Quick recap: After Barry and Sabrina reportedly split in late 2024 following a year of dating, there were rumors that he'd cheated on the pop star with influencer Breckie Hill. Breckie, for her part, immediately shut down the speculation.
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Regardless, the online negativity directed Barry's way post-split was so bad that he eventually had to delete his IG account and issue a statement about the "hate" he was receiving at the time.
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During a recent appearance on the Friends Keep Secrets podcast, Barry addressed the cheating rumors once and for all while getting real about how they affected his life — and what he had to say was actually pretty heartbreaking.
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"I came off Instagram and social profiles," he admitted. "I've stopped going to events. I've stopped, you know, just, socializing. It's because, you know, 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, you know, I just disappeared."
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After referencing the issues that come with "having a relationship in the public eye," Barry gestured toward Breckie's post denying the rumors. "No one seemed to latch on to that video," he said, before talking more about his desire to avoid the public perception he's faced post-split.
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"I'm not asking for people to become my fan and like me because that's not normal either," he said. "But I'm asking for people to stop assuming and also stop jumping on this narrative and attacking me and dragging me down in any way you can, involving my parents who are no longer with me...just absolutely disgusting and vile. There's videos on TikTok literally going, 'I hate him.'"