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Jake Gyllenhaal’s headphone-chewing days are finally behind him

No cord? No problem.

Photo of Brittany Vincent

Brittany Vincent

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Have you heard the news? It appears actor Jake Gyllenhaal has finally discovered an alternative to the non-nutritional value gnawing on his iPhone earbuds had previously offered him.

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Previously, Gyllenhaal has been photographed several times jetting around the city with the cord to his ear buds dangling from his mouth as he carried it in his mouth like a cow chewing its cud. BuzzFeed was rightly concerned, penning a fun little letter to Jake in 2014 suggesting what might be appropriate for him to eat instead.

We’ve all been a little worried for him because wires can’t taste that good, and there’s a ton of other food you can dine on instead. Plus, if you chew on those poor things hard enough, they just won’t work anymore!

Good news for anyone concerned about Gyllenhaal’s well-being: It appears that sometime in the last year or so he’s upgraded significantly, ditching the corded earbuds for Apple’s cordless AirPods. Given how often the actor was photographed chewing on his stalwart headphones before, it’s kind of weird to see that going the way of the dinosaur.

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People are, understandably, here for it. A viral tweet this week referred to the change as the “end of an era.”

https://twitter.com/gyllnhal/status/1036671143497920513

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https://twitter.com/nicolexavier111/status/1037405489464786946

https://twitter.com/caffene/status/1037201861558845440

Congratulations for moving on up in the world, Jake!

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https://twitter.com/uhhdamn/status/899891918980562945

But maybe he didn’t actually buy new headphones and he just ate the rest of the cord, as this Twitter user suggests.

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Maybe he had to upgrade because he was, I don’t know, CONSTANTLY CHEWING ON THE OLD PAIR?

https://twitter.com/Ry5ter/status/1037090535255826433

It was fun while it lasted, watching “Jakey-poo” chew on the earbud cords, but all good things must come to an end. Hopefully, he’s no longer starving and his appetite for delicious electronics has been sated.

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Here you go, Apple. Your next big great idea. You’re welcome.

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