Brazilian Actress Thaila Ayala shared an innocent enough picture of herself in bed with a teddy bear on to Instagram.

She even posted an uplifting message to go along with the picture: "May the sun shine in all your hearts! Much love and peace in this crazy, big world."

Soon, her followers started realizing that the walls looked very familiar. They had been featured in many of James Franco's pictures. In both pictures, the black walls feature paintings. Though, in Ayala's case, the drawings appear to be fading.

Franco posts selfies in bed on a regular basis, but the walls behind him are constantly changing, making it difficult to know which are actually in his home.

But the black walls do not belong to him.

Two months ago, he shared a bed selfie with Keegan Allen from the same location, which prompted some of Ayala's followers to say that the picture was actually taken on the set of "Of Mice and Men," a Broadway show starring Franco.


This is actually confirmed by Franco's Instagram. On April 19, he shared a bed selfie, where he said, "Backstage on my bday -- the actor's life."

Still, people will wonder if their relationship is more than platonic as this means she is spending time with him at work. Ayala and Franco have been spotted together and have faced dating rumors before. In Sao Paulo in April, Ayala was asked about the nature of their relationship by the press.

"We are just friends," she said, according to Globo. "But I'm single."

Ayala was previously married to Paulo Vilhena. The two split in 2013.

She and Franco know each other through their mutual photographer friend, Gustavo Savi. In March, James and Ayala were reportedly seen holding hands as they existed the Broadway theater.

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