Arts & Entertainment
Louis Tomlinson didn’t approve animated gay sex scene with Harry Styles
The clip was featured in a recent episode of HBO’s ‘Euphoria’

Louis Tomlinson confirmed that he did not approve an animated gay sex scene featured in a recent episode of the HBO series “Euphoria.”
The scene is describing how a high school girl named Kat became famous on Tumblr for writing erotic fan fiction of One Direction members Harry Styles and Larry Tomlinson. Her most famous story, titled “The First Night,” is then narrated out loud along with animation depicting a gay sex scene between Styles and Tomlinson.
Tomlinson, 27, revealed on Twitter that he was blindsided by the scene’s inclusion.
“I can categorically say that I was not contacted nor did I approve it,” Tomlinson wrote.
I can categorically say that I was not contacted nor did I approve it.
— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) July 1, 2019
Styles, 25, has not commented on the scene.
Larry Stylinson, the merging of both Styles’ and Tomlinson’s names, is an actual subset of the One Direction fandom. These fans ship Styles and Tomlinson together which sparked a conspiracy theory that the friends were secretly dating. Tomlinson has admitted that the shipping made his friendship with Styles difficult.
“It kind of happened naturally for me and Harry because a certain amount of the fans drew up this conspiracy. 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,” Tomlinson told the Sun in 2017.
The scene has caused One Direction fans, and even Larry Stylinson shippers, to accuse the show of being disrespectful towards the former One Direction members.
as a larrie, i’d like to say that i do NOT want euphoria to have a larry sex scene. it’s fucking disrespectful&disgusting that they think it’s okay. it’s also disgusting to assume that larries WANT it&to blame us for it. we’re not to blame, the producers are. disgraceful.
— lyd (@sunshiinebeann) June 30, 2019
I’m? So? Confused? Who allowed Euphoria to use Harry & Louis’ names? Are lou & harry aware that this happened? Like they must be-it’s hbo so they probably had to like have some form of permission from lou & harry’s management or them themselves but why would anyone allow that?
— yaz ◟̽◞̽ (@kindlyloubear) June 30, 2019
just saw the euphoria scene of harry & louis & i’m so disgusted. louis clearly said that the ship ruined their friendship & some prick decided to air that on tv with their real names for everyone to see… if we’re this uncomfortable i can’t imagine how they’re feeling
— jacey ✰ (@kiszystyles) July 1, 2019
Yeah I’m not buying it. I have a hard time believing that they’d give the thumbs up to something they’ve addressed in several interviews and stressed that it wasn’t true and made them both uncomfortable.
— Seaneen ? (@seanomenal) July 1, 2019
“Euphoria” follows a group of high school students “as they navigate drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship,” according to Deadline.
Zendaya stars as Rue, a recovering drug addict who returns to high school after leaving rehab. The show also stars Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn, a transgender girl who moves to town.
Watch below.
Online Culture
Clavicular charged in alleged rape of teenage influencer
Online personality’s real name is Braden Peters
Online personality Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, has been accused of rape.
According to NBC, Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza, an 18-year-old influencer known online as Alorah or Alorah Ziva, accused Peters of sexual assault, and the case is making its way through the court system.
The alleged incident occurred on May 23, 2025, when Mendoza was 17.
According to a criminal complaint from the Chatham (Mass.) Police Department, Peters called her an Uber to his family’s home. Once there, he allegedly got her drunk on vodka while they livestreamed on Twitch and then raped her. His mother and grandmother were allegedly in the house.
The documents allege Clavicular committed rape, drugging a person for sexual intercourse, and procuring and providing liquor to a person under 21.
According to court documents acquired by NPR, Mendoza began communicating with Peters on Instagram, where he paid her to appear on his livestreams to help her “make her name known on social media.”
According to those documents, Peters arranged for the minor to come to Cape Cod home to participate in a videostream for his 437,000 followers on Kick, 1.2 million followers on TikTok, and more than 1 million followers on Instagram.
At his home, Peters allegedly instructed Mendoza to say she was 18 on his videostream and to claim the alcohol on camera was water instead of vodka. Mendoza said she felt peer-pressured to drink the spirit and that she became noticeably intoxicated after a couple of drinks.
The allegations go on to state that after stopping the stream, Peters and Mendoza kissed on a couch and then had sex in his bed without her consent. Mendoza said she did not receive a sexual assault forensic exam after the incident. NPR does not name alleged victims of sexual assault.
The charges come months after Mendoza sued Peters in Miami, accusing him of sexual battery in connection with the events of May 2025. The civil lawsuit also separately alleges that he injected her face with a non-FDA-approved fat-dissolving substance during a November livestream in Florida.
Peters is known for his “looksmaxxing” concept of vanity, which is at the core of his online presence. The “looksmaxxing” culture he has helped cultivate combines elements of incel culture and heterosexuality, with the stated goal of attracting the opposite sex. He has gone as far as to say he has undergone “bonesmashing,” or hitting his own face with a hammer; taken anabolic steroids to more rapidly grow muscle; and used crystal meth as an appetite suppressant.
At the same time, looksmaxxing has been described as having elements of homoeroticism, with “looksmaxxers” appearing more concerned with impressing other men than women. Peters has multiple times pointed to openly gay actor Matt Bomer as the gold standard for male facial aesthetics.
Peters’s arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 14.
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