Tom Holland backshots scene in 'The Crowded Room' shocks fans, sparked memes involving Zendaya

Tom Holland

Tom Holland, the English actor renowned for his role as Spider-Man, has recently been in the spotlight for his explicit scenes in the television miniseries 'The Crowded Room'. The series, a psychological thriller inspired by the 1981 non-fiction novel 'The Minds of Billy Milligan' by Daniel Keyes, is set in Manhattan in the summer of 1979 and revolves around a young man arrested for a shocking crime.

In season 1, episode 8 of 'The Crowded Room', a scene featuring Holland's character, Danny Sullivan, receiving backshots from actor Elijah Jones, went viral on Twitter. This explicit scene, which aired on July 14th, 2023, sparked a wave of reactions and memes, many of which involved actress Zendaya, Holland's girlfriend. The scene was part of an episode titled "Reunion" and was initially posted as three GIFs by a Twitter user, gaining significant attention within a day.

so glad to see tom holland continuing the peter parker tradition of having hot gay sex pic.twitter.com/g104YeGFfS

— hotdog water (@saltysauerkraut) July 15, 2023

The scene begins with Holland's character walking into a club with the background score 'Rush' by Troye Sivan playing. As the scene progresses, Holland and Jones are seen engaging in sexual activities in a bathroom stall. Later, Holland's character is seen snorting a line of cocaine before continuing his sexual encounter with Jones.

The explicit nature of the scene led to a backlash against Holland, with fans expressing shock and disbelief at what they saw. Some fans speculated that the scene was CGI due to its explicit nature. However, there were also positive messages from fans who defended Holland's choice of roles, stating that it was his job as an actor to take on different roles.

tom holland really went band for band pic.twitter.com/pjsMANV443

— $𝔩𝔞𝔭☃️ (@slvppy) July 14, 2023

The scene also sparked a series of jokes and memes suggesting that Holland was "taking back shots" as a form of revenge against Zendaya, who appears to have a threesome in the trailer for her upcoming movie 'Challengers'. Despite the controversy, the explicit scene seems to have given 'The Crowded Room' a boost in momentum, drawing more attention to the series.