Cole Sprouse Says He Doesn't 'Care' About Lili Reinhart Breakup Reports: 'You Have to Poke Fun'

Cole Sprousesays he laughed off news that he and girlfriendLili Reinharthave broken up.

While attendingVariety‘s Power of Young Hollywood at The H Club Los Angeles on Tuesday, theRiverdalestar toldEntertainment Tonightthat while he was “incredibly” annoyed at the rumors, he didn’t take them too seriously.

“I don’t care. That’s the nature of our industry,” he toldET.

“I think you have to poke fun of it a little bit,” Sprouse added. “It’s kind of something you sign up for, but as long as can keep it light and fun, it’s all good.”

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Last month, reports claimed Reinhart, 22, and Sprouse, 27, hadcalled it quitsafter two years together. The pair, who also play love interests onRiverdale, kept their distance from each other atEntertainment Weekly’s Comic-Con party in San Diego on July 20.

Although Reinhart appeared to take the split in stride,cracking a joke on Instagramafter she was seated next to Sprouse and costarKJ Apaat the show’s panel the next day, a sourcetold PEOPLEat the time that the stars’ breakup had long been looming, as things had felt “heavy” in their relationship for some time.

However, things took a turn later that week, when theyappeared togetheron a joint cover ofW Magazine.

Both Reinhart and Sprouse shared a photo of the cover on Instagram alongside captions thatmocked media coverage of their splitand hinted that they were still together.

“BREAKING: A reliable source has confirmed that none of you know s—,” Reinhart captioned her post, while Sprousewrote, “UNPRECEDENTED: Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart consume the flesh of ‘reliable sources’ to fuel their bacchanalian sex cult.”

TheW Magazineinterview took place two months prior to the apparent breakup, and the two stars insisted on speaking to the writer separately.

During the interview, Reinhart also briefly alluded to the possibility of a breakup, admitting it would make working together a bit complicated. “If and when we break up on the show, I don’t know,” she said. “It’s weird being with an actor. You deal with s— no one has to deal with.”

Since the magazine’s publication, Reinhart has written about Sprouse on social media — sharing a“sappy” poemon Instagram earlier this month penned in honor of Sprouse’s birthday on Aug. 4.

“I tried to find a poem that I could send to you. Because my words were failing me,” she wrote alongside a photo of Sprouse. “But I searched and found nothing that did you justice.”

“All of these love poems can’t get it right. No one else’s words could ever fit. They haven’t known the fortune it is to love you,” Reinhart wrote, labeling the message a “sappy nighttime birthday poem for @colesprouse.”

Taking a more light-hearted approach to Sprouse’s big day, on her Instagram story, the actress also shared a photograph of Cole and histwin brother Dylan, cropping the image so herRiverdalecostar was mostly out of frame.

“I’m not a poet. I do not write,” he said. “I’ll figure out something beautiful.”

source: people.com