Barry Keoghan has finally addressed rumours surrounding his breakup with Sabrina Carpenter, dismissing claims that he cheated on the pop star. The actor, 33, spoke out during an appearance on Benny Blanco and Lil Dicky’s podcast Friends Keep Secrets.
Keoghan said he had been avoiding the topic, adding that he deleted Instagram and stopped attending events due to relentless online bullying following the split in December 2024. “There was a narrative out there that was never really sort of even spoken on—a narrative that’s not true—and I never confirmed or said anything about it. And I just disappeared,” he explained.
When asked directly, the Saltburn star confirmed the untrue narrative was that he had cheated on Carpenter. He urged people to stop assuming and attacking him, saying: “Why is it cool to hop on and beat someone up?”
Keoghan had previously issued a statement on X after deleting his Instagram, condemning online hatred and saying lines had been crossed. The actor is now preparing to star as Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’s four-film Beatles biopic, due in 2028.
