Jacob Elordi Tricked Us

Jacob Elordi was reported to have injured his foot severely enough to prevent him from serving on the Cannes Film Festival jury. His absence left an open spot as the festival season proceeds. Later sightings in Hawaii with Kendall Jenner and appearances after a double date with Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner raised questions about the severity of the injury. Activities such as paddleboarding and driving were cited as inconsistent with a serious foot problem. The possibility was raised that Elordi was either recovering well, not injured, or possibly exaggerating the situation. The piece also notes that Cannes benefits from high-profile jurors, while Elordi already has major career momentum.

"Jacob Elordi, the Creature himself, injured his foot so badly that he couldn't go serve on the Cannes Film Festival jury. There would have been a delicious appeal to Elordi walking la Croisette in one of those boots, but I understand that people enjoy having their dignity in tact. Cannes, however, seems more like a marathon than a sprint, and that's a lot of days hobbling around and squeezing one's body into theater seats, the likes of which are probably not friendly to a giant Australian guy. So Elordi dropped out of the festival, leaving a spot open on the jury in what's shaping up to be a very odd and maybe also lackluster year on the Riviera."

"Actually, maybe don't feel better soon, because it's starting to look like Jacob Elordi's foot might not hurt that badly, or even at all. Late last week, the actor was spotted on vacation in Hawaii with his rumored new partner, Kendall Jenner, and then Jenner and Elordi were later seen leaving a double date with Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner over the weekend. Paddleboarding? Driving a car? These are not things a person can do with a busted foot. What kind of busted foot do you have, Jacob Elordi?"

"It'd be one thing if we saw pictures of Elordi hobbling around on crutches or in the aforementioned boot while Jenner supports him. I'm not saying an injured person can't go out to dinner with friends who are like, "Aw, sorry you're hurt." Either Elordi is in the best spirits of all time for a person recovering from an injury or perhaps ... he was not injured to begin with. Maybe he's faking. He is, after all, an Oscar-nominated actor."

"A festival like Cannes needs someone like Elordi more than Elordi needs that festival - this year especially. He already has an Oscar nomination. He's in six minutes of Euphoria every weekend. He is one of the most in-demand young actors, having already worked with the likes of Sofia Coppola,"

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