Charlie Puth Calls Out BTS Fans For "Toxic" Behavior ⁠

American singer Charlie Puth is calling for an end to a “dangerous, toxic, internet screaming match” in response to the messages he received from some BTS fans.

In 2018, Charlie Puth performed his song “We Don’t Talk Anymore” with Jungkook at the MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards. The performance received an overwhelmingly positive response from fans, many calling it a dream come true for Jungkook, who has been a huge Charlie Puth fan for years.

Charlie Puth has also expressed his admiration for BTS and their music, both in person and online.

Not all fans, however, are fond of Charlie Puth’s connection to BTS, having accused him of using the group “for clout”. On July 5, Charlie Puth opened up about these negative tweets, imploring fans to stop.

I don’t usually pay any mind to things like this, but something has to be said. This dangerous, toxic, internet screaming match between ‘fandoms’ has to stop. I’m 28 years old, so it doesn’t really mean anything to me when some person I don’t know writes a nasty message to me…

— Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) July 5, 2020

He also expressed his love for BTS, calling them “super talented”…

…saying things like “I used BTS for clout”. I don’t know what that means- I love those guys and they are super talented.

— Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) July 5, 2020

…and reminded commenters how much their words can affect a person’s mental health.

But what I do know is that 10 years ago, language like this directed towards me would’ve affected me deeply in a very negative way. And I’m thinking about all the other younger kids on twitter seeing stuff like this on a daily basis.

— Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) July 5, 2020

“We all need to love each other more than ever right now,” he said, once again calling for an end to the “screaming”.

It may sound cliche, but please be nicer to each other on here. No more screaming about made up nonsense. It does nobody any good. We all need to love each other MORE THAN EVER RIGHT NOW.

— Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) July 5, 2020

Charlie Puth’s tweets, particularly the one about him using BTS for clout, have received mixed feedback from BTS fans. Some are saying that the issue is old news…

literally nobody has talked about you in over 2 years. please pack it up

— mai⁷ 🦦 (@cartierjjk) July 5, 2020

Bringing up BTS when no one was talking about their relationship with you was not the move

— c o u r t n e y (@icourteeny) July 5, 2020

it’s been 2 years move on

— itsa⁷ 𖧵 (@itsapjm) July 5, 2020

…while others are pointing to TikTok ARMYs as the source of the issue, not stan Twitter.

we don't know what armys on tiktok are doing we have no connection with them they are some weird specimens and they are embarrassing us

— STAY GOLD✨ ⟭⟬⁷ 🐋 (@btseralover) July 5, 2020

You must not be on tiktok. Tiktok armies brought this up first

— PrettyPoodle💛💙🐩⁷ (@GratefultoJesus) July 6, 2020

Meanwhile, other fans are saving their ire for entertainment news outlets, including Variety and Billboard, for allegedly focusing on Charlie Puth’s beef with fans rather than BTS’s latest achievements. BTS’s song “Black Swan” recently broke Adele‘s 5-year-long, worldwide record on iTunes.

hey billboard did you know that bts broke adele’s 5 year old itunes record with black swan? :) maybe you should try posting actual relevant news about them for once <3 pic.twitter.com/v9I2NFqsxn

— 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚⁷ (@cryingyoon) July 6, 2020

billboard never posts about BTS and their achievements but can post about Charlie Puth crying over armys? Seriously? Billboard only want to use BTS for the clicks.

— jade⁷ (@y5ves) July 6, 2020