But if this really was just a ploy for album sales and Emmy buzz, wouldn’t there be some warning signs? In fact, the fauxmance is full of red flags.

Is the James Packer and Mariah Carey romance a giant publicity stunt — a fauxmance rather than a real-life romance?

His fauxmance with Peta may have fizzled, but the Big Time Rush singer's can-do spirit and his waxy smooth chest will be missed.

And no amount of spark and professionalism from Marcy Walker and David Canary can convince me that the faux-mance is anything but a Stupid Plot Device, miles beneath both of their characters.