Jesse Rutherford Responds After Favoriting Billie Eilish TikTok Edit

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Jesse Rutherford has a lot of people talking about some suspicious social media activity recently. The singer, who dated Billie Eilish from 2022 to 2023, was caught in 4K by a TikToker who posted a video reminiscing on the former relationship on May 11. The fan shared proof that Rutherford had saved the romantic video to his favorites, which prompted The Neighbourhood frontman to explain himself in the comments.

The TikTok edit highlighted how fans who shipped Eilish and Rutherford miss the pair’s energy together three years after their split. After it was pointed out that Rutherford favorited the clip, he claimed that the move was accidental: “lol slippery ahh thumb,” he wrote under the creator’s post.

Suspiciously, Rutherford’s favorite came just a couple days after