Barry Keoghan is criticizing all the cyberbullying he has reportedly received since he and Sabrina Carpenter recently called it quits after a year of dating.
“I can only sit and take so much,” the 32-year-old “Saltburn” star said. Started in a long statement through X Saturday.
“My name has been dragged across the Internet in a way that I don’t normally respond to. I have to respond now because it’s happening.” [sic] “In a place where a lot of lines are being crossed.”
Keoghan said some of the hateful messages he received were “nobody should have to read them.”
He said he deactivated his Instagram account on Friday because the vitriol had become a distraction from his family and his work.
The “Bring Them Down” star said what is being said about her are “sheer lies, hateful, disgusting comments” about her appearance, character, her behavior as a parent and other “inhumane” comments.
Keoghan gave more details in some of the comments, claiming she’s been called a “heroin baby” because she’s “grown up”, referencing her late mother Debbie Keoghan’s substance abuse issues.
irish actor opened up to gq Earlier this year about bouncing back and forth between foster homes due to his mother’s struggles as a child, sharing that she ultimately died from a heroin overdose.
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“I am scaring my children by sitting outside their house,” he wrote. “This is crossing a line.”
The ‘Bird’ star shared that he works hard every day to ‘push’ himself on every level to be the healthiest and strongest person he can be for his son.
He added, “I want her to be able to respect her father, to have complete trust in me, and to know that no matter what, I will have her back.”
“I need you [remember] When he grows up he will have to read all this about his father. Please respect everyone.”
Barry’s statement comes after rumors spread on the internet that he allegedly cheated on Carpenter, leading to their separation.
A recent blind item submitted to gossip account Dexmoi alleges, “On finale night [Carpenter’s] The biggest visit to L.A. so far, he was busy getting very cozy with a blonde, semi-famous L.A.-based influencer (who’s especially big on TikTok) in a San Vincente bungalow.
“I peeked around out of curiosity and apparently he and his pop star girlfriend abruptly broke up less than a week before his final show in LA after she discovered he had been chatting with said influencer behind her back for months, not in an innocent way at all.”
Social media authorities then concluded that Brecky Hill was an influencer because she had recently posted photos that appeared to suggest she was dating the “Eternals” actor.
On November 18, she posted a photo of herself going on a mystery date and captioned the photo of a margarita, “A little salty”, which appears to reference Barrie’s breakout movie role.
The 21-year-old OnlyFans model also posted a photo of a drink that night called “Blackberry Smash,” which appears to be a reference to the actor’s first name.
Hill then further fueled the rumors by re-posting those videos, “confirming” that she was Barry’s alleged mistress, and has since not tried to shut down the scandal or address the allegations.
She has not responded to Page Six’s multiple requests for comment.
However, neither Barry nor Carpenter, 25, have directly addressed the cheating rumors — except for the “Green Knight” star to call them false in her latest statement.
A source told People earlier this week that Barrie and the “Espresso” singer ultimately decided to part ways because they are “both young and career-focused” and simply “decided to take a break.”
Since the split, Carpenter has been spotted working hard and in a happy mood while in New York ahead of the release of her new Netflix special, “A Nonsense Christmas.”