Body Language Analysis No. 4088: Kit Harington's April Fools' Prank on Rose Leslie - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

During Kit Harington's recent guest appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, Jon Snow's alter ego recounted an April Fools' Day prank he played on his fiancée, Rose Leslie. It's quite the spoof.

Mr. Harington displayed a particular and highly characteristic nonverbal tell during his interaction with Mr. Ross. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of this moment.

JONATHAN ROSS (beginning during 0:00 in the above video): We have ah, a video prank -

KIT HARINGTON: Yeah ∑

ROSS: - that you played on your on, ah, your intended - on Rose. Ah, and, um, we're going to show this and then perhaps you can talk us through ...

Very early in the video, during 0:02, just after Kit Harington says, "Yeah" (notated by ∑), the actor displays a "Forward Lip Purse". This is brief, lasting less than a second (technically classified as a "near-microexpression).

Only three seconds later during 0:04 - 0:06, as Mr. Ross is saying, "... your intended - on Rose. Ah, and, um, we're going to show ...", Mr. Harington once again made this same Forward Lip Pursing (It probably lasted a bit longer, however, the camera switched to back to Ross).

A Forward Lip Purse indicates either the presence of secret - and/or a withheld disagreement (partially or fully withheld). Both of these situations encapsulate the nonverbal manifestation of an emotion which is clandestine in nature.

[Be careful not to confuse a forward lip purse with a lateral lip purse - which has a completely different meaning]

In this scenario, although the audience does know an April Fool's joke was pulled - we are not yet privy to what, specifically, is about to happen. Thus, from Kit Harington's point-of-view, he's very much pulling the same prank on us. He's keeping a secret. And the presence of this secret is manifested via his forward lip purse.

Keep in mind, that although Mr. Harington is a skilled and accomplished actor - when he's "just being Kit" - he's not any better at suppressing his nonverbal signals than the rest of us.

Summary: In this setting, we're let in on the complete secret in short order. However, in the everyday real world, forward lip pursing tells us that a person is keeping their full opinion to themselves - and very possibly a plan of action from our knowledge. Forward Pip Pursing a profound red flag and should never be ignored.


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Body Language Analysis No. 4087: Harrison Ford Accidentally Punches Ryan Gosling in the Face - Blade Runner 2049

Body Language Analysis No. 4085: Donald Trump's "Calm Before the Storm" Comment

Body Language Analysis No. 4083: President Trump, Puerto Rico, and Meeting San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz

Body Language Analysis No. 4081: Catalonia's Referendum vs. Spain's Control

Body Language Analysis No. 4075: Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard F. Smith Steps Down After Massive Hack/Data Breach

Body Language Analysis No. 4055: What Does Jessica Chastain Feel For Matt Damon?

Body Language Analysis No. 3995: Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron, and the G20 Group Photo

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3917: American Airlines Stroller Incident - Anger, Contempt and Escalation (vs. Deescalation)

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3853: Tom Hiddleston, a School Play and Eddie Redmayne


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Body Language Analysis No. 4087: Harrison Ford Accidentally Punches Ryan Gosling in the Face - Blade Runner 2049 - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling star in the recently released film, Blade Runner 2049. As you may have heard, Mr. Ford mistakenly punched Mr. Gosling during its filming. The image immediately below captures both of their faces a split-second after impact. What follows is a nonverbal analysis of this moment.

One very telling nonverbal signal is seen in this instant (less than a second after he received Harrison's punch) is Gosling's elevated right forehead and eyebrow. This dynamic indicates disbelief.

The actor's mouth is also in the initial stages of a surprise display - Gosling's lips are drawn in and protruding and we don't see any teeth. If we had another image from only 0.1 - 0.3 seconds later, his mouth opening would still be configured in an oval shape - only with tighter lips and with the long-axis of the oval oriented vertically.

Harrison Ford's mouth is also in the early stages of surprise - however, his mouth also has the overlying emotion of fear. As mentioned above, a mouth of surprise will display no teeth, lips oriented vertically (albeit very briefly) - but a mouth of fear orients more laterally - with each corner pulling back and downward. In this instant, these two emotions are competing against each other (with respect to the dynamics of Mr. Ford's mouth) - and the fear component is winning.

