WITH a rocketing career and A-list girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter on his arm, Barry Keoghan had the world at his feet in 2024.
But after his relationship soured — amid false claims the actor cheated — he was so badly burned by the fallout that he has become a recluse.
Barry has quit all social media, stopped seeing his mates and has even moved house — all while internet trolls continue to hurl insults his way.
The strife all stems from a rumour that he had an affair while seeing Espresso singer Sabrina, 26, which she herself has said was false.
Saltburn actor Barry, 33, who is currently filming the upcoming Beatles biopics as Ringo Starr, said: “I have been avoiding stuff.
“I’ve stopped socialising. And again, it’s because there was a narrative that’s not true.
“I never confirmed or said anything about it, and, you know, I just disappeared.”
Pushed on what that narrative is, he continued: “It’s that I cheated.
“I don’t want to ever bring anyone else into it, but unfortunately having a relationship in the public eye, we all know this, it gets put out there, and it’s amplified.
“A girl made a video and then the girl actually made [another] video and went, ‘Sorry for making that up’, but no one seemed to latch on to that video.”
Gossip site DeuxMoi and social media influencers had claimed he was seen at a members’ club and steakhouse with another blonde woman while he was dating Sabrina.
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