The discourse around their relationship was as toxic as the one around Harington, Leslie and Clarke. It suggested that men and women can’t be friends without there being something more going on. (Clarke and Harington’s banter must be a sign that there’s something more going on behind the scenes, these fans say.) And it argued that sizzling onscreen chemistry always, always means that offscreen the actors can’t keep their hands off each other.

“People saw love and guess what, that’s what we wanted you to see,” Lady Gaga said at the time, stressing that what she was doing with Cooper in A Star Is Born was acting. As in, pretending. “When you’re singing love songs, that’s what you want people to feel.”

Nobody listened, of course. Fans continue to fall over themselves when it comes to Cooper and Gaga. Even now, tabloid reports suggesting that Cooper’s relationship with Shayk is on the rocks are generating enough buzz to power an electric car.

But let’s talk about A Star Is Born for a second. That movie taught us a very powerful lesson about what it’s like to be in a relationship with someone dealing with addiction and mental health issues. That movie powerfully broke down taboos around mental health and toxic masculinity and reminded us that, no matter how hard we might try, it is impossible to ‘love’ or ‘support’ someone out of addiction.

Why are people shaming Rose Leslie for living her life while Kit Harington is in rehab?