It's difficult to see the surface of his left eye - yet we can see enough to know that his eyelids are opened significantly wider than baseline. Both fear and surprise will cause widely opened eyelids.

Harrison's forehead is also very telling. A Central Forehead Contraction together with his particular mouth and eye expressions indicate that Mr. Ford is, in part, experiencing empathy for Mr. Gosling.

Significant physical pain will also result in a central forehead contraction - which Ford is certainly experiencing in his right hand (Note how he's holding/covering/rubbing his right hand with his left - as he's also doing months later as he re-lives the event on Norton's show). The retracted and protected positioning of his right shoulder and arm is highly characteristic of pain.

Although he may have been trying to be humorous, it's interesting to note that Graham Norton asks if Harrison Ford's expression is one of regret - and Ford says, "No, that's the face of 'Oh, Shit! I'm in deep doo doo.' "

Summary: When this accident occurred, each actor was transported back into the real world. Textbooks will often give the false impression that we experience feelings in an isolated and linear fashion. Yet the natural world is rarely so simple. Here we see both Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford - the people, not the actors - displaying classic examples of simultaneous and competing emotions.

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Body Language Analysis No. 4086: Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, and Access Hollywood Video

Body Language Analysis No. 4084: Senator Corker Reacts to Secretary Tillerson's Statement (and President Trump)

Body Language Analysis No. 4082: Brother of Stephen Paddock (Las Vegas Shooter)

Body Language Analysis No. 4079: Tom Price, Private Jets, and Nonverbal Disparity

Body Language Analysis No. 4051: Predicting Kim Jong-un's Behavior

Body Language Analysis No. 4058: Cara Mund, Miss America 2018

Body Language Analysis No. 4031: One Gesture to Never Use When Condemning Neo-Nazis

Body Language Analysis No. 3982: Bangkok Police Officer's De-Escalation Genius

Body Language Analysis No. 3965: Manspreading, Madrid, and a Business Faux Pas

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Body Language Analysis No. 4086: Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, and Access Hollywood Video - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

On Thursday, 5 October 2017, The New York Times broke a story regarding allegations of decades worth of sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein. A number of women have made accusations, including Ashley Judd.

On Saturday, 7 October, President Trump was asked about Mr. Weinstein and he responded. Immediately after his answer, the same journalist followed up with comparing Mr. Weinstein situation with the President's own Access Hollywood video scandal. Before she could fully ask her question, the President interrupted her - reiterating his original "locker room" analogy. However, if you know what nonverbal signals to look for - you'll see Trump telegraph his true emotions.

What follows is a partial body language analysis.

During 1:05, the President displays a Tight Tongue Jut - which indicates feelings of Disdain, Disgust, Repulsiveness (Don't confuse this with a Loose Tongue Jut - for it has completely different meaning). It's helpful to think of this microexpression in the context of one dynamic of which we were guilty as infants: When we didn't like our creamed asparagus - we pushed it out with a tongue in a very similar motion.

Immediately thereafter, still during 1:05, President Trump makes a pronounced Jaw Jut (forward thrusting microexpression of the jaw consistent with an adrenaline surge). Simultaneously he retracts his upper lip creating dramatic tension in "Mustache Area". This nonverbal cluster is indicative of a high level of Anger.

In rapid succession, during 1:05 - 1:06, the President displays an Inward Lip Roll (an attempt to suppress strong emotions). With continued Tension in Mustache Area along with the prominent bulging in tissue below Lower Lip demonstrates a combination of Anger with Frustration. These emotions are amplified by his prominent Jaw Clenching and Chin Dimpling.

Just before he says, "That's locker room, that's locker room, yeah", during 1:06, Donald Trump's Inward Lip Roll and Clenched Jaw are rapidly transitioning to a Suppressed Smile. At the same, time the President displays a Head Snap, (a quick twisting and tilting of his head and neck) Bilateral Eyebrow Flash, and a Prolonged Blink. This nonverbal cluster is indicative of High Confidence and Self Righteous emotions.


