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Protecting Her From The Timberlake Effect

[Blind Gossip] This young actress is in quite a pickle.

Although she has dated several different male actors in Hollywood, she has always had a squeaky clean image.

Until now.

She was caught smooching the actor who plays her dad in an upcoming project.

Kissing your dad? Gross!

Kissing your dad who is married in real life? Really gross!

Is there any chance this was a weird publicity stunt for their project?

Absolutely not! If they were both single and were playing lovers, it would be a possibility. Not in this case. In this case, it was just a stupid mistake.

Her publicists are going to have to take action to protect The Actress.

She needs both a short term and a long term strategy.

For the short term?

They do not want this to play out like the Justin Timberlake affair where she will permanently be branded a homewrecker. Maybe claim that she was young and naive and drunk and nothing really happened other than some flirting. A one-time mistake. She has to regain her rep as a naif.

For the long term?

They need to set her up with another man quickly. It won’t be a real relationship, but it will help distract.

What about our actor? After all, he is older and supposedly wiser. And married.

He is a horse’s arse. Everyone knows it. It won’t affect his ability to work one way or the other.

[The Actress’] career is the only one in danger.

That seems rather unfair.

What about The Actor’s Wife?

As long as she forgives him, he is good to go.

It will be interesting to see how each of the three parties – The Actress, The Actor and The Actor’s Wife – plays this over the next few weeks.

Similar: His Mess To Fix

Actor and Actress:

[Optional] What do you think The Actress should do?

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Comments

  1. easternpromise says

    The obvious Dominic West and Lily James.

    In the short term a bit of fake rehab? Not for anything illegal but depression or exhaustion. She can say she was not in her right mind and shes sorting herself out etc etc. By all accounts Rebecca is not a good film, so if it bombs rather than the blame being on the writer and director for writing a adaptation it will be on her. She has the time to go away for a while.
    fake relationships after Chris Evan’s wont wash I dont think.

  3. droopyorchid says

    Lily James, Dominic West, she should dothe right thing and apologise to his wife for getting carried away and behaving stupidly. In other words, throw married Dominic (certainly not his first time behaving this way with co stars) under the bus. I hope his wife divorces him, particularly after the cringeworthy display in front of the press yesterday!

  7. felicia says

    Lily James and Dominic something from The Affair. Umm, she should get back with Matt Smith already 😉

  11. laura1083 says

    Lily James and Dominic West

    It’s a shame she is taking all the flack for this, Dominic is the one who is married! But because he’s a guy he will get away with it.

  12. Beakerange says

    Dominic West and Lily James.
    Ride it out. Why should she be to blame whilst he can do what he wants?

  13. elphie says

    This must be about that cad from The Affair and Lily James… he’s now on some photo op spree with his wife talking about how great they are

  15. mrs_right says

    Dominic West & Lily Collins

    Chalk it up to harmless flirting and figure out what she wants in life, and in a partner.

  17. SweePea says

    Lily James and Dominic West

    In the photos the wife looks so pissed off with him. Lily should keep well away from the sleazebag

  24. delray74 says

    I’m just here to comment on that picture of Timberfake. If anything perfectly encapsulates his supreme level of Hollywood fakeness it would be this picture.

  28. SilverLining says

    Dominic Cooper & Lily James?

    Upcoming Project: BBC TV Series “The Pursuit of Love” based on a novel of the same name where Lily James plays Linda Radlett and Dominic Cooper plays her father, Matthew?

    The long-term strategy seems to be the best ‘career move’ & though I personally hate fake relationships, if both parties agree & somehow mutually benefit from it…then so be it. The short-term strategy seems too dodgy to work. People will forget if they focus on the long-term strategy…

  29. rebeccadewinter says

    Lily James and Dominic West got caught snogging in Rome

    It’s probably happened before with another woman and his wife either exacts her own revenge or isn’t bothered.

    She was daft to get caught – thought she was messing with Captain America?! She should Kate Moss it – never complain never explain. She’s beautiful and talented (and white) and while the industry is unfair she has a pretty good reputation.

  30. dreamcatcher_05 says

    Actor and Actress: Lily James and Dominic West

    I personally think having a relationship again would be a bad idea. She should maybe lie Low for a while, and one of her movies are coming out anyways, so most likely this will be old news by the time she begins doing promotions for that movie.

  32. Kiersan says

    Actor and Actress: Dominic West and Lily James.

    [Optional] She should tell him to answer the phone when his wife calls. Nasty coward 😒

  35. kfarley519 says

    Dominic West and Lily James

    It seems that he’s been pretty open about having affairs and his wife appears to be supporting him at least publicly, so I’d just lay low for now. It’s not really fair to blame her when he is the one who is married.

