After releasing her new single and video for “Lucky” last week, Halsey said that she “regret[s] coming back” after some fans criticized her return to music.
In a post on her Tumblr page tiredandlonelymuse, the singer stated that she is unhappy with fans who have “stuck around to chime in occasionally with their opinion of how much they hate me or how awful I am.”
“My own fans are hands down meaner to me than any other people on the planet,” she wrote. “Not speaking for all of you, of course. But it used to be just a minority that were awful to me and now it seems like a majority have only stuck around to chime in occasionally with their opinion of how much they hate me or how awful I am. it’s hard to want to engage in a space that is completely devoid of any kindness, sympathy, patience; or to be honest human decency. Especially after years of hiding from the interactions for fear that this EXACT thing would happen. I don’t know man. I almost lost my life. I am not gonna do anything that doesn’t make me happy anymore. I can’t spiritually afford it.”
Though it’s unclear which criticisms she’s addressing, Halsey said that after she was diagnosed with lupus and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder in 2022, she was excited to return to music. But the response she received thus far to “Lucky” has led her to regret her decision.
“When I got sick,” she continued, “all I could think about was getting better so I could come back and be a part of THIS again, but I don’t even know what this is anymore and I want to crawl in a hole and I regret coming back.”
“Lucky” is the first single off her upcoming fifth album, which is currently without a release date. The song interpolates Britney Spears’ 2000 single of the same name, with Halsey claiming Spears herself gave approval. For the video, she drew inspiration from Spears’ visuals and its concept that suggested fame isn’t always what it seems.
Shortly after the video’s release, Spears took to X (formerly Twitter) to claim that the portrayal offended her and made her look like a “superficial pop star.” She swiftly deleted the post and instead tweeted, “Fake news !!! That was not me on my phone !!! I love Halsey and that’s why I deleted it !!!”
Halsey responded by retweeting Spears, writing, “and I love Britney!!!! I always have and always will 💕 you were the first person who ever made me realize what it means to feel inspired. And you continue to inspire me everyday.”
From Variety US