset me,&#8221; the 38-year-old actress explained.
&#8220;I&#8217;m a woman who has been in this business for over 20 years, and it&#8217;s something that I have fought for myself and others, especially being a director,&#8221; she added. &#8221; There is absolutely no validity to those claims.&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-styles">Harry Styles</a> basically just said he’s faking it till he makes it when it comes to acting.
The 28-year-old singer made the comments at the Venice Film Festival while promoting his upcoming <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">movie</a>, “Don’t Worry Darling,” which is directed by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Olivia Wilde</a>. 
“I think it’s fun to get to play in worlds that aren’t necessarily your own. This world that is supposedly so perfect, it’s really fun to play pretend in there,” Styles said of the highly anticipated psychological thriller. “There wasn’t too much acting.”
When asked about acting versus making music, Styles said one comes much more easily to him than the other, per <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/global/harry-styles-acting-dont-worry-darling-1235360563/">Variety</a>.
“Personally I find them to be kind of opposite in a lot of ways. I think making music is a really personal thing,” Styles said. “There’s aspects of acting where you’re drawing from experiences you’ve had but for the most part you’re pretending to play someone else. I think that’s what I find the most fun about it: playing pretend.”
“I think the fun part is you never know what you’re doing,” he continued. “Music I’ve done for longer, but what I like about acting is I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing.”
Even though he might appear insecure about his acting ability, Styles says he appreciates fans of his music and movies. “I’m incredibly grateful to the people who’ve supported me in my life and the fans in particular have always provided me with a place to be myself and feel comfortable doing so and express myself,” he said. “I would like to hope I can give that space back to them.”
As for the movie, Styles hopes fans take away the core messaging of stepping outside their comfort zones.
“What we hope people take away from the movie is — what does it take for someone to give up in order to do what’s right and step out [of their bubble]? We’re all able to sit in a really comfortable life and ignore the consequences of what’s happened in the world. But there’s no denying that those consequences exist.”
Besides “Don’t Worry Darling,” Styles can be seen in the upcoming drama “My Policeman,” about a law enforcement officer who falls in love with a schoolteacher in 1950s Britain when homosexual partnerships were still taboo. His previous acting roles include Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” and a bit part at the end of “Eternals.”

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Harry Styles: ‘I Have No Idea What I’m Doing’ When It Comes To Acting