  41. ProfessorPep11 says

    Lily James and Dominic West.
    I think she should do whatever she has to in order to protect herself. And she should start making better choices when it comes to men.

  42. melrose71 says

    Dominic West and Lily James. Not sure what she should do except stay the heck away from him and privately apologize to his wife in a letter. Some people might not think she owes that to his wife since he’s the cheater, but Lily knows he’s married and it’s the right thing to do. Honestly, I don’t think any less of her unless she’s seen with more married men. Everyone makes mistakes.

  46. RonaBarrett says

    Lily James &
    Dominic West for sure
    He’s married to the Irish upper crust Lady Catherine decorator & has 4 kids so no way he’s going anywhere
    Lily should flag down the nearest Tardis, if you know what I mean.

  48. MrsCleaver says

    Dominic West & Lily James
    What should she do? Maybe not kiss her way older married co-stars?

  52. rhiannon14 says

    Lily James & a much older, very married Dominic West necking on a restaurant patio in Italy.

    Thought she was way smarter than this.

  56. monalisa79 says

    Dominic west and Lily Collins I think her name is
    Actress is not the only one at fault. Not fair it will ruin her career and his will be fine

  57. carriebradshaw says

    Lily James, Dominic West. His wife allready forgave him. I would go with being drunk.

  62. elliedee says

    Actor and Actress: Dominic West and Lily James

    [Optional] What do you think The Actress should do?

    Claim that she knew the paparazzi were there and she did it to yank their chains – then do some kissy-face photo-ops with Captain America

  64. miss_tj says

    Actor/Actress: Dominic West & Lily James

    What should she do? In a week or two, more photo ops with Chris Evans (cos, you know – it’s Chris Evans)

  66. CherryBomb27 says

    Dominic West and Lily James.

    She’s also been linked with Chris Evans recently so look out for news on that front!

  68. amagod121 says

    Domimic West again?
    Lilly James.

    Optnl: I think she should stay away from married men in the future.

  70. ILUVCA4evr says

    Lily James/Dominic West

    Both careers are toast. For him, his marriage is dunzo also–no matter what is being reported. Get ready to lose big! I’m pretty sure his wife is going to name Lily for ‘alienation of affection’ in the divorce and then watch the sparks fly!

    • Stefanie2530 says

      I so very much want to agree with you regarding their careers being ‘toast’. But I just can’t. I respectfully disagree. We’re talking about Hollyweird here. Cheating is the norm. Its accepted and I think, expected as well. Just last week it was reported Dominic celebrated Trump’s COVID diagnosis. Nothing happened to him. No one really cared that he cheered about it. Hollyweirdos stick together and support one another. These two will be just fine career-wise, IMO.

  72. Irises says

    Actor: Dominic West

    Actress: Lily James

    I think the actress should find another–younger–single guy ASAP.

  74. JoshuaTree says

    Dominic West’s wife has already “forgiven” him and did the cringeworthy staged kiss with him as a show of marital unity. Lily James is now left hanging as the other woman, even though it was Dom in the photos who was all over *her*. Pairing her up with anyone now is going to seem like a desperate PR move. Her only chance is a reconciliation with Matt Smith which fans might buy, but I doubt he’d do fakery to save her reputation.

  76. Fifi53 says

    Lily James

    I mean I don’t even see the attraction, even if he was single, and I happen to be her age and like older men.. He just seems like an over aggressive perv!

  78. annabelle77 says

    Lily James in Rome photographed making out with that sleazeball Dominic West. Will someone PLEASE explain to me why his lovely wife stays with him, and WTF Lily was doing with this horses ass old enough to be her father? I’m guessing her self esteem was liw after the breakup with Matt Smith. But, my God, girl- go for a hunk like Richard Madden. Not THIS jerk.

    • kimmukwest says

      Perhaps she’s trying to “shed her Disney image”. Who knows, but anyway I’m pretty sure the gorgeous Richard Madden is gay

    • mayer2816 says

      Haha sadly richard madden is g a y af. He plays for the other team. My gut tells me she’s not that vanilla all this time 😉

    • totskie says

      The wife stays because of money. Lily……well maybe the rumors are true, and Matt really did mess with her head.

    • Mills007 says

      I don’t think Richard Madden is on her “team” as i believe some call it and i want to be nice about it… i believe there was a blind about Richard on here to…..👀

  79. liztoledo22 says

    Lily James and a the Affair guy Dominic West. They were kissing and his wife is in full support mode. Lily was left to fend for herself.