Summary: President Trump feels dramatic disdain when the subject of the Access Hollywood video is broached. He has deep anger and even hatred for this scandal. However, he also feels that the content and ramifications of the Access Hollywood Video are battles he has already fought and won. 


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See also:

Body Language Analysis No. 4085: Donald Trump's "Calm Before the Storm" Comment

Body Language Analysis No. 4083: President Trump, Puerto Rico, and Meeting San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz

Body Language Analysis No. 4081: Catalonia's Referendum vs. Spain's Control

Body Language Analysis No. 4079: Tom Price, Private Jets, and Nonverbal Disparity

Body Language Analysis No. 4072: "Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!"

Body Language Analysis No. 4047: Joel Osteen, Houston, and Hurricane Harvey

Body Language Analysis No. 3978: Keanu Reeves, Chuck Spadina, Sincerity, and Empathy

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3747: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dark Chocolate and Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3718: Donald Trump's "Access Hollywood" Hot Mic Video



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Body Language Analysis No. 4085: Donald Trump's "Calm Before the Storm" Comment - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

On Thursday 5 October 2017, just prior to a dinner with high-level US military personnel and their spouses, President Trump made a cryptic and rather disconcerting statement alluding to, "The calm before the storm".

What follows is that brief dialog followed by a partial nonverbal analysis. 


PRESIDENT TRUMP (beginning at 0:00): You guys know what this represents?∆

JOURNALIST A: No.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: I don't kn - Maybe it’s the calm before the storm. Ω  µ

JOURNALIST B: What’s the storm of?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Could be - the calm - the calm before the storm.

JOURNALIST C (over-talking): What is it?

JOURNALIST D: On Iran? On ISIS? On what? ∂

JOURNALIST E: What storm Mr. President?

PRESIDENT TRUMP (over-talking): We have the world’s great military people in this room - I will tell you that. And, ah, we're gonna 've a great evening. Thank you all for coming. Thank you.

JOURNALIST F: What storm Mr. President?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: You'll find out. 

• During first three seconds of video
• Sweeping Upward Finger (notated by ∆)
• Suppressed Smile

This image is of lower resolution due to movement of both the camera and President Trump - and in addition, the photo is magnified.

He calls attention to not only the place and event - but within the context of military personnel being present. The use of his index finger is hyper alpha - and its upward vectoring is - from his point of view - optimistic and favorable.

His suppressed, partial smile (many people would call a "smirk") and is indicative clandestine/non-disclosed information.

• Head Tilt
• Palm Up
• Head Tilt
• Unilateral suppressed smile
• Elevated Eyebrows
• Vocal Tone

All these signals occur during 0:04 second, as he says, "I don't kn- ..."

This nonverbal cluster indicates a direct yet deliberately sarcastic contradiction to his verbal and self-truncated statement of, "I don't kn - ..."

• Unilateral Suppressed Smile (smirk)
• Head beginning to tilt back 
• As he says, "... before ..." (the first time he says "before", during 0:05)


A suppressed smile almost always indicates meaningful information which is not fully shared.

• Contempt
• Disgust
• Head Tilting further back during 0:06 just after he says, "... "I don't kn - Maybe it’s the calm before
   the storm."..." (the first time, notated by Ω)

His head tilt in this body language cluster is, in part, a distancing phenomenon. Clustered with his contempt and disgust is a nonverbal way of saying, "I know something that you don't know - and you are beneath me".

• Tongue Click
• Unilateral Suppressed Smile
• Elevated Eyebrows

During 0:06 second (notated by µ) less than a half a second after the immediately preceding image, just after he says, "I don't kn - Maybe it’s the calm before the storm."

This unilateral suppressed (false) smile together with a Tongue Click - is patronizing and bodes ill for the receiving person/group who is the recipient of "the storm".  The Tongue Click a hyper-alpha nonverbal-paralanguage signal.

• False Smile (Disgust Smile)
• Dynamic Head Tilt - emphasizing his Disgust.

During 0:13 (notated by ∂)

• Elevated Central Forehead Contraction
• Suppressed Mouth Smile
• Bouncing up and down on feet

- during 0:27 as he says, "You'll find out". This particular suppressed smile is subtle - watch the video several times as the still image does not capture the dynamic nature of this nonverbal tell. An elevated Central Forehead Contraction together with a Partial Mouth Smile (even a subtle one) in this context indicates Arrogance or Contempt (although both of these emotions may be manifested by other facial expressions).

