Lili Reinhart spoke to Refinery29 and alluded to her breakup with "Riverdale " costarCole Sprouse .- "The last couple of months have probably [been] the most emotional few months of my entire life and my therapist [told] me, 'Your body's going through withdrawal from love,'" Reinhart said.
- In tweets posted on Tuesday, the actress said that quotes from the interview were taken out of context and she was referring to "the depression I've felt over these last few months," rather than a split.
- Reinhart and Sprouse reportedly started dating in 2017 and have faced breakup speculation in the past.
- In recent months, their relationship status had been unclear, but in May, "Riverdale" costar Skeet Ulrich seemingly confirmed that they broke up.
"Riverdale" actress Lili Reinhart appeared to open up about her breakup with Cole Sprouse and the "emotional" months that followed.
"The last couple of months have probably [been] the most emotional few months of my entire life and my therapist [told] me, 'Your body's going through withdrawal from love,'" the 23-year-old actress said in a new interview with Refinery29."'You're used to having this exchange of happy chemicals between you and the person that you're with.'"
She continued: "In moments of my life, I have dropped every ounce of pride that I had just to be like, 'Love me. Please take the pain away for a day, a second, an hour,' just so I can feel that fix again."
In tweets posted on Tuesday, Reinhart said that quotes from the interview were referring to her depression, not a split.
"Quotes taken from my most recent interview are not about a 'breakup.' They are about the depression I've felt over these last few months. Tired of people taking my words out of context and piecing together their own story for clickbait," the "Chemical Hearts" star, who's been outspoken about her mental health challenges, wrote.
She added: "I would never speak so candidly about something as personal as a breakup. That's incredibly private. I was addressing my depression."
—Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) August 18, 2020
—Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) August 18, 2020
Reinhart and Sprouse reportedly started dating in 2017, the same year that they made their debuts as love interests Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones (referred to as "Bughead" by fans), on The CW's "Riverdale."
In July 2019, Us Weekly reported that they broke up. An unnamed source also told E! News that the actors split "earlier this summer."
Reinhart went on to slam reports and "vile" sources commenting on her relationship, telling fans: "Don't believe everything you read on the internet, kids."
Around that time, the "Hustlers" star and Sprouse also appeared in a joint cover story for W magazine to promote "Riverdale" and both declined to be interviewed together for the issue. But in September 2019, Reinhart low-key confirmed that she and Sprouse were together while discussing her plans for Halloween in an interview with Coveteur.
In more recent months, their relationship status was unclear.
In April 2020, Sprouse reacted to speculation that he cheated on his costar with model Kaia Gerber. Reinhart also shared a message on her Instagram, writing: "Dear everyone on social media, don't put people down for the sake of putting them down. Don't be a f---ing a--hole. The world doesn't need any more of that s---."
At the time, E! News reported that they were still together, despite fans thinking otherwise. Weeks later, Reinhart seemingly reacted to fans on social media trying to cancel Sprouse with the hashtag #ColeSprouseIsOverParty in a series of tweets that have since been deleted.
In May 2020, "Riverdale" costar Skeet Ulrich (who plays FP Jones, Sprouse's on-screen father) seemingly confirmed that Reinhart and Sprouse broke up.
While answering fan questions during an Instagram live with girlfriend Megan Blake Irwin, Ulrich reacted to a fan who asked: "Do you think that Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart are a cute couple?"
"I think they were a very cute couple," Skeet said, with Irwin adding, "They were a very cute couple," emphasizing the word "were."
Their use of the past tense led fans to believe that Reinhart and Sprouse ended their relationship.
This post was updated to include Reinhart's tweets.