Twinless Star Dylan O’Brien Finally Breaks Silence: Is He the Villain in Sabrina Carpenter’s New Song?
Since Sabrina Carpenter dropped Go Go Juice, fans have speculated Dylan O’Brien is the song’s villain; the Maze Runner star finally addressed the rumor on Watch What Happens Live.
File this under: rumors you probably saw coming. After weeks of chatter that Sabrina Carpenter calls Dylan O'Brien the 'villain' in her track 'Go Go Juice,' the Maze Runner and Teen Wolf alum finally reacted on Watch What Happens Live. Spoiler: he seems as confused as everyone else, and blames his phone service.
The lyric that kicked this off
On Sabrina's album 'Man's Best Friend,' the song 'Go Go Juice' includes this little grenade:
'I'm just drinking to call someone / Ain't nobody's safe when I'm a little bit drunk... Could be John or Larry, gosh, who's to say? / Or the one that rhymes with villain / if I'm feelin' that way.'
Fans did the rhyme in their head and landed on Dylan. Internet math at its finest.
What Dylan said on Watch What Happens Live
'Well, I wasn't aware... Oh, and my name rhymes with villain.'
- When asked about the reference, the 34-year-old actor said he hadn't heard about it and didn't know he was in the conversation.
- He also clarified a piece of the question he didn't catch, adding: 'Well, she's never drunk dialed me.'
- Host Andy Cohen floated the idea that maybe she did call and he missed it. Dylan admitted that's possible, citing terrible reception at his place.
- His solution for reaching him: 'My house does not have good service... Yeah, you have to get me by FaceTime audio.'
Why people assumed it was Dylan
O'Brien was linked to Sabrina back in 2022, which is why his name jumped to the top of the suspect list when 'villain' showed up in the lyrics. And if you really want to go down the fan-theory rabbit hole, her listeners think the song might nod to more than one ex — names like Shawn Mendes, Joshua Bassett, and Barry Keoghan have all been tossed around. It's very 'inside baseball,' but the internet never met a breadcrumb it didn't want to chart.
Where Dylan's been lately
Despite still being relatively young, O'Brien's been around forever in Hollywood terms. He broke out on Teen Wolf, headlined The Maze Runner films, and has kept working steadily. Most recently, he appeared in 'Twinless,' and he has 'Anniversary,' 'Send Help,' and 'Being Heumann' on the way.