I do not hold to the theory that just because a guy is physically tall and well-built that his build somehow means that he’s well-endowed. In my experience (and if you want to attempt to predict a man’s “size” by his size), the most well-endowed men are the rangy guys, the lean ones who are just straight up-and-down. Think Michael Fassbender. But by any stretch of the imagination, I would never have really thought that Justin Theroux would be a big guy. He’s pretty small with a muscular but pint-sized build. Surely everything would be “proportional,” right? Well, hold on to your guyliner because it seems like Justin might be another Jon Hamm-type.
It all started when some photos of Justin, in character for The Leftovers, went viral. Justin was wearing sweatpants and jogging along the road, and the photos are… bulgy. Weirdly bulgy. Then when those scenes aired on The Leftovers, many (including Liv Tyler) said that Justin’s bouncing bulge was flat-out distracting. So, what’s going on in his pants? That’s what Conan O’Brien asked Justin this week.
Justin tells the story about his wardrobe people giving him two pairs of underwear to contain his bulge, which is remarkably like the story about Jon Hamm – apparently, the Mad Men wardrobe people got freaked out by Hamm’s bulge too and were trying to do something, anything to contain it. So, is Justin so large-and-in-charge that he needs two pairs of underwear to contain it on-screen? Well… okay. Sure.
If you’d like to see another part of Conan’s interview with Justin, go here. Justin is actually kind of funny in that part because he jokes about breakdancing and proposing to Jennifer Aniston.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
The bulge IS distracting on Leftovers. It’s like a giant wad of junk. Like, I find myself trying to figure out exactly what’s going on in there. It looks like he’s smuggling a bowling ball in those sweatpants.
HA! Btw, can’t bring myself to hate this guy. He’s intelligent, witty kinda good-looking and I like his acting *shrug*
I like him too, ever since Mulholland Drive. I think he’s talented and cute, albeit in a very groomed “Hollywood” way.
*shrug* I like him too.
Not so sure about him with Aniston, but I do like him as an actor.
I wonder is ‘looseness’ of this kind as worrying/annoying for guys running as unsupported tits are for us? Just the thought of goolies flapping about makes me wince for them….eek!
That is EXACTLY what I was thinking as well! I know that life is much easier/more comfortable for me with a well fitted bra than not.
Me three. I would think it would be painful. Protect your junk, fellas! Hold that sh*t in place.
It really depends on the man. I think women’s bras are more ubiquitous.
For me I use boxer briefs A. It’s warmer than briefs B. Sexier than boxers . I suppose freeballing is fun on occasion, but having raw junk running against denim or other fabric can be uncomfortable.
Maybe it’s an Aniston Care Package containing a small bottle of Aveeno, a mini Smart Water and some waterfproof guyliner all bundled up in a Hermes scarf. That’s all I got.
lol
Haha!
Yes! I think you’re right.
Bahaha!
Bwahahaha.
Very funny!
“The bulge IS distracting on Leftovers. It’s like a giant wad of junk. Like, I find myself trying to figure out exactly what’s going on in there. It looks like he’s smuggling a bowling ball in those sweatpants.”
So @Gigi, are you saying the REAL mystery in the Leftovers lies in Theroux’s man parts? Like, maybe Nick’s been carrying a copy of that National Geographic magazine in his pants the whole time?!?
Not enough coffee for this…
One pair of properly fitted tighty-whities would corral that mess up. I’m completely not buying that he can’t be contained. Adding a second pair of boxers would only make more of a scene.
I guess this demonstrates Hollywood progress on equality when a guy has to ‘sell’ his junk to get attention, like a woman would with her parts. I still do not find him sexy or attractive. To each, his own. It looks like old man junk to me (?), a bit of the Earth’s gravitational pull kicking in, not Hammaconda-like at all.
@Kiddo-I like that…”Gravitational Junk”. That is a great name for a band, too.
I approved of a recent Hamm comment on this…..that they are called ‘privates’ for good reason. Nothing proscriptive, just that it’s generally a pretty demeaning topic.
