Watch: Sabrina Carpenter: From 'Girl Meets World' to 'Man's Best Friend'Sabrina Carpenter likes her songs up for interpretation. That's why fans will never know if she's singing about her ex-boyfriend Barry Keoghan, despite the constant speculation that her music-and videos-have nods to their year-long romance. "I just wouldn't say," Sabrina said about the constant chatter surrounding her lyrics in an Aug. 29 interview with CBS Mornings. "It's more fun to picture the person in their head than the person I picture in my head I think." Since Sabrina, 26, and Barry, 32, ended their relationship in December, they had largely stayed away from addressing the split in its aftermath, though at the time he called out fans who dug too deep into his personal life. "I can only sit and take so much. My name has been dragged across the internet in ways I usually don't respond too [sic]," the Banshees of Inisherin star, dad to Brando, 2, with ex Alyson Sandro, wrote on X Dec. 7. "I have to respond now because it's gettin to a place where there are too many lines being crossed."readSabrina Carpenter Addresses Barry Keoghan Breakup SpeculationIndeed, while Barry felt the need to hit back at the fans, Sabrina shared why she feels she isn't to blame for the speculation. "I feel pretty transparent going into any of my relationships that I write songs," the "Manchild" singer said on CBS Mornings. "Most of the times they have been pretty flattered when they get a song about them, good or bad. I think they're just excited to get a shoutout."Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueAnd as for the idea that her song lyrics will keep men from wanting to date her, that's all nonsense. "I'm not scared of men in that sense," Sabrina shared. "I think I'll attract exactly who I'm supposed to attract." However, the Grammy winner previously shared why she remains so private when it comes to the details of her personal life. "People underestimate how tricky it is to navigate being a young woman, having relationships, and then having a bunch of strangers have opinions on them," she told Rolling Stone in June. "Surely, all of these people that are commenting, if they had the same microscope on their personal lives, I don't think they'd be as eloquently spoken as me." She added, "I know it's a tale as old as time. It's just unfortunate that it's still a tale." Keep reading or more of Sabrina's most iconic clapbacks... (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AEG)Talkin' NonsenseNot everyone is a fan of Sabrina Carpenter's love for lace and provocative lyrics. In fact, music producer Pete Waterman labeled the "Nonsense" singer's live shows as downright "offensive." "They've won all of their freedoms and their rights, women," Waterman said in January 2025. "They fought for everything they've got, and now they're throwing it away, is the way I would look at it." And in her response, the Girl Meets World alum did not hold back. "My message has always been clear," Sabrina said in an interview with The Sun on Sunday, "if you can't handle a girl who is confident in her own sexuality, then don't come to my shows." "Female artists have been shamed forever," she continued. "In the noughties it was Rihanna, in the nineties it was Britney Spears, in the eighties it was Madonna-and now it's me."(Photo by Marleen Moise/Getty Images)Can't Blame a Girl for Clapping BackTo the critics calling Sabrina's renowned "Juno" poses and raunchy lyrics "lazy," Sabrina countered their "totally regressive" opinions. "It's essentially saying that female performers should not be able to embrace their sexuality in their lyrics, in the way we dress, in the way we perform," the pop star explained to The Sun. "It's like those who want to shame don't make comments when I talk about self-care or body positivity or heartbreak, which are all normal things a 25-year-old goes through. They just want to talk about the sexual side of my performances."(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AEG)She's Working Late, 'Cause She's a SingerDuring Sabrina's Short n' Sweet Tour, critics on social media shared their suspicions that the "Espresso" singer was lip-syncing during her shows. "Hate to say it," one person wrote in an October 2024 TikTok video, "but 30 percent lip singing [sic] 30 percent backing track [and] 40 percent singing." The Disney alum, however, was quick to shoot down the claims. "I sing live at every show 100 percent," Sabrina declared in the comments. "Would you like to speak to my audio engineers?"(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AEG)Keeping it Short n' SweetIt doesn't take many words for the Grammy nominee to silence her haters. In June 2024, a keyboard warrior shared their disapproval of Sabrina's hit single "Please Please Please." "I don't think I've ever seen someone fumble a second single this hard," the user wrote on X, formerly Twitter, "my goodness." But as soon as the tune reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, she posted side-by-side screensh