So! High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Costars Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett were apparently dating (although this was never confirmed) and when they apparently broke up, rumors started getting pretty messy behind the scenes.
The same day that Joshua was pictured at an apparent lunch date with Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia dropped a photo on Instagram with a “dump him” t-shirt, pointing to the least. And so an apparent love triangle / feud was born.
The 17-year-old wouldn’t be drawn on whether the song was about her costar, but she didn’t shut the rumors down either. In an interview with Billboard, she said, “I fully understand people’s curiosity about the specifics of who the song is and what it’s about, but to me that’s really the least important part of the song.”
Then in steam rolled Joshua, who also released a few songs of his own that seemed to be a reaction to Olivia. One of those songs was called “Lie Lie Lie”, which … well, it’s not exactly subtle, is it?