They aren’t private if they are intentionally used to garner attention. This isn’t too far off the course from Miley Cyrus or Kim Kardashian, flashing a butt or boobs.
You call attention to it, you’ll get comments, and so it goes.
Hamm is full of it. He goes out of his way to get papped without underwear in tight pants. That’s like Miley saying her tongue is private and off limits.
OK Kiddo, GNAT….
I’ll sit down, as I do like Hamm.
Main topic though…..don’t you find, with the ghastly fashion of loose sweatpants, that you are constantly averting your eyes, for example when seated on a bus, and some non-specific bundle is looming right at you in the aisle? Gak. Outlines in pants is one thing….but what looks like a nest of puppies, most disturbing.
Lol, nest of puppies. And you don’t have to sit down, I love your posts, and I actually agree that it’s a tacky subject. I just think Hamm could keep it under wraps, pun intended, if he wanted to.
Have you ever been in a business situation where you weren’t attracted to the guy or anything but, since it would be totally inappropriate, you have to keep telling yourself not to look at his crotch? It’s not even that I WANT to look at it, I just have the strange compulsion just because I know I’m not supposed to. Or am I just in need of help?
@Chris, I like Hamm too, but he can’t be an exhibitionist and say ‘don’t look’ at the same time.
Ta GNAT 🙂
And yeah, most definitely have often realised with horror that the owner of the crotch I’m staring at can actually see where my gaze is going…….you tend to forget that, particularly if wearing specs, which I tend to believe render me invisible.
i concur. from personal experience, a large bulge can def be contained. unless it’s abnormally large cojones or something?
I think it’s gravity, too much underwear all bunched up and the sweat pants are too small in the crotch. Looks deliberate to me, and sort of in a weird place.
i think you’re right. it looks deliberate. and a bit odd.
why in the world are we discussing this first thing in the am? haha
Lol, beats me.
Yep, it would seem he has a bad case of saggy, old man balls. Good Gawd, old boy, support those things. At least while you’re running.
Yeah, it reminds me of unfortunate things, things that can not be unseen, which were witnessed at the beach, in the case of older gentlemen wearing stretched out swim suits, bleh.
So basically you’re saying that you love to vacation on the beaches of Florida so you can scan the sand for old man buttermilk nuts?
Wasn’t even FL. No scanning required, unfortunate auto-play.
ITA with this, those were some ridiculously tight sweatpants. They were a modern/body conscious fit, which are cool looking, but coupled with the light grey colour it really emphasized his “crotchal zone”, and on screen it was distracting. They could have had him in darker running shorts or sweats with a lower crotch and it would have been a non-issue. I think they knew exactly what they were doing, he’s being marketed as a sex symbol. Just like they’ve been doing for years with women in boobalicious tops. So tit for tat really, lol.
“tit for tat”…
I see what you did there… 🙂
Agreed. And he never looks well-endowed or like her has a bulge in any other pictures in real life, so it looks like a stunt he cooked up. The old rolled socks stuffed down there maybe?
Ah so like men. Even if it is miniscule, they like to brag about their bulge like we could see it from space.
It s always a matter of size !
“See it from space” you just made spit soda all over my keyboard! ROFLMAO!
I don’t think it looks all that big. And it looks like it might be mostly potatoes, with very little sausage.
LOL
@Syko, who wrote: “I don’t think it looks all that big. And it looks like it might be mostly potatoes, with very little sausage.”
LOL! Thank you, and agreed! I’ve been wondering since the ‘Justin’s Distracting Package’ subject was first posted what the heck everyone was talking about. I must be seriously jaded because, as you said, what ‘I’ saw in the photo was ‘mostly potatoes and very little sausage’ as well. I just don’t get the big ‘Woo’ here in comments. If people want to see a truly worthy ‘Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About’ package in a ‘Run for the Hills!’ kind of way, they should rent the runaway train film “Unstoppable” with Denzel Washington and check out Chris Pine when he gets up off the couch at the beginning of the film wearing nothing but tighty-whities.
