Troye Sivangets a rush out of lying.
Earlier this year, the pop star, 27, created a fake beef withKelly Clarkson, 41, when he weighed in on a lyric of her song “Mine” thatfans misheard and thought mentioned his name.
On the pop-rock ballad she sings, “Sabotage, your choice of art? / Who the hell do you think you are?” although many thought she said, “Troye Sivan / Who the hell do you think you are?”
As herevealed in an interview, it turns out that the “Rush” artist had a blast when heresponded to the drama with a TikTokin which he joked, “What did I do to upset Kelly Clarkson?" and captioned the clip, “@Kellyclarkson, drop your location im ready to fight.”
The Australian performer spoke about the incident onVanity Fair’s Lie Detector Test video series.
While hooked up to a lie detector, he admitted that he “did know” that the song didn’t actually make a reference to him.
“I just thought it was funny,” he admits.
When asked if that makes him a troll, he said, “I guess, yeah,” which turned out to be true, according to the lie detector.
Sivan even admitted that he, too, enjoys trolling people on the internet. “That’s one place where I really like to lie,” he joked.
Troye Sivan in March 2023.JC Olivera/WireImage
JC Olivera/WireImage
Sivan also spoke about being a musician who acts, several career highlights, and his dating life in theVanity Fairclip.
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“I started to realize that sex is kind of like, inherently hilarious to me… it just reminds me of animals. And I think that made it so much less serious. I’m like, ‘This is hilarious that I want to do that to you.’ So that’s what I want to do. That is insane,” he said.
Sivan is gearing up torelease his first album since 2018,Something to Give Each Other. The album — due Oct. 13 via Capitol Records — was described in a press release as “a celebration of sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love and friendship.”
Along with the news of the album, he dropped the single “Rush,” whichdebuted within the Top 20 ofBillboard’sHot 100.
source: people.com