His bouncing up and down on his feet/toes indicates an adrenaline surge indicated by excitement.


Summary: Most people are interpreting The President's "Calm Before the Storm" statement - as an ill omen for either Rex Tillerson or Kim Jong-un/North Korea.

President Trump's disgust and contempt may be directed at the recipient of "the storm" - or the members of the press (or both groups). The context, personnel present, and the President's reference suggests "the storm" is a military metaphor.

Donald Trump is excited about the ramifications of his secret. It's a particularly hyper-alpha moment for him. A partial/suppressed smile is nearly always indicative of withheld information - and this phenomenon is classically exemplified in this short video.


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See also:

Body Language Analysis No. 4084: Senator Corker Reacts to Secretary Tillerson's Statement (and President Trump)

Body Language Analysis No. 4082: Brother of Stephen Paddock (Las Vegas Shooter)

Body Language Analysis No. 4080: Getting Under Donald Trump's Skin - San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Reacting to Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke

Body Language Analysis No. 4078: Toddler Steals Prince Harry's Popcorn

Body Language Analysis No. 4064: The Murder of Laci Peterson - Part II - A Red Flag Conspicuous by its Absence

Body Language Analysis No. 4061: Pennywise,"IT", and Bill Skarsgård's Demonic Smile - Why is IT so Scary?

Body Language Analysis No. 4037: Charlottesville Protester Quits Boston University after Death Threats

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3918: The Image of Kim Jong-un He Most Prefers the World to See - and What It Tells Us

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3903: Rex Tillerson Disagrees with Donald Trump


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Body Language Analysis No. 4084: Senator Corker Reacts to Secretary Tillerson's Statement (and President Trump) - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Yesterday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a statement and answered a few questions regarding conflicts which some have alleged he has had with President Trump. Along with specifically denying he has considered resigning, Secretary Tillerson also very notably refused to answer a question as to whether or not he called President Trump, "A Moron".

After the Secretary's statement, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), went on record in support of Secretary Tillerson, Secretary of Defence James Mattis, and Chief of Staff John Kelly. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of Senator Corker's Statement.

SENATOR CORKER (beginning at 0:00): I, I think, ah, Secretary Tillerson, Secretary Mattis, Ω∫ [lip smack] and, ah, Chief of Staff Kelly, ahum Ω∫ , are - those people that help separate our country from chaos. And, ah, Ω∫ [lip smack] I, ah, support them very much. Ahum Ω∫  [lip smack], and I, I don't know what he may have said after the briefing. Ahum [lip smack]. I watch from, I, I mean look - I see what's happening here - I deal with people throughout the administration - and, ahum I, he, he, from my perspective is in an incredibly frustrating place - where Ω∆ - ahum Ω∫  [lip smack] - as I watch, okay - and I can watch very closely on many occasions - I mean, I, you know, Ω he ends up not being supported in the way that I would hope a Secretary of State would be supported.

[video omission/splice at 0:50]

SENATOR CORKER: I, I, think he's in a very trying situation - trying to Ω, Ω∫ [lip smack] to ah Ω, solve many of the World's problems Ω, ahum, a lot of times without the kind of support and help that I'd like to see him have Ω∫ .

JOURNALIST A: Does he ever think about resigning at any point in time?

SENATOR CORKER: Ω I, I can't get into that.

JOURNALIST B: When you say that Tillerson, Mattis, and Kelly are separating this country from chaos - do you mean th-, from th-, President's chaos?

SENATOR CORKER: Well it's just they, they, they, they act in a very, ah, they work very well together to make sure that the policies that we put forth around the World Ω∆ are - you know ∆ - sound and coherent. There are other people Ω ah, ah, ah within the administration in my belief that don't Ω∆ - okay? I'm sorry.

This photo (immediately above) was captured during 0:09, just after the Senator says, "... Chief of Staff Kelly, ahum ..." and just prior to "... are - those people that help separate ..."

