Pictures of Idris Elba filming his upcoming movie, A Hundred Streets, in London on Tuesday started a heated debate this week. People weren't so interested in the actor's handsome looks or fit frame draped by a svelte suit, but rather the situation in his pants [1]. As the pictures show, something very long was clearly beneath the right side of his trousers. Just what was it exactly: a random object or a burgeoning bulge? According to 52% of readers who took the hilarious POPSUGAR Love & Sex poll [2], it definitely seemed like the real deal. As speculation continued on Saturday, the actor set the record straight on Twitter: "The good news is i got a shit load of followers. The bad news is, that is a mic wire. #egowentintospaceshipmodethough," he wrote.
The good news is i got a shit load of followers.
The bad news is, that is a mic wire.
#egowentintospaceshipmodethough [3]
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 9, 2014 [4]
The tweet immediately caught the attention of countless fans, who felt the need to reply and express their disappointment. See the best responses on Twitter below, and if you need a new distraction from the deceiving snaps, check out soccer star Mario Götze's bulge [5] — there's no way that thing's a mic wire.
@idriselba [6] YOUVE RUINED MY DAY
— Cybbo (@CybillLiberty) August 9, 2014 [7]
@idriselba [8] mic wire or not... daaaaaamn boo!
— ★Le Vamp Queen♚ (@Dame_Kelz) August 9, 2014 [9]
@idriselba [10] well, a girl can dream, can't she?!
— Susan Kap... (@zeecha) August 9, 2014 [11]
u aint gots ta lie bae… @idriselba [12]
— Asia. (@Asia_Persuasia) August 9, 2014 [13]
@idriselba [14] I did not know mic wires went through the pants region! Learn something new every day.
— area (@Sedna_51) August 9, 2014 [15]
We can still make out, though. @idriselba [16]
— Ashley Ford (@iSmashFizzle) August 9, 2014 [17]
@idriselba [18] aww damn
— Yesha (@YeshaCallahan) August 9, 2014 [19]
Perhaps further, more accurate photo evidence is needed here. @idriselba [20]
— Taliza (@Miss_Talie) August 9, 2014 [21]