The Untold Truth Of Sabrina Carpenter

When Olivia Rodrigo's song "Driver's License" blew up, speculation about its inspiration soon followed. As noted by Billboard, the prevailing theory became that Rodrigo was singing about the heartbreak she experienced when her rumored former flame, Joshua Bassett, moved on with Sabrina Carpenter after their breakup. Carpenter is thought to be the older blond girl that Rodrigo references. 

Carpenter's 2021 song "Skin" seemed to be a response to "Driver's License," and Carpenter all but confirmed this during an appearance on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest." She explained why she couldn't stay silent about the drama, saying, "I couldn't force myself to write about something else. I couldn't force myself to write a song that didn't make sense or and didn't align with how I was feeling." The court of public opinion didn't have all the facts, but based on the lyrical evidence, Carpenter was found guilty of being spiteful and vindictive for gloating about her romantic bliss.

"Because I Liked a Boy," one of the tracks on Carpenter's 2022 album "Emails I Can't Send," deals with the fallout from the situation and all the hateful comments that were hurled at her. "My favorite lyric in the song is 'Tell me who I am, because I don't have a choice,'" she told Rolling Stone. "It's obviously sarcastic, but in the way that people can't tell you who you are. Only if you allow them to, like really get under your skin."