Notice the significant lateral vectoring of the corners of his mouth - this signifies Regret (Ω notates Regret displays in the dialog above). The Inward Lip Roll indicates a suppression of strong emotions - however, the outward bulging of the tissue below his lower lip projects Frustration (∫ notates Frustration).

This image shows Senator Corker, momentarily expressing Regret, just after he says, "... where ..." and before he says, "... ahum - as I watch, okay..." (during 0:36). Here we see his mouth corners pulled directly laterally.

Another simultaneous emotion in this moment is that of Disgust. Do you see it? It's subtle. (Slight tightening of the tissue in his "mustache area" along with mild flaring of his nostrils). Disgust is notated by the ∆ sign in the above dialog.

This last picture is more of a pure regret expression - although it occurs more during speech - just as Senator Corker begins to say, "I, I can't get into that" (During 1:02 - In response to a question as to whether Secretary Tillerson had considered resigning).

Note how this image is a bit blurry due to the Senator's head moving away from the journalist as he begins his answer - another manifestation of regret.

It's important to stress that this is but a partial nonverbal analysis with only some of the more prominent signals notated.

Summary: Senator Bob Corker has significant regret, frustration, and disgust for President Trump. He also has knowledge that Secretary Tillerson has, in fact, considered resigning.


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See also:

Body Language Analysis No. 4083: President Trump, Puerto Rico, and Meeting San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz

Body Language Analysis No. 4081: Catalonia's Referendum vs. Spain's Control

Body Language Analysis No. 4079: Tom Price, Private Jets, and Nonverbal Disparity

Body Language Analysis No. 4077: A Facial Expression Common to Both Bad Actors and Sociopaths

Body Language Analysis No. 4056: Ed Sheeran and a Hesitancy to Disclose

Body Language Analysis No. 4035: Hope Hicks, Jared Kushner, and Phone Tells

Body Language Analysis No. 4001: Jodie Whittaker, Dr. Who, and Flirting from a TARDIS

Body Language Analysis No. 3968: The Grenfell Tower Fire, Empathy, and Emotional Processing

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3801: Marion Cotillard, Lip Syncing and Honest Anxiety


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Body Language Analysis No. 4083: President Trump, Puerto Rico, and Meeting San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

On Tuesday, President Trump visited Puerto Rico. His trip, of course, was in response to Hurricane Maria. The storm was the strongest to hit this US Territory since 1928 (which thankfully, had weakened to category 4 at the time of maximum impact). At full strength, it was the tenth strongest Hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin.

President Donald Trump and San Juan's Mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz - had rapidly developed an antagonistic relationship after she criticized the US government's response to the disaster - and he retorted with critical tweets including: "Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help."

What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis President Trump's and Mayor Yulín Cruz's brief interaction. Three different images are evaluated here - captured from varying angles.

The photo above best shows the President's and the Mayor's handshake. Note their respective foot and hip positions. The Mayor's are pointed directly toward the President - while the President's are vectored at a 60˚ - 70˚ angle. This conveys Mayor Yulín Cruz is showing respect for President Trump - but he is projecting no such feelings for her. When we respect another person, we point our feet and our hips toward them.

Mayor Yulín Cruz's feet are positioned slightly less than her shoulder width apart. This configuration shows significant alpha status - conveying her conviction and strength. The fact that only the President's right foot is fully planted - while his left foot up on his toes - shows a significantly more beta emotional tone. The President's stance is "off-balance" and weak - while the Mayor's is "standing firm" and confident.

Notice also the upright position of Mayor Yulín Cruz's entire body - she is leaning only slight forward "into" the handshake. In contrast, the President is leaning primarily laterally - with his center of gravity considerably forward - over his right foot. This dynamic projects a sloppy nonchalance on the part of President Trump.

Another faux pas in this moment is the barrier of the chair. Either President Trump or Mayor Yulín Cruz should have either moved the chair or stepped around it. Whoever did so would have elevated the respect for the other person. Leaving this obstacle in place is a nonverbal metaphor for the impediments in their relationship.

Another key nonverbal display here is the Mayor's left hand. It's positioned behind her back. This is both a distancing signal (e.g., I don't want to touch you more than I have to) - as well as a confidence (hyper-confidence) display.

