Halsey fires back at Fantano over 'main character syndrome' critique of The Great Impersonator

Halsey publicly claps back at music critic Anthony Fantano after he labeled her album The Great Impersonator as having “main character syndrome,” following Fantano’s fairly harsh, “decent” rating. In a series of posts, Halsey accuses Fantano of bias against women writing confessionals about illness, pointing to her ongoing lupus battle, a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, and chemotherapy. She argues that her pain and experiences aren’t mere attention-seeking, noting that the album was praised by NME and that the broader discussion reflects how illness is portrayed in pop music.