Louis Tomlinson has addressed a longtime “conspiracy theory” that he had a romantic relationship with his former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles.
At the height of the band’s fame, “Larry” was the name that fans used to describe Harry and Louis’ close friendship – which eventually spiralled into a conspiracy that they were romantically involved.
While the pair have repeatedly denied rumours of a romance between them, some fans have continued to spread the theory online.
Speaking to Brazilian magazine G1, Louis said: “What I realised a few years ago is that there is nothing I can say.
“There is nothing I can do to stop those who believe in this conspiracy. They are so connected to what they believe that they will not see the truth for what it really is.
“I’m sure many people look and find all these little conspiracies that happen in life interesting.”
“It does irritate me a little bit, you know, but it is just kind of the nature of the job, I suppose.”
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The singer continued: “There are times when it gets very personal. I have my son, Freddie. He is the most important person in my life.
“And occasionally, [these theories] end up addressing things that are a little unfair. This is what we have now.
“There’s nothing I can do about it. Nothing I can say to stop people from inventing what they want to invent. So, so be it.”
During an interview with The Sun back in 2017, Louis said fans drew up the conspiracy because the pair were so close.
“I’ve never actually been asked about it directly. 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,” he told the publication.
“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,” he explained.
“It made everything a little bit more unapproachable. I think [what’s happened since] shows that it was never anything ‘real’ if I can use that word.”
“It’s a funny thing, people can believe what they want to believe. But it’s like anything – if you Google ‘Conspiracy on iPhones,’ you’re going to get a conspiracy.
“So it’s one of these things that people love to buy into, but in reality obviously there’s no truth to it. Obviously,” he added.
One Direction was formed on The X Factor back in 2010, with bandmates including Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.
Zayn sensationally quit the group in 2015, before the band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.
