Although both have stayed mum on the issue, it seems Evan Peters’ most controversial Twitter incident can clue us into why he and Halsey called it quits. In June 2020, amidst the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests, a choice video found its way onto Peters’ Twitter feed. Showing footage of looters being chased and tackled by police, the cameraman can also be heard yelling, “Get them!” Captioned “I can watch these piece of s*** looters get tackled all day” by another user, the video garnered Peters massive and immediate backlash. The “American Horror Story” star deleted the retweet quickly, explaining on his now-deactivated account that he “unknowingly retweeted” the clip and did not condone the original user’s message. “I sincerely apologize if anyone was offended. I support black lives matter wholeheartedly,” Peters added.
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While Peters’ reputation has been largely unmarred, some fans were skeptical at the time of his “accidental” retweet. Enter Halsey. Before Peters deleted his retweet, one user bluntly asked him, “Is this why Halsey broke up with you?” While the “You Should Be Sad” hitmaker didn’t address the fan, she did “Like” their tweet. Moreover, a few days before Peters’ Twitter mishap, Halsey and her ex-boyfriend, Yungblud, attended a Black Lives Matter rally in Los Angeles, at which she even claimed to have been fired upon with rubber bullets by police.