This facial expression of President Trump's is indicative of profound Disgust (immediately above).

This last image, taken about 0.5 seconds after the first photo shows the President's face displaying significant Contempt.

Summary: During their brief face-to-face interaction, President Trump felt a high level of disgust and contempt - as well as a low level of respect for San Juan's Mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz. In this moment, we can't see the Mayor's face - but her body language is projecting respect for the President.

Intriguingly, the although Mayor Yulín Cruz is in a tremendously less powerful position - she displays much more confidence and strength in this moment.


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See also:

Body Language Analysis No. 4082: Brother of Stephen Paddock (Las Vegas Shooter) 

Body Language Analysis No. 4080: Getting Under Donald Trump's Skin - San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Reacting to Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke

Body Language Analysis No. 4076: Roger Stone Speaks to the Press after House Intelligence Committee Testimony

Body Language Analysis No. 4074: Donald Trump Sends Robert Kraft a Message

Body Language Analysis No. 4056: Ed Sheeran and a Hesitancy to Disclose

Body Language Analysis No. 4048: Lady Di - Ambassador of Empathy

Body Language Analysis No. 3992: Angela Merkel's Eye Roll for Vladimir Putin's Mansplaining

Body Language Analysis No. 3989: Peter Sagan Regarding his Disqualification from the Tour de France and Mark Cavendish's Crash

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3875: Children Interrupt Dad During BBC News interview


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Body Language Analysis No. 4082: Brother of Stephen Paddock (Las Vegas Shooter) - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

The most deadly mass shooting in modern US history occurred last night in Las Vegas, Nevada during a country music concert. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, shot from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel/Resort. He used multiple automatic weapons and took his own life. At the time of this post, at least 59 people have been killed and a minimum of 527 have been wounded. At this time law enforcement reports that Stephen Paddock had no criminal history.

What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of one of the interviews conducted earlier today of Eric Paddock - the brother of the alleged shooter, Stephen Paddock.

After this interview, the public became aware that Paddock's father (Benjamin Paddock) had robbed a bank and upon escaping from prison was one of the FBI's ten most wanted fugitives in 1969.

At multiple times during this television interview, Eric Paddock gestured with his left hand up to his temple - initially with his fingers and thumb held together - then, as his arm and hand were moving away from his head - his digits splaying apart. This dynamic illustrator is often used to express an event or idea which "Blew My Mind/Mind Blowing" - as well as a sudden idea, insight, or realization.

Eric Paddock expressed a nearly constant display of rapid lateral head shaking which is consistent with disbelief and emotional processing. This is, of course, a dynamic behavior and is thus unable to be captured via a still photograph. Please view the video to fully appreciate this movement.

Also very frequently, Eric Paddock retracted his head, neck, and upper torso backward. This is another common signal of disbelief.

However, the display captured in the image immediately above, during 0:11, when Paddock pulled his head back, neck, and torso backward and wiggled his head back and forth with high frequency, and opened his eyelids very widely - was out of context. Some would call this an affectation.

This expression of "Feigned Consideration" in a theoretical scenario in which he's reacting to news his neighbor perpetrated a similar event - is also an affectation or melodrama - and out of context.

A moment later (beginning at 1:02) Mr. Paddock said, "... I mean my brother did this - I -  this was like it was done - you know, like he shot us - I mean - I, I - If he'd a killed my kids - I couldn't be more - dumbfounded ...".

Most everyone would say the theoretical scenario of his own brother killing his own children is an odd statement - disproportional and out-of-context. From a psychological standpoint, this is quite different than, for example, versus, if he were to say, "I can't imagine what they're feeling. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose a child, parent, or spouse to a gunman."

It's also important to point out that this display of Mr. Paddock's is not a display of empathy - rather it's a display of disbelief.

Discussing the death and wounding of so many people, by his brother - and the suicide/death of that brother - are all highly out-of-context situations for laughter. Mr. Paddock laughed several times when recalling his brother texting their mother after Hurricane Irma (1:24 - 1:32).

