Cole Sprouse was criticized by several Twitter users following controversial comments he made in an interview about his ex-girlfriend Lili Reinhart in the call your dad podcast with Alex Cooper on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old actor, who dated his Riverdale co-star for two years before splitting in January 2020, stunned when he claimed that “almost all of his girlfriends” had cheated on him, one of the surprising sentiments he divulged in the chat.
One user said the Arezzo, Italy-born entertainer “must be so bored with his life that he felt the need to go to the most annoying podcast ever, known for criticizing others, to talk.” [about] a relationship that ended years ago!!!’
Another said Sprouse came off as “very strange” by “venting private details about his breakup while the show was literally still filming,” “saying multiple times” that he dumped Reinhart, 26, and should have done so sooner.
The user asked: ‘How is he doing all that just to go to work the next morning and see her?’
The latest: Cole Sprouse, 30, has been criticized by several Twitter users in the wake of controversial comments he made in an interview about his ex-girlfriend Lili Reinhart, 26, on the Call Her Daddy podcast with Alex Cooper.
Another user noted that Sprouse mishandled the situation from a PR perspective in a ‘funny’ way, as he ‘really went on that podcast to get ahead of everything and thought people were going to sympathize with him but instead he unleashed so much virulence and is receiving lashes. left and right.’
Some made it clear that they weren’t big fans of the Suite Life of Zack & Cody actor before the chat.
“Cole Sprouse has always been goofy to me. Glad everyone’s up to date,” said one user, while another described his behavior as “unbearable.”
while speaking in call your dad podcast with Alex Cooper, he stated that the pair “both did a lot of damage to each other”.
Cole was labeled a ‘loser’ by Twitter users as they called out the former Disney star for ‘humiliating Lili on International Women’s Day’ with his comments.
The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody star was also heavily criticized for smoking indoors throughout the episode, as fans claim they received a “secondhand shame” from him.
Taking a long drag on his cigarette, Cole told listeners that “the clichés of dating someone you work with are so true.”
He said: ‘It was really difficult. We both did a lot of damage. The work thing got tough because it was hard to suspend what we felt for each other and we weren’t allowed the luxury of distance to get over that.
Reaction: A user noted that the interview fell flat on Sprouse from a PR perspective.
Boredom? Another said that Sprouse needed to get over her relationship with Reinhart.
Perception: Another said Sprouse came across as “very weird” by “venting private details about his breakup while the show is literally still filming.”
Summary: Some made it clear they weren’t big fans of the Suite Life of Zack & Cody actor before the chat
Meme: A user compared Sprouse’s smoking habit to a character Fred Armisen played on SNL
‘We hurt each other so much’: Fans slammed Cole Sprouse for ‘humiliating’ ex Lili Reinhart with interview about their relationship while smoking indoors
More: The actor, 30, dated his Riverdale co-star for two years before splitting in January 2020 and claimed that “almost all of his girlfriends” had cheated on him (pictured in 2019)
Happy: Reinhart was photographed at an event in Beverly Hills last fall
Now we are good friends and we work very well together. I’m grateful that I had to go through that with her, but all the clichés about dating someone you work with are so true.
Cole first revealed that the couple “mutually” broke up, but quickly changed his tune, admitting “it was me, I left, it was time.”
He continued: ‘It absolutely lasted longer because we worked together. There was a lot of pressure and I think that if he had loved me more he would have left earlier.
‘I felt that I had to take care of a lot of people around me. I think the tricky thing is that I’m private with my relationship.
“I didn’t think the public needed to know about my angst that created an air of gray when I was photographed with other people.”
Cole confirmed the breakup in August 2020, writing on Instagram: “Lili and I initially split in January of this year and decided to split more permanently in March.”
‘What an amazing experience I had, I will always feel lucky and cherish that I had the chance to fall in love.
“I wish you nothing but the greatest love and happiness in the future. Everything I’ll say about it, whatever else you hear doesn’t matter.
He said: ‘It was really difficult. We both did a lot of damage. The work thing got tough because it was hard to suspend what we felt for each other and we weren’t allowed the luxury of distance to get over that.
‘She dodged a bullet’: Twitter users labeled Cole a ‘loser’ when they called out the former Disney star for ‘humiliating Lili on National Women’s Day’ with her comments
Lili publicly came out as bisexual on Instagram later that year.
“Although I have never publicly announced it before, I am a proud bisexual woman,” she shared.
She waited to come out until after their split, detailing on the LGBTQ&A podcast in September: “I didn’t want to put my ex [Sprouse] in one position, it seems like it would have been a bit weird dating when I was in a straight relationship.’
Cole and Lili first met on the set of the CW show Riverdale in 2016 and fans speculated about their relationship when they flirted on social media in early 2017 and in interviews together later that year.
On screen, they play Jughead Jones (spouse) and Betty Cooper (Reihart), two high school students who come from different worlds but find solace in each other.
Superfans of their hit CW show were devastated when the couple called it quits after nearly three years together, just before the pandemic.
Cole has since moved on with model Ari Fournier, 23, who he has been with since March 2021.
‘The work thing got tough’: Taking a long drag on his cigarette, Cole told listeners that ‘the clichés of dating someone you work with are so true’
‘Biggest ick’: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody star was heavily criticized for smoking inside throughout the episode, as fans claim they received a ‘secondhand shame’ from him
New girlfriend: Cole has since moved on with model Ari Fournier, 23, who he’s been with since March 2021.