months of fan speculation and theories, with many believing Olivia's lyrics alluded to her split from her High School Musical: The Musical: The Series co-star Joshua Bassett — though neither stars ever confirmed their relationship.There was one set of lyrics that stood out to fans as the biggest tell: “And you're probably with that blonde girl / Who always made me doubt / She's so much older than me / She's everything I'm insecure about.” Fans began to speculate that the 19-year-old singer's references to an “older blonde girl” matched the description of Sabrina Carpenter, who turns 23 in 2022 and at the time, was rumored to be in a romantic relationship with Joshua.The rumors around the potential love triangle were only fueled by the release of Sabrina's single “Skin,” which was released exactly two weeks after “Drivers Licence.” Many pointed out that certain lyrics in the song seemed to directly reference Olivia's lyrics: “Maybe you didn’t mean it, maybe blonde was the only rhyme” and “don't drive yourself insane.” As a result of the love triangle narrative that had been spun, Joshua and Sabrina faced fierce scrutiny all throughout January 2021, and even beyond — Joshua experienced intense public hate, and was hospitalized around the same time of the songs' releases for heart failure, which his doctors believe could have been provoked by stress.Both Sabrina and Olivia have separately addressed their rumored rivalry.
Sabrina released a statement on Instagram following the release of “Skin” that affirms she “wasn’t bothered by a few lines in a (magnificent) song and wrote a diss track about it." Olivia has publicly spoken about the drama multiple times, claiming that the song's specific subject matter is the “least.
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