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Harry Styles refuses to define his sexuality. This facet of his personality is part of what makes him so popular with Gen Z and younger fans. Based solely on who he’s dated publicly, some fans believe the 28-year-old British-born singer is straight. But because his straightness is not certain, or rigid, Styles is cool enough to delight the younger crowd.
We’re at a point in society where identifying as “cisgender” is akin to being square. No one could accuse the “Watermelon Sugar” crooner of conformity, though. Styles is famous for churning out catchy songs that play in an endless loop on Pop 40 stations. He’s also known for his eclectic fashion sense, which includes cross-dressing on the cover of major fashion magazines.
Styles is currently dating actress Olivia Wilde, who is a woman. However, a new Rolling Stone <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-harrys-house-dont-worry-darling-my-policeman-cover-1397290/">article</a> has everyone discussing his sexuality all over again. The article notes how critics have accused him of “queerbaiting” over the years to appeal to that community and make more money by growing his gigantic fanbase.
“Sometimes people say, ‘You’ve only publicly been with women,’ and I don’t think I’ve publicly been with anyone,” Styles told the publication of his love life. “If someone takes a picture of you with someone, it doesn’t mean you’re choosing to have a public relationship or something.”
He’s been coy about nailing down his feelings one way or the other for close to a decade now. Though his answers have varied, Styles has consistently avoided the question.
In a 2013 <a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/one-direction-gq-covers-interview">interview</a> with British GQ, the singer claimed he was “pretty sure” he didn’t identify as bisexual. This wishy-washy, maybe-I-am-but-maybe-I’m-not approach to defining his sexuality would become the norm for Styles as fans demanded to know what the pop star was doing in his bedroom.
The interviewer asked Styles directly because of rumors about the nature of his relationship with friend Nick Grimshaw. The “Night Changes” singer confirmed he and Grimshaw were “just friends,” which spurred the interviewer to ask,“So you&#8217;re not bisexual?”
Styles replied: “Bisexual? Me? I don&#8217;t think so. I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;m not.”
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when identifying as LGBT would have been taboo for Hollywood stars. Now the pendulum has swung so far in the other direction that celebrities wear their queer status as a badge of honor to score points with progressive fans.
That’s not to say that they’re lying about their sexual orientation. But rather than keeping their sex lives private, famous folks are now publicizing their romantic pursuits, especially when they deviate from a heterosexual standard.
Styles began his musical career as part of the boy band One Direction after an appearance on the reality competition show “The X Factor” in 2010. One Direction became one of the most popular bands in the world, but it wasn’t until Styles went solo that his fame really took off.
During a 2014 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSavUIRoIyI">interview</a> alongside One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, Styles had a unique response to what he was looking for in a romantic partner.
“Four favorite traits you look for in a girl?” the interviewer asked.
Payne answered first, jokingly saying: “Female. That&#8217;s a good trait.”
Styles disagreed, saying that to him, finding a female love interest was “not that important.” His top traits included a “person” who is natural, has a sense of humor, and is nice.
In 2017, the singer said he never thought it was important to label his sexuality. “It&#8217;s weird for me — everyone should just be who they want to be,” he told <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3560582/harry-styles-new-album-therapy-flame-tess-ward-dan-wootton-exclusive/">Bizarre</a> during a discussion about Miley Cyrus announcing she was pansexual. “It&#8217;s tough to justify somebody having to answer to someone else about stuff like that.”
“I don&#8217;t feel like it&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve ever felt like I have to explain about myself,” he continued.
Then in 2019, Styles addressed his propensity for wearing clothing typically associated with women, claiming the lines have gotten blurred between men and women. He thinks nothing of donning gowns and wearing nail polish and jewelry.
“Many borders are falling — in fashion, but also in music, films, and art,” <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/gucci-beauty/harry-styles-fine-line-gucci-cover-story">Styles told L&#8217;Officiel Hommes</a> during an interview for a cover story. “I don&#8217;t think people are still looking for this gender differentiation. Even if the masculine and feminine exist, their limits are the subject of a game. We no longer need to be this or that.”
He continued, “I think now, people are just trying to be good. In fashion and other fields, these parameters are no longer as strict as before, and it gives rise to great freedom. It&#8217;s stimulating.”
“What&#8217;s feminine and what&#8217;s masculine, what men are wearing and what women are wearing — it&#8217;s like there are no lines anymore,” he stated again during another <a href="https://theface.com/music/harry-styles-feature-interview-music-stevie-nicks-elton-john-alessandro-michele-volume-4-issue-001">interview</a> the same year.
Styles had similar things to say about his sexuality during that conversation. ​“I&#8217;m not always super-outspoken. But I think it&#8217;s very clear from choices that I make that I feel a certain way about lots of things.”
“I want everyone to feel welcome at shows and online,” he continued while talking about decorating with Pride flags at his shows. “They want to be loved and equal, you know? I&#8217;m never unsupported, so it feels weird for me to overthink it for someone else.”
Styles was raised by his mom and grew up with a sister, so traditionally feminine elements were always front and center during childhood. 
“I didn&#8217;t grow up in a man&#8217;s man world. I grew up with my mum and my sister,” Styles told Timothée Chalamet during another <a href="https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/evwwma/timothee-chalamet-in-conversation-with-harry-styles-the-hottest-actor-on-the-planet-interviewed-by-musics-most-charismatic-popstar">interview</a> in 2019. But I definitely think in the last two years, I&#8217;ve become a lot more content with who I am.”
“I think there&#8217;s so much masculinity in being vulnerable and allowing yourself to be feminine, and I&#8217;m very comfortable with that,” the “Late Night Talking” singer continued. “Today it&#8217;s easier to embrace masculinity in so many different things.” 
Styles gave the most definitive answer while speaking to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/14/harry-styles-sexual-ambiguity-dating-normals-rocking-a-dress">The Guardian</a> in late 2019. The singer insisted he wasn’t withholding information to be mysterious, but rather rejected the idea that everything needs a label. 
“It&#8217;s not like I&#8217;m sitting on an answer, and protecting it, and holding it back. It&#8217;s not a case of: I&#8217;m not telling you cos I don&#8217;t want to tell you. It&#8217;s not: ooh this is mine and it&#8217;s not yours,” he said when asked point blank if he was bisexual.
“It&#8217;s: who cares? Does that make sense? It&#8217;s just: who cares?” he continued.
“Am I sprinkling in nuggets of sexual ambiguity to try and be more interesting? No.” Styles continued. 
“In terms of how I wanna dress, and what the album sleeve&#8217;s gonna be, I tend to make decisions in terms of collaborators I want to work with,” he said. “I want things to look a certain way. Not because it makes me look gay, or it makes me look straight, or it makes me look bisexual, but because I think it looks cool.”

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