I think the “bulge” is the chastity belt Anniston makes him wear when he is in New York!!!
Most guys — if they don’t wear underwear or just sport boxers — while wearing basketball shorts or sweat pants will look like they have a floppy penis. A combo of the looseness and the friction.
The Hammster and this one just like to ‘show off’. Of course they could contain it. Gross
I’d love to find this hot, but I can’t. Gives me PTSD. I dated a guy who was, um, well endowed. It was painful and awkward and no thank you, never again.
Same here! I dreaded having sex with an otherwise lovely person. Err, I want to feel it but I don’t want it to hurt, so average is more than enough for me.
Could not agree more!
Does this call for a nickname?
Throboux?
Thergrow?
Just-in ol’ sad sack?
Bustin Thh-roo!
Well done Kiddo and MBP.
And I know it might be early in the game…but MBP may have given us our winner!
LOLOL! That’s awesome.
He comes across as a likable guy. I don’t think the bulge issue would have come up if Conan hadn’t mentioned it. He seemed almost embarrassed about it. I had no clue he was in Zoolander (mentioned in the 2nd clip) – I mainly just remember him from Six Feet Under.
The Leftovers is a great show, totally worth checking out. Both bulge scenes are slightly distracting, lol. More in a “wow, that looks uncomfortable” way than an “OMG, he has massive balls” way.
Uh. everyone on an evening talk show is pre interviewed and he was prepared.
Yes, I know topics are discussed ahead of time/ my point was it was something that really could have been avoided being brought up at all. Maybe his camp wanted Conan to talk about it, who knows.
I agree it’s scripted. I think the “bulge” was unintentional, but became a thing and the show’s stars have gone with the PR. Some find it entertaining, but I wish they would focus on the excellent show instead of this crap.
@Karen, who wrote: “He comes across as a likable guy. I don’t think the bulge issue would have come up if Conan hadn’t mentioned it.”
I thought the subject was posted here at “Celebitchy” because Liv Tyler said that Justin’s ‘Bulge’ is distracting on the set.
I like him, he’s funny and seems pretty smart, definitely cute but his whole look changes when he laughs or smiles and it’s a little creepy! Otherwise he’s hot. Now I’m off to google this bulge.
Very classy isn’t it talking about private parts?
Trying to get promotion for this show Justin gold digger – Eddie Cibrian 2 Theroux has now talked about Jennifer, their engagement/wedding, name dropped his friends, beauty products and now he has sunk so low that he is using his private parts.
How the mighty has fallen. This is the same man who said only desperate and without real talent will ever act in a (longterm) tv show. Well here he is now without having made it in Hollywood that he is now doing tv work. Justin also famously put down Tom Hanks and other actors for talking about their personal lives for publicity and again here he is constantly mentioning Jennifer.
Are all of Mafia Huvane’s clients this hypocritical and liars? From Reese, Chelsea, Charlize, Jennifer, Justin and many more.
@TheRealMaya–
Oh my….
They are not thinking that you would actually check to see if they are being truthful. Pretty much it seems that they spit out comments with very little concern for their own character. Maybe they think they are immune to judgement.
Personally, I think they don’t care what fans think. I also think we are going to see a lot more of inconsistent remarks in comparison with his life pre-Jennifer now that mainstream media is paying closer attention to who he is.
@TheRealMaya Justin has actually made it in Hollywood. He’s a very successful screenwriter.
From IMDb he has only 5 screenwriter credits! How does that make him very success?
Rock of Ages flopped, Iron Man 2 was not well loved.
Not very successful at all.
Iron Man 2 was still a blockbuster despite it no being well loved. He also co wrote Tropic Thunder which made almost $190 million. So having written or co written blockbuster movies does make him successful.
Lol its not the screenwriters who become famous in Hollywood. Most people couldn’t name a screenwriter of a random movie if quizzed on the spot. Justin was virtually unknown before he dated Aniston, lets be honest.
In gossip circles I’m sure people had no idea who he was but I’m sure Hollywood knew who he was. If you’re writing for blockbuster movies or successful TV shows people in Hollywood know who you are.
