YouTube screenshot of Matthew Tyler Vorce.
Pop star Billie Eilish’s 29-year-old boyfriend Matthew Tyler Vorce has apologized for the social media posts in which he used homophobic and racist language.
Screenshots of Vorce’s previous Facebook posts resurfaced on Twitter this week. The posts, which date back to 2011, show Tyler using the slurs “f * ggot” and “n * gger”. He also shames singer Adele as “British Miss Piggy” and seems to shame Asians for wearing surgical masks.
Matthew Tyler Vorce (corduroygraham on Instagram) responds to a comment made by a fanpage. It is not known whether he responded to the first comment or the second, which would be an admission that the comments are real. Matthew’s friends also defended him. pic.twitter.com/FrAY0wuF2F
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As the backlash was in full swing, Vorce took to his private Instagram account to apologize.
“I want to apologize for the things I’ve written on social media in the past,” Vorce wrote in a story. “The language I used was hurtful and irresponsible and I understand how offensive these words are. Whether it’s a word, a quote, or just me being stupid, it doesn’t matter. I am ashamed and deeply sorry that I used them in any context. This is not how I was brought up and it is not what I stand for. I shouldn’t have used this language in the first place and I won’t be using it again. I am very sorry for the harm I have caused.
Billie Eilish and Matthew Tyler Vorce were recently spotted at Disney. Billie liked a post calling her fandom and claiming that the alleged posts were fabricated. pic.twitter.com/fHBiAEkQLc
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“I take full responsibility and continue to hold myself accountable for my actions,” he concluded.
The apology follows a statement from Eilish on social media earlier this week, in which she questioned the authenticity of the posts. “This fandom is so embarrassing sometimes,” she wrote. “For example, why would you go into someone’s comments and say something you don’t even know is true and something you’ve all LITERALLY DONE, sometimes you’re so stupid.” Some of you just need to learn to mind your own business.
The backlash against Vorce’s social media posts – let alone their homophobic language – won’t do much to criticize Eilish. Earlier this month, critics accused the singer of queerbaiting in the video for her song “Lost Cause.”
