‘Crossing a line’: Saltburn star Barry Keoghan slams ‘hatred’ after Sabrina Carpenter split

Actor Barry Keoghan has hit back at cyberbullies after his surprise split from pop star Sabrina Carpenter.

Actor Barry Keoghan is bashing all of the cyber-bullying he has allegedly received since he and pop star Sabrina Carpenter recently called it quits after one year of dating.

“I can only sit and take so much,” the Saltburn star, 32, began in a lengthy statement via X on Saturday.

“My name has been dragged across the internet in ways that I don’t usually respond to. I have to respond now because it’s getting to a place where there are too many lines being crossed.”

Keoghan added that some of the hateful messages he’s received “no person should have to read them”.

Irish actor Barry Keoghan has been accused of cheating on pop star girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter. Picture: Valerie Macon/AFP

Carpenter and Keoghan have been dating for one year. Picture: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

He explained that 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’s being said about him includes “absolute lies, hatred, disgusting commentary” about his appearance, character, how he is as a parent and other “inhumane” remarks.

Keoghan gave further insight into some of the commentary, claiming he’s been called a “heroin baby” because of how he “grew up,” referencing his late mother Debbie Keoghan’s substance abuse issues.

Keoghan has deleted his Instagram account in the wake of cheating rumours. Picture: Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images

The Irish actor opened up to GQ earlier this year about having to hop around between foster homes as a kid because of his mum’s struggles, sharing that she ultimately died from a heroin overdose.

Keoghan claimed via X that people have been “intimidating” his grandmother, who helped raised him, and his 2-year-old son, Brando, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Alyson Sandro.

“Sitting outside my baby boy’s house intimidating them,” he wrote.

“Thats 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” for his son.

The actor has expressed concern for what his 2-year-old son, Brando, will read on the internet about him.

“I want him to be able to look up to his daddy, to have full trust in me and know I will have his back no matter what,” he continued.

“I need you to [remember] he has to read ALL of this about his father when he is older. Please be respectful to all.”

Keoghan’s statement comes after the internet has run wild with rumours that he allegedly cheated on Carpenter, leading them to split.

Keoghan posted this thirst trap before deleting his Instagram.

He has been accused of cheating with influencer Breckie Hill.

A blind item recently submitted to the gossip account DeuxMoi alleged, “On the closing night of [Carpenter’s] biggest tour to date in LA, he was busy getting very cozy at San Vincente Bungalows with a blonde, semi-famous LA based influencer (who’s particularly big on tiktok).

“I snooped around a bit out of curiosity and apparently he and his pop star girlfriend called it quits very suddenly less than a week before her final shows in LA after she found out he had been chatting with said influencer behind her back for months in a not-innocent-at-all way.”

Hills’ ‘kinda salty’ drink is said to reference Keoghan’s film Saltburn.

Social media sleuths then deduced that Breckie Hill was the influencer in question because she had recently posted photos that seemingly hinted and confirmed she had been dating the Eternals actor.

On November 18, she posted a photo of herself while out on a mystery date and captioned a pic of a margarita, “kinda salty”, seemingly referencing Keoghan’s breakout movie role.

The OnlyFans model, 21, also posted a photo of a beverage called “blackberry smash” that night that appeared to be a reference to the actor’s first name.

Hill then further fuelled the rumour mill by reposting videos that “confirmed” she was Keoghan’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.

Neither Keoghan nor Carpenter, 25, have directly addressed the cheating rumours either, though — aside from the Green Knight star alluding to them being false in his latest statement.

A source told People earlier this week that Keoghan and the Espresso singer ultimately decided to part ways because they are “both young and career-focused” and just “decided to take a break”.

Since the split, Carpenter has been seen continuing to work hard and in a cheerful mood while out in New York ahead of the release of her new Netflix special, A Nonsense Christmas.

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Originally published as ‘Crossing a line’: Saltburn star Barry Keoghan slams ‘hatred’ after Sabrina Carpenter split