Louis Tomlinson has spoken out to insist he did not endorse an animated love scene between himself and Harry Styles in a US TV show.
An episode of HBO’s Euphoria depicted a sexual scene between Louis and his former One Direction bandmate, as it told the story of a fan-fiction writer.
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Euphoria featured a fan-fiction scene depicting Harry performing a sex act on Louis
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Viewers saw the author, played by Barbie Ferreira, pen a graphic story about “Larry Stylinson”, the name a real-life section of the 1D fandom devoted to the belief Harry and Louis were in a secret relationship.
The scene in question saw an animated Harry perform oral sex on Louis in a bid to calm his nerves before a concert.
As one annoyed fan on Twitter questioned whether Louis and Harry were aware of the scene, Louis replied: “I can categorically say that I was not contacted nor did I approve it.”
She said: “When I first read the script, that was the first thing that popped out to me because I can relate to that as a 22-year-old woman who lived through the One Direction age. It’s such a reality for so many people, and so many children and teens that are fans just have this escapist world.
“You completely give yourself to this persona of a person you don’t even know, or five guys, and imaging the way they interact the escaping from your own reality. It’s really interesting to me because I was definitely a part of that, where I wanted to escape my own life and focus on others because it was easier and felt more meaningful.”
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Some fans have long shipped the idea of a romance between Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles
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Louis has frequently shut down fan theories he and Harry have been romantically involved over the years.
In an interview with The Sun last year, Louis said: “It’s a funny thing. It kind of happened naturally for me and Harry because a certain amount of the fans drew up this conspiracy.
“When it first came around I was with Eleanor, and it actually felt a little bit disrespectful to Eleanor, who is my girlfriend now.
“I’m so protective over things like that, about the people I love. So it created this atmosphere between the two of us where everyone was looking into everything we did.
“It took away the vibe you get off anyone. It made everything, I think on both fences, a little bit more unapproachable. I think it shows that it was never anything real, if I can use that word.”