Overview
- On December 30, Carpenter reposted two TikToks that read, “It’s been a tough year but at least I didn’t get back with my ex,” a move widely read as a nod to ex-boyfriend Barry Keoghan.
- One repost used her hit Manchild as the audio, a song many fans and outlets have linked to her past relationship even though she has not confirmed its subject.
- Earlier in December on Late Night with Seth Meyers, she deflected a question about which ex inspired Manchild by remaining coy on camera.
- On December 24, she released Man’s Best Friend (Bonus Track Version) featuring the newly unveiled track Such a Funny Way, which she presented to fans as a holiday surprise.
- Carpenter and Keoghan dated from late 2023 and went public at the May 2024 Met Gala, and sources have described their late-2024 split as driven by schedules with no reported bad blood.