Earlier this week, The Secret Circle and The Amazing Spider-Man star Chris Zylka spoke out about his breakup with Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale with harsh words. After a backlash on Twitter and by the news media, Zylka apologized on September 18.

On September 16, Zylka signaled his breakup from his girlfriend of six months, Hale, with a series of now partially deleted tweets.

“Don’t have a girlfriend — she decided she was too good,” Zylka wrote, adding: “Never any disrespect towards anyone. Only if you say what you say you should stick to it. If you say you love then love.”

The 27-year-old actor apologized for his behavior after receiving backlash from his and Hale’s fans. The tweets are best read bottom to top.

Prior to the breakup, the couple were constantly seen together in Los Angeles and Hale even threw Zylka his first birthday party according to Zylka in Wonderland as reported by Just Jared.

Hale has denied recent rumors that she is dating Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes. As reported by US Magazine, Hale denied the reports although he accompanied her to a NYLON Magazine event on September 15 saying, “He’s just a friend here tonight. Although, I would be very lucky to have him on my arm! We’re just friends.”

Since 2010, 23-year-old Hale has been seen as Aria Montgomery on ABC’s Pretty Little Liars and is working on an album. Pretty Little Liars returns with its Halloween-themed episode on October 23.

Prior to the breakup news, it was revealed that Zylka’s anticipated arc on American Horror Story would not be occurring due to his refusal to shave his head. He was scheduled to appear in two episodes with an option to extend his arc. Zylka’s blond locks have become somewhat of a trademark look for the actor who has also been seen in 10 Things I Hate About You as Joey Donner and Everybody Hates Chris.

What do you think? Do you think people should just avoid Twitter when they break up? Do you think Zylka’s apology on Twitter is enough?

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