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Published 12:14 04 Oct 2020 GMT
Max Ehrich has taken to Instagram Live to speak-out about his break-up from Demi Lovato - accusing the singer of using him as a "pawn" in "a calculated PR stunt".
Last month, it was reported that 28-year-old Lovato had called off her two-month engagement to the 29-year-old Under The Dome star, with a source close to the singer reportedly telling TMZ: "It was a tough decision, but Demi and Max have decided to go their separate ways to focus on their respective careers."
However, Ehrich took to Instagram Live on Friday (October 2) to tell his followers: "I'm here to just share my truth, and I think people deserve that."
You can watch clips from the live-stream in the video below:
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During his live stream, Ehrich - looking like he was at least trying to cry - said: "Stop using me as a pawn and a PR stunt. Stop."
He then appeared to address Lovato's fans, saying: "Stop breaking into my Airbnb. Stop harassing me. Stop harassing my mom, my family, the people around me - to 'scare' us."
Adopting a sarcastic tone, Ehrich continued: "Just like, make art. I'll support you.
"You're all great, you're awesome. Literally just like, leave me alone. And stop using your millions of dollars to write false, fake news about me."
It is still unclear whether Ehrich was addressing Lovato directly or the media in general.
He added: "I'm a person. I'm a living, breathing person with feelings, with blood in my arms. If y'all wanna villainize me, literally say whatever you wanna say at this point."
"It's just the craziest thing," Ehrich said, adding: "This is the most bizarre experience that I hope no one ever has to experience, ever. 'Cause no person deserves to feel this way. Pete Davidson didn't deserve to feel this way."
Comedian Pete Davidson dated singer Ariana Grande back in 2018, and the pair were briefly engaged between June and October of that year before calling off the relationship.
Referring to Lovato's latest single, 'Still Have Me', Ehrich said: "I was in love. The whole world should frickin' know it. I thought I found the real deal. Now I found out that I was used.
"But I hope the song's No. 1 because, you know what, if that's what someone wants in the material world — here you go, you have it. I hope this makes you happy. Enjoy. You just lost someone who loved you fully, completely, infinitely, for everything."
After snippets from Ehrich's live-stream started circulating on Twitter, he posted a note condemning on Instagram condemning those attacking him.
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"I'm truly not sure how much more of the manipulated media & cyber bullying me as human being can handle before it's too much to breathe," he wrote.
"I ask you kindly to please stop and see a hurting human being behind this phone screen who just publicly had his heart shattered."
However, despite speaking out, many people on social media have been left ridiculing Ehrich's live-streams:
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The couple's split came just weeks after several social media users unearthed old tweets and comments from her fiancé Max Ehrich gushing over several female celebrities.
In particular, social media uses shared multiple instances of Ehrich allegedly expressing how he wanted to "marry" Selena Gomez.
In one of the tweets allegedly penned by the 29-year-old actor, he states: "I'm going to marry @SelenaGomez".
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Per Yahoo, the tweets are unable to be verified due to the fact that Ehrich has deleted his Twitter account, but that didn't stop people finding an old video of Ehrich discussing his crush on Gomez:
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In one Instagram Live video, Ehrich says: "I think she’s an extremely, extremely, extremely talented girl, and I’ve actually had a major crush on her since 2010.
"And I—my teenage self, like, said it in an interview as well so it’s kind of been this ongoing thing but then like obviously I put it out on Twitter, and I didn’t even realize that would catch like—that people would take that like seriously."
The Under The Dome star then described Gomez as "an angel" and declared "I love her".
In response to the social media storm, 28-year-old Lovato took to her Instagram Stories to state how the tweets were "fake" and slammed anybody for sharing them.
Her full statement read:
"It’s really sad when people FAKE images to put women against each other. If women have conflict that’s between them NOT YOU. Secondly, don’t y’all have more important shit to write about in 2020??? I challenge any tabloid that dares to type my name to mention Breonna Taylor and the fact that her murderers still haven’t been arrested. WRITE ABOUT THAT.
"But then I stop and think.. it’s hella rude but damn.. I get it. And I don’t wanna look at what’s really happening in the world either but WE HAVE TO. Yes, it’s easier to tear apart celebrities and their relationships because 2020 sucks and scares the shit out of us all but it’s only gonna stay terrifying until we address it all and WORK ON SOLUTIONS TOGETHER.
"So while on one hand I understand and have compassion for those who are so horrified at the reality of 2020 that they gotta distract themselves with doctored images in order to not focus on how bad these times are—but on the other hand, if you aren’t 13 years old trying to grasp the reality of right now, put on your adult underpants and write about what actually matters. Please."
However, the allegations against Ehrich didn't stop there. Per Yahoo, the actor has also been accused of sharing amorous thoughts about other female celebrities, such as Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Gigi Hadid.
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One Twitter user shared a selection of screenshots, of Ehrich's suspect social media actions, along with the caption:
"You can literally see here he’s said the exact same thing as he did to every other celebrity and demi was the only one to let him in her life. Max is using demi to boot his career and it’s worked. I really do feel sick."
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Another also shared a selection of Ehrich's interactions on female celebrity pages, and typed:
"#MaxEhrichIsOverParty max ehrich is a creep that has tried to get famous women’s attention for years (especially selena gomez) he is a clout chaser and was even commenting on many other women’s posts a few days before he got with his fiancé, demi lovato. [sic]"
According to an article by PEOPLE, Lovato subsequently ended the relationship after she "learned the painful truth about her ex-fiancé Max Ehrich's intentions".
