Reality vs. Fan fiction 20

>> Imaginary BT and the real baby

Bloggers prairiegirl and Special K post fiction and don't allow posting facts about Jake and Austin on their blogs. About the latest "new BT" nonsense:

> Proud grandma Margie Nicholson is Facebook friends with Austin Nicholson:

> Her comment on Austin's Facebook page was an obvious mistake – comment was meant for Austin Nicholson and his baby daughter born in December 2015.

> Mrs. Nicholson’s comments on Nicholson’s Facebook from March ...

... and from April 2016:

>> Austin and Jake still in different cities

> Austin Nichols on 'The Walking Dead' set on June 9, 2016 · source

> AUSTIN NICHOLS ‏@AustinNichols · June 9, 2016
Incredible day of work. Awake at 430. Done at 830. And this fire calling me home. · tweet

> Jake Gyllenhaal and Von Miller at a gym in Los Angeles · June 7, 2016 · https://www.instagram.com/p/BGXavQNG0Ir/

> Jake Gyllenhaal leaving New York for Los Angeles and San Francisco · May 29, 2016 · NYC JFK tweet · LA LAX tweet

> AUSTIN NICHOLS ‏@AustinNichols · June 7, 2016
View from my office today https://www.instagram.com/p/BGXO5NJp3pG/

> Jake Gyllenhaal to present at the Tony Awards 2016

> Jake Gyllenhaal posted on June 7, 2016: "That’s a wrap on filming #StrongerMovie! It was a pleasure to work with director David Gordon Green to bring Jeff Bauman’s story to life." · source

> Shuffle Online ‏@shuffleonline · June 5, 2016 · Dallas, TX
Who's a better kisser? Brett or Luke? AUSTIN, MY BOYFRIEND, @ChloeBennet4 says. 😝 #FanExpoDallas @dallascomiccon @AgentsofSHIELD #panel · tweet

> Austin Nichols · June 4, 2016
ALI · https://www.instagram.com/p/BGP_vzKJ3l_/

> Throwback Saturday

* Chloe Bennet · June 4, 2015
He's pulling a "Say Anything" but with a Squatty Potty at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Man after my own heart. @austinnichols
https://instagram.com/p/3iCPtwF30v

> Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Ubisoft’s 'The Division' Movie

>> Austin and Chloe in Chicago

> Chloe and Austin in Chicago · June 1, 2016 · https://www.instagram.com/p/BGKPNOoO7zw/

* AUSTIN NICHOLS ‏@AustinNichols · June 1, 2016
@corona meet Wally. We will be expecting a check in the mail. · tweet

* Chloe Bennet ‏@ChloeBennet4 · June 1, 2016
When your overalls double as a puppy Bjorn... https://www.instagram.com/p/BGIwgmEl37g/

* Chloe Bennet · May 31, 2016
Nap time is officially a go. 💤 @austinnichols · https://www.instagram.com/p/BGFnaQRF3_m/

* Austin Nichols · May 30, 2016
Wrigley · https://www.instagram.com/p/BGDGjfGJ3tu/

* Austin Nichols · May 30, 2016
Cubbies · https://www.instagram.com/p/BGDFA41p3qX/

* Chloe Bennet · May 30, 2016
We're all pretending it's not 100 million degrees outside. I hope my deodorant holds up guys. @austinnichols @spruceyourspace @joshmcdermitt · https://www.instagram.com/p/BGDDbQkl38w/

* Chloe Bennet · May 30, 2016 · Wrigley Field, Chicago
Bases are loaded and I'm Instagraming. #cubbies · https://www.instagram.com/p/BGDBUxQl339/ #MemorialDay

* Austin Nichols at Walker Stalker Con in Chicago · May 29, 2016 · tweet · more photos

* Throwback Sunday · Night out with Chloe's brothers and friends · Chicago, June 2015 · source

* Austin Nichols at Walker Stalker Con in Chicago · May 28, 2016 · tweet · more photos

* Chloe Bennet · May 28, 2016 · Chicago, Illinois
There's no place like home. https://www.instagram.com/p/BF9i8L8F33U/

* Chloe Bennet · May 28, 2016 · Chicago, Illinois
😍 💥 · https://www.instagram.com/p/BF-eJuNl349/

😍💥

A video posted by Chloe Bennet (@chloebennet) on May 28, 2016 at 8:29pm PDT

>> Meanwhile in Los Angeles ...

* AUSTIN NICHOLS ‏@AustinNichols · May 27, 2016
@WalkrStalkrCon Chicago. En route with a buddy. · tweet

* AUSTIN NICHOLS ‏@AustinNichols · May 25, 2016
@WalkrStalkrCon this weekend in Chicago. I will be there. · tweet

> Preparing for more 'The Walking Dead' filming

* Austin Nichols · May 25, 2016
https://www.instagram.com/p/BF1zDb4J3g5/

* Posted on March 22 · https://www.instagram.com/p/BDRh2OsJ3jN/

* Green, Green Grass of Home https://www.instagram.com/p/BDwLd4yF3xM/

>> New projects

* Jake Gyllenhaal to Reteam with Denis Villeneuve for 'The Son'

* Jake Gyllenhaal’s 'Nocturnal Animals' Lands Awards Season Release Date

* Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Concert Production of 'Sunday in the Park With George' #NewYork #October


>> Jake in New York

* the shrew was tamed #bestseatever #shakespeareinthepark #shrewwho #jakegyllenhaal · May 25, 2016 · Delacorte Theater, NYC · https://www.instagram.com/p/BF2pOOrF7tz/

* Oh hey Jake Gyllenhaal! What does thou thinkest of Shakespeare? #whiteelephantofnewyork #raresighting #jakegyllenhaal #shakespeareinthepark · May 25, 2016 · https://www.instagram.com/p/BF2X8mGuHfB/

* Pooja Muhuri ‏@poojamuhuri · May 25, 2016 · Manhattan, NY Meanwhile on my commute home #JakeGyllenhaal #professionalcreep · tweet with video

* Jake Gyllenhaal out for a walk with Naomi Foner in New York City · May 24, 2016 · more photos

* Jake Gyllenhaal Is Esquire's July Cover Star · May 2015

So, he changed his life, the way men sometimes do around 30. He moved from his native Los Angeles to New York and pursued theatre. He chose smaller budget independent movies, with darker, more challenging themes. He calls it "a growing-up thing". And now a new Gyllenhaal has emerged; still with the boyish features, the searching eyes and a wide smile, but he's older now, more determined. His frown furrows have deepened. The blips are history: every film he makes now is worthy of your attention.

It was his parents' divorce in 2009 that finally convinced him to move to New York. His dad remarried, and his mum moved to Manhattan, where sister Maggie had long lived with the actor Peter Sarsgaard and their two daughters. So Jake moved east to join the clan. And right away, it was easier to think straight. It felt good to escape his old life, the claustrophobia of show business in LA where "sometimes friendship and work gets intertwined in a confusing way".

Here's a picture of Gyllenhaal in New York.

He's dancing in the streets of downtown Manhattan, really going for it, with his earphones in. And he's getting some funny looks. Who's that guy? What's going on? Not everyone realises it's a scene in Demolition, and director Jean-Marc Vallée is shooting him from a distance.

But it's a fitting image for Jake; he's happier out east. He lives up the street with his German shepherd. He pops in on his sister and mum on a regular basis. And he's doing theatre again, a big component of his new life.