Joshua Bassett Is Breaking His Silence On Olivia Rodrigo Drama!

Joshua Bassett is now ready to tell HIS side of the “Driver’s License” story.

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The actor recently opened up to GQ about one of the biggest media storms of the year that involved him, Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter.

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"I have a right to stand up for myself," he said while talking about the backlash he faced from Rodrigo’s fanbase earlier this year.

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“I would see TikToks with like 50 million views and 10 million likes saying, ‘If I ever see that kid on the street, I'm going to f***ing kill him,’” Bassett says.

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Bassett just released three new songs, which were written six months ago, that tell his side of the story.

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On Friday, December 3, the singer released “Crisis,” “Secret” and “Set Me Free.”

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Bassett says “Crisis” is all about “all the crazy PR over the year.”

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“Secret” pertains to finding out an ex’s lie.

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“You swore that you only had a crush/Told me that you cut him off”, he sings. The song also includes the lines, “When your woe is me stops working/I bet your songs won’t sound the same.”

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