Like a well-guarded fiefdom, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello won’t tell their fans the truth. But that didn’t stop the internet from speculating.
The 2017-18 hitmaking duo were rocked by a devastating report in The Sun this week, which claimed Cabello left Mendes in March because he became too demanding in the studio — and that Mendes tried to get his band to edit out Cabello’s lyrics, per the gossip outlet.
“They became so stale and boring together and she wasn’t remotely happy about it. It got to the point where she just wanted to move on,” a source reportedly told The Sun, before adding: “They’re both mega-successful and have disposable income so it wasn’t too serious.”
Cabello has since refuted the band’s reasons for parting ways — during an appearance on “The Late Late Show” Friday, she played coy when host James Corden asked her if the breakup was due to politics.
“What’s ‘hot and not’, my friend?” Cabello was overheard asking in the audience. “It’s not political. I don’t know what to tell you. That’s news to me.”
The 20-year-old entertainer and the 19-year-old singer-songwriter met in 2014 while they were both in Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” video. Cabello was then chosen by Swift to front her girl group Fifth Harmony.
When Cabello left the group in late 2016, Mendes also left his band and formed Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, named for the artists’ first collaborative hit, “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” The duo released two albums together before Cabello was forced to leave the band, which was later replaced by the band, 4H. The quartet last toured in July 2017, but dropped its second album, “Consequences,” a month later.
And so now the world waits to see what Mendes and Cabello do next. That includes whether Cabello will return to Swift’s squad again. The “Bad Blood” singer was spotted out with Mendes in New York City on Wednesday, though there is no official confirmation that the couple is officially back together.
In the meantime, Mendes is reportedly putting the record label in control of his music. E! News reported that the Canadian star plans to go solo after leaving Sony Music Entertainment, saying: “Shawn is negotiating with Sony for a solo deal, but he also wants the label to have oversight.”
Cabello, meanwhile, remains active on social media and continues to work on her next solo record.