Barry Keoghan Reacts to 'Deadbeat Dad' Claims, Explains Why He Doesn't Post His Son on Social Media

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Barry Keoghan is responding to claims that he’s a “deadbeat dad” after his recent comments on fatherhood went viral.

The 31-year-old Saltburn actor appeared on a recent episode of The Louis Theroux Podcast and was asked about the accusations that have portrayed him as a “deadbeat” father. Barry responded and also explained why he rarely posts on social media about being a father. Keep reading to find out more… “There’s a lot online.

If I didn’t have tough skin or the strength to have, I wouldn’t be sitting here,” Barry said. “Of course, [his childhood is] going to affect me being a father when I had no blueprint to take from.

People just read that [as] laziness and go, ‘Oh, that’s no excuse to be an absent father.’ I’m not an absent father. But it’s just, again, people love to use my son as ammunition or whatever.” Barry continued, “And it kind of leads me to stop, the more attention I’ve [gotten] lately and the more in the public I’ve become, the less I’ve posted