Joshua Bassett reacts to Olivia Rodrigo rumors after \u2018Crisis\u2019 backlash YouTube: Vevo, Joshua BassettActor and music artist Joshua Bassett has issued a response after fans lashed out over rumors that his song \u2018Crisis\u2019 was taking shots at \u2018Driver\u2019s License\u2019 singer Olivia Rodrigo. Olivia Rodrigo took over the internet earlier this year thanks to her heartbreaking hit \u2018Driver\u2019s License.\u2019 The breakup anthem details the heartache of the singer, who\u2019d just earned her license and was hoping to celebrate her newfound independence with her boyfriend\u2026 who had apparently moved on to someone else. Amid the song\u2019s viral acclaim, fans suspected that the track was throwing not-so-subtle shade toward artist Joshua Bassett, who was rumored to be involved with Rodrigo before opting for actress Sabrina Carpenter. Rodrigo notably denied any rumors that her song was directed toward Carpenter, saying that she \u201creally resented\u201d the \u201cnarrative that was being tossed around\u201d at the time. While it\u2019s been a minute since this drama made headlines, it looks like speculation has returned in the wake of Bassett\u2019s new songs, one of which has fans convinced that he\u2019s telling his side of the story from Rodrigo\u2019s \u2018Driver\u2019s License.\u2019 His song \u2018Crisis\u2019 includes lyrics that say: \u201cAnd if you get to tell your truth, then so do I \/And it\u2019s cool if you want me to play the bad guy \/ But don\u2019t you dare act like I didn\u2019t love you \/ Don\u2019t go thinkin\u2019 that I didn\u2019t hurt, too.\u201d Joshua Bassett responds to Olivia Rodrigo \u2018Crisis\u2019 rumors This prompted some fans to take their concerns to social media, speculating that Bassett was hitting back at Rodrigo and criticizing both artists for hurting the other based on their experiences as detailed in each song. Bassett has since responded to the rumors in a now-deleted Instagram message, writing: \u201cAll I ask is that you treat everyone with respect and love. Anyone who sends hate on my \u2018behalf\u2019 is no fan of mine.\u201d Bassett also revealed that he hasn\u2019t spoken to Rodrigo since the release of Driver\u2019s License earlier this year despite his attempts to reach out, and called 2021 one of the most difficult years of his life following fan backlash and hospitalization due to septic shock and heart failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Joshua Bassett reacts to Olivia Rodrigo rumors after \u2018Crisis\u2019 backlash YouTube: Vevo, Joshua BassettActor and music artist Joshua Bassett has issued a response after fans lashed out over rumors that his song \u2018Crisis\u2019 was taking shots at \u2018Driver\u2019s License\u2019 singer Olivia Rodrigo. Olivia Rodrigo took over the internet earlier this year thanks to her heartbreaking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52397\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}