This was the expression Mr. Paddock made (1:47) after a journalist asked him, "Were you a close family?". Notice his smooth forehead. Mr. Paddock has had Botox treatments and this diminishes some facial expressions - as it does here. Mr. Paddock shows more emotional pain in this instant than any other in this particular interview - yet it's still significantly suppressed. Subsequently, many people won't "feel his pain" and empathize with him as much as they otherwise would have - had his central (medial) lower forehead displayed a "normal for context" dynamic, contraction. 

During 2:01 Mr. Paddock rolled his eyes. This is a conscious/deliberate signal of impatient dismissal and contempt after he says, "I live here. He lives in - Mesquite - [stuttering] - once again, public record stuff you'll find out [stutter] - I mean I live here - He lives in - We're not that close [Eyeroll]".

He follows this with, "... and we talk on the phone occasionally [melodramatically opened eyelids, during 2:04]". This is further melodrama/affectation. Mr. Paddock is trying hard - some would say too hard - in distancing himself both physically and emotionally from his brother.

Summary: Eric Paddock is not displaying definitive deception in this video regarding his brother. However, his behavior is melodramatic and out-of-context. This is, to a degree, natural, for who would want to be associated with such a violent act? Although Eric Paddock's baseline behavior may be somewhat prone to melodrama - here he's trying too hard. Later in the morning, it was revealed that Paddock's father robbed a bank and was, for a time, on the FBI's ten most wanted list. It's perhaps this information that Eric Paddock was also, understandably, trying to distance himself from.

In this video, Eric Paddock displays little empathy for the families, loved-ones, and victims. Rather, his primary focus and emotions in this video were his disbelief and in distancing himself from his brother (and father).


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See also:

Body Language Analysis No. 4081: Catalonia's Referendum vs. Spain's Control

Body Language Analysis No. 4079: Tom Price, Private Jets, and Nonverbal Disparity

Body Language Analysis No. 4077: A Facial Expression Common to Both Bad Actors and Sociopaths

Body Language Analysis No. 4075: Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard F. Smith Steps Down After Massive Hack/Data Breach

Body Language Analysis No. 4060: Ted Cruz's Default Facial Expression

Body Language Analysis No. 4047: Joel Osteen, Houston, and Hurricane Harvey

Body Language Analysis No. 4006: Vladimir Putin and Melania Trump at the G20

Body Language Analysis No. 3983: Female Kurdish sniper fighting IS narrowly cheats death

Body Language Analysis No. 3947: Benjamin Netanyahu's reaction to Donald Trump's statement, "I never mentioned the Word or Name 'Israel' "

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3917: American Airlines Stroller Incident


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Body Language Analysis No. 4081: Catalonia's Referendum vs. Spain's Control - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (PHOTOS)

The government of Catalonia reports that 90% of the voters who took part in a referendum election on 1 October 2017 voted for independence. Spain has ruled the election illegal and ordered that it be shut down. Spanish national police were deployed. At many polling stations violence ensued - and at some locations, police confiscated the ballot boxes. Some reports claim as many as 888 people were injured.

The image above was taken in Barcelona. Note the position of the woman's head, neck, torso, and arms. Her torso and neck are both angled forward, while her head and upper arms are vectored backward.

From a body language perspective, the backward angle of her head is an extremely common component of contempt, disgust, and anger. This lateral, profile-view clearly demonstrates the colloquial of "Looking Down the Nose" at someone. 

In any type of highly polarized conflict - more so than anger - disgust and contempt are the more extreme emotions - and intriguingly necessary for an "Us versus Them" mentality. Contempt and Disgust are psychologically necessary in order to look at another person or group as "beneath you" - and, in more extreme cases, "less than human". Viewing other people with contempt and disgust are central behaviors to all prejudice, mass killings, genocide, and war.


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See also:

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Body Language Analysis No. 4076: Roger Stone Speaks to the Press after House Intelligence Committee Testimony

Body Language Analysis No. 4074: Donald Trump Sends Robert Kraft a Message

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Body Language Analysis No. 4044: Kim Jong-un's Choreography

Body Language Analysis No. 4005: O.J. Simpson's Parole Board Hearing

Body Language Analysis No. 3974: Elle Fanning, Robert De Niro, and Easter 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3896: Did Matthew Perry Really Beat Up Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?


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