Today's Blind Items - Dark Thoughts

This A-list action star — beloved for his wild charm and warrior spirit — is known for being loyal to a fault. So when his recent "relationship" was set up to boost visibility during a press run, he played along. But months later, he's still stuck in the photo-op prison, and it's not by choice.

The foreign-born actress he was paired with is milking it for everything it's worth — magazine placements, brand deals, even whispers about an engagement — all while he privately begs for it to end. He's fallen for someone else, someone far removed from the spotlight, but his team (and hers) won’t budge. She’s even threatened to “go public” with stories if he walks away now.

Sources say the actor has been deeply distressed, breaking down more than once, and even confiding in close friends about dark thoughts. But instead of support, he's getting pressure — from PR handlers and a faux girlfriend who doesn’t want to lose her momentum.

She’s playing the long game. He’s playing for his sanity.