#did Louis and his team read the article and okay that perspective?

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I haven't seen anyone talking about this to the point where I'm really doubting my own memory but... the thing that struck me the most about Louis' Times interview was how clear it was that Harry isn't a blacklisted topic anymore. I mean I feel like a couple of months ago fandom had a collective heart attack over Louis even mentioning Harry by name and now (whatever people's opinions on it) probably a good quarter of this article felt like it was about Harry and Louis' thoughts about Harry. That feels so different from the way things have been, whether that's an angle Louis is actively taking or even just permitting to be taken by not restricting questions any longer. Am I just remembering things wrong or exaggerating the difference in my own mind?

Are we sure Harry is a blacklisted topic? Louis has definitely answered interview questions about Harry over the years (think Dunkirk promo). I honestly think a lot of the Harry mentions in this article were down the author. The amount of time Louis spent talking about Harry - in quotes - was relatively small. In addition to Harry being a hot topic right now, the documentary (which was the impetus for the interview) provided the perfect in, since it will supposedly be talking about the 1D days.