Bebe Rexha appeared to signal strife in her relationship with boyfriend Keyan Safyari by revealing an alleged private message in which he called her out for gaining weight.
The pop star shared a screenshot of the message to Instagram stories on Sunday. The sender describes her as “beautiful,” but nonetheless adds that they wanted to be “honest” about her weight.
“I never said you weren’t beautiful and I never said I didn’t love you. In fact I said how beautiful you are and how much I loved you,” the message read. “But I always said I would be honest with you and your face was changing so I told you it was … that was the conversation we were having and you asked. Because I care, would you rather I lied to you?”
The sender continued: “You gained 35 pounds obviously you gained weight and your face changes? Should I just pretend it didn’t happen and that it’s OK? Come on I gain 3 pounds and you call me chubbs and fat. Doesn’t mean you don’t love me.”
Needless to say, Rexha’s post set off a flurry of speculation online that she and Safyari, a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, had split after about three years. The couple were first romantically linked in 2020.
Shortly after Rexha shared the message, many fans came to her defense.
“Good for her … Men can be so cruel in the name of being ‘honest.’ Fuck that,” one person <