Halsey claims ‘really powerful’ music executive took clothes off without consent

Pop singer Halsey claimed that an “influential” music executive once viewed their private photographs without consent.

“Lucky” starwho uses they/them pronouns, recalled an incident during an interview on Call her dad podcast and said it makes them feel “demoralized” and violated.

“I think it was quite a while ago, but I was out and I was with this executive, like this really powerful executive who works in music in some capacity.” Halsey said.

“It was very festive and there was a lot of talk in the industry. I didn’t feel weird about it at all. I never felt safe or anything.”

Halsey, 30 years old, said the evening took a sinister turn when the unnamed executive allegedly asked for a photo of them together to send to his niece: The pop singer took the photo, then handed them the phone and said he could send it to his number since they needed to use the bathroom.

When Halsey When they returned, they apparently found the executive viewing personal, explicit photos on his phone.

“I was just frozen… I didn’t even know what to do,” they said. “I thought, ‘Did I just imagine this?’ Was it an accident?… I thought, “Did the phone scroll up?” What the hell just happened?”

Halsey said they were particularly concerned about the idea that the executive might have gone so far as to send the photos to himself: “I thought, ‘Did he send them to himself and then delete the messages?’ I don’t even know where they are now.”

The singer said they found the experience so humiliating that they began to question their self-worth: “I went from being like, ‘Yeah, I’m a f–king badass (to)… You’re nothing.’ … you’re still that damn girl that’s being taken advantage of, or like, men talk about you behind your back, or you’re some kind of collateral.”

They described the incident as “demoralizing” and noted that although they had experienced “worse” in their careers, this incident stood out among others: “Because it was so careless.”

In the podcast, Halsey reflected on the dark side of power dynamics in the music industry and their status: “I’m in this exclusive space, thinking I’ve reached a place where I’m protected… and then this aggressive thing just happens. caprice”.

Halsey released her latest album Great Pretenderon October 25, which will include singles such as “The End” and “Lonely is the Muse”.