What did Joshua Bassett say about Olivia Rodrigo?
DISNEY Channel star Joshua Bassett broke his silence on ex-girlfriend Olivia Rodrigo. Joshua Bassett, 20, dished to GQ about his former relationship with Disney star Olivia Rodrigo. Bassett, who was linked to Rodrigo in 2019, finally spoke out about the rumors surrounding their split, saying: People dont know anything theyre talking about. He claimed that the hardest thing has been biting my tongue, in a lot of ways, but the reality is its kind of like a lost cause trying to talk about any of that stuff, and I refuse to feed into any of the bullshit, so I just dont.  "[Everyone] is asking me about Sabrina [Carpenter, another singer/actress with whom fans are eager to link Bassett] and Olivia. Let's focus on the art that they're making and how great they are instead of their relationship to a boy." Upon the release of Rodrigos song Drivers License, which fans claim is about Bassett, the actor released his song, Lie Lie Lie a week later. Bassett told GQ: Two days after the song was released, I started getting very ill, and it kept getting worse. "I thought it was, like, food poisoning or whatever. It got worse, it got worse, it got worse, it got worse. He was hospitalized with unimaginable pain on the day Lie Lie Lie was released, adding: Im sure stress had a part in itbut it turned out to be septic shock and heart failure: "[The doctors] told me that I had a 30% chance of survival. 3 Bassett says he has not 'faced' the album Rodrigo wrote Credit: Getty  They told me that if I had not checked into the hospital within 12 hours, I would have been found [dead] in my apartment." Amid the release of the songs, Bassett said he "didn't have any energy to be able to focus on anything but staying alive." He claims that its an artist's job to carry the emotional weight for other people.  Adding: That's what's so great about Olivia's album. She was able to articulate the feelings that she felt in a way that works on behalf of other people." Rodrigo released her first studio album Sour on May 21, 2021. The album was received with praise, making Rodrigo the first artist in history to debut their first two singles inside the top 10 of the Hot 100. Sour was the first debut album in history to spawn two number-one debuts on the chart. The album broke the global Spotify record for the biggest opening week for an album by a female artist. Most read in Celebrity FREE BRITNEY Britneys sister Jamie Lynn bans IG comments after she's slammed for silence Exclusive HOPE FOR BRITNEY Britney Spears has a 'good chance' of being freed from conservatorship SO TELLING All signs Tori and husband Dean have secretly SPLIT after 15 years of marriage RENEE'S NEW MAN Flip or Flop star Christina's ex Ant 'is dating Renee Zellweger' KEEPING UP WITH THE FEDS What to know about Kevin Federline's whereabouts now KHLO WAY Khloe accused of 'photoshop' as she poses in skintight crop top and heels  Rodrigo confessed to People about writing Sour, saying: I'm just constantly learning and growing at such a rapid rate. I'm writing songs and I'm really happy. I'm a lot happier than I was when I wrote that record, which is great.  Adding: I'm a lot more confident, which I think is a good aspect of growing up. We'll see what the next era brings, but I'm excited to start working on it.