Matthew Tyler Vorce, Billie Eilish‘s boyfriend, has apologized for allegedly using racist and homophobic language.

“I am very sorry for the harm I have caused,” the actor wrote in response to accusations that he used homophobic, racist, and body-shaming language in social media posts.

The 29-year-old penned: “I want to apologize for the things that I wrote on social media in the past. The language I used was hurtful and irresponsible and I understand how offensive those words are.”

The actor added: “Whether it was a lyric, a quote o rjust me being dumb, it does not matter. I am ashamed and deeply sorry that I used them in any context. It is not how I was raised and it is not what I stand for.”

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He continued. “I shouldn’t have used this language in the first place and I won’t use it again. I am so sorry for the hurt I have caused.”

Fans discovered previous social media posts in which Billie Eilish’s boyfriend Matthew Tyler Vorce allegedly used racial and homophobic slurs, which prompted the apology.

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