Halsey reveals her ‘own fans are hands down meaner’ than anyone else

Halsey shared her struggle with fan negativity and health issues after returning to music.

Grammy-nominated singer Halsey, 29, has expressed her disappointment with some of her fans' negativity following her recent return to the music scene. 

On July 30, Halsey took to Tumblr to share her feelings, stating that certain fans' behaviour has made her "regret coming back."

"My own fans are hands down meaner to me than any other people on the planet. Not speaking for all of you, of course," Halsey wrote. 

"But it used to be just a minority that were awful to me and now it seems like a majority have only stuck around to chime in occasionally with their opinion of how much they hate me or how awful I am."

The singer, who uses she/they pronouns, added that it's hard "to want to engage in a space that is completely devoid of any kindness, sympathy, patience; or to be honest human decency. Especially after years of hiding from the interactions for fear that this EXACT thing would happen."

"I don’t know man. I almost lost my life," continued Halsey, who recently revealed she was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder.

"I am not gonna do anything that doesn’t make me happy anymore. I can’t spiritually afford it," she asserted.

Reflecting on her health and career, Halsey stated, "When I got sick all I could think about was getting better so I could come back and be a part of THIS again, but I don’t even know what this is anymore and I want to crawl in a hole and I regret coming back."

In a subsequent post, Halsey mentioned she was traveling for a "PET scan" and "uploading" a "stripped" version of her latest single, "Lucky."

"Because this is the insane irony my life has become," she added. "I’m a person. Not a character in a music video."

"Lucky," released last week with an accompanying music video, is the second single from Halsey's upcoming album, following "The End," which was released in June. Halsey informed fans of her health conditions shortly after releasing "The End."

"In 2022, I was first diagnosed with Lupus SLE and then a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. Both of which are currently being managed or in remission; and both of which I will likely have for the duration of my life," she said.

“After 2 years, I’m feeling better and I’m more grateful than ever to have music to turn to,” Halsey added. “I can’t wait to get back where I belong: With you all 🤍 Singing and screaming my heart out.”