Barry Keoghan Slams “Inhumane” Messages After Sabrina Carpenter Split
It’s time to put those cheating rumors to bed.
They may have had great bed chem, but apparently that wasn’t enough to make Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan’s relationship last. After about a year of dating, the pop star and the actor reportedly ended things in early December. This didn’t come as a huge surprise to the fans who’d been closely following the couple, since there had been rumblings that things weren’t going well for a few months on gossip sites like DeuxMoi. But apparently, all those cheating rumors were wrong.
ICYMI, Keoghan posted a lengthy statement statement addressing the situation and hate he’s been receiving. “I can only sit and take so much. My name has been dragged across the internet in ways I usually don’t respond [to],” he wrote on X, formerly called Twitter. “The messages I have received no person should ever have to read them. Absolute lies, hatred, disgusting commentary about my appearance, character, how I am as a parent and every other inhumane thing you can imagine.”
Keoghan said that haters have been dragging his family, too, specifically targeting his mom, grandmother, and son. “[That’s] crossing a line,” he wrote. “Each and every day I work harder to push myself on every level to be the healthiest and strongest person for that boy... I need you to [remember] he has to read ALL of this about his father when he is older.”
Keoghan’s statement came amid rumors of him cheating on Carpenter with influencer Breckie Hill. The speculation gained traction when Hill reposted a video about the rumors on her TikTok. But on Dec. 7, Hill clarified that she did “not get with” Keoghan and had actually “never encountered” him. “I reposted this video that showed up on my For You Page, claiming that I was home-wrecking Sabrina Carpenter’s relationship just simply because I thought it was so ridiculous,” she added in a TikTok.
Insiders have also quashed the cheating rumors. A Dec. 5 Us Weekly report quoted multiple anonymous sources who claimed the reason for the split simply came down to Carpenter and Keoghan’s busy schedules keeping them apart. “It’s been challenging for their relationship since she started going on tour and has been gone a lot,” one source said. “Their schedules were not aligning. All the time spent apart, it was hard to maintain a relationship amid her career exploding... A bulk of the issue is she barely has time for herself let alone for a relationship.”
Another source confirmed that the breakup was a mutual decision, and they ended on good terms. “They are cordial and it was not contentious,” the source said. “Both agreed it wasn’t working. That was something they struggled with, being in different places all the time.”
A third source emphasized that Keoghan was “very faithful and loyal” to Carpenter, adding that he has been prioritizing spending time with his 2-year-old son Brando. “Barry’s very focused on his career and being a dad,” the source said. “While shooting Peaky Blinders, he was balancing being with his son during his downtime.”
It sounds like the real reason for the split simply came down to both superstars getting too much work to prioritize a relationship at the moment.
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