Music Critic Anthony Fantano Defends Himself Over Halsey Tweets: ‘I’m Not the Devil Himself’

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Halsey and her fans’ outrage over an old album review is showing no signs of fading.

On Sunday evening, after music critic/content creator Anthony Fantano made a snarky comment about his review of Halsey’s album “The Great Impersonator,” the pop singer took to Twitter to quote-tweet him and unload on “The Needle Drop” host, writing, “I’m certain my least memorable song will be remembered more fondly and for more time than anything you ever do with your life will be” and insinuating that he gave her a negative review because he’s a misogynist “raised-by-4chan edgelord bully [culture]”:

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