This guy is supposed to be such an intellectual, yet all everyone and their mama seems to converse with him about is his skinny jeans (Robin Roberts) and his junk in his trunk? GMAFB! And for someone who made it seem like he was adverse to doing TV? What more needs to be said?
the bulge should definitely receive acknowledgement in the credits.
the episode i saw it was unbelievably distracting. there is NO WAY this was/is not intentional.
how does anyone that enjoyed the book like the show? it is nothing like the book.
I liked the book and haven’t watched the show. I can’t imagine enough material from just one book to extend through an entire season or more so I can get that they had to start making stuff up to fill so many hours/episodes.
Ok I just skimmed this story really quickly.
Justin Theroux is a big *ick.
Right.
Got it.
Next.
LOL
🙂 – i love the blushing.
I think he’s really cute in the leftovers! That cop uniform..he’s kind of a hottie!
Lol
Bulge aside, I never thought he was that hot till I watched the leftovers.
I just came here to say that I’m glad I knew what you were talking about (I read about this yesterday on Dlisted) because somehow the phrasing of the header makes it grossly seem like he had a highly embarrassing #2-style accident in his pants!
I wonder how I haven’t noticed The Bulge in all Cabo photos or else before it came to the Leftovers promotion.
Ugh. Just because he’s got it doesn’t mean he has to flaunt it all over the place. Put on a damn jock strap or something.
He’s turned me off ever since I saw him years ago in “American Psycho”. His hair looked like an oil slick.
Hahaha. These comments are gold and just the pick me up I need this AM.
They just keep getting funnier. This is a great thread.
Something that once pointed out cannot be unseen- Justin looks like Richard Nixon in the still from Conan.
I just feel like all stories about this guy are desperate attempts to make him happen. He’s like a male actor version of Rita Ora. I find him impossibly generic and uninteresting.
This
Yep. He tries to make himself happen. Since he started dating J. Aniston. He thought he would become big star. But it aint happening. Well he is good actor. And he is good on Leftovers. And could get some supporting roles in few movies.
But he will not become Leading Man and Movie Star like he hoped. He will always be Jennfer Anistons boyfriend and will just vanish from media when they will split up. Will find himself some tv show and will quietly work there. No covers, no big interviews. Because no one will care.
The whole thing with hammaconda in his pants looks more like promotion for show or him personally. Anything to draw attention. Because no one would care to hera what he will say in interview unless he will mention Aniston or that weird stuff in his pants.
Which makes you wonder: once he realizes dating Aniston isn’t going to make him a big star, is he doing to dump her like all the others? I’m getting some really strong user vibes from this guy.
@Janet
Being Mr. Aniston is about all the hype I can see this guy getting, so I’m not sure.
So… He’s like a male version of Katie Holmes, who thought marrying Tom Cruise was going to make her a giant star. She’s still working, but personally I think she is a total dud with a ginormously mis-matched ego. Sound like Justin? Maybe they should find each other LOL. They could be Katie-oux, or JustHolmes.
look its just sad on so many levels that the guy needs to use talking about his privates to make himself ” happening” – yes he is on hbo but i dont think its a really hip show where there so many better options on hbo to watch. he tries too hard and maybe if he relaxed on the skinny jeans and the hair dye etc that would be more natural for him. he will always be mr jennifer aniston unless he does something really dramatic – which cd happen i suppose but doubt it. dont forget if he dumps her especially after the mess with heidi it makes him look really bad – maybe the next step wd be to get married.
BTW i really didnt need to have that info. Brain bleach please. and why on earth did conan bring it up –
also the funny thing is that his costars – liv and amy talked about his bulge as well.Is that a good thing or bad thing – sdnt it be very embarassing at all? he doesnt seem that bothered
Another thing that makes me sure that he is stuffing socks or something down there is the fact that this guy is infamous for wearing *tight* jeans and no one has noticed a package before now? Think about it. Bulges don’t come and go (pardon the pun)!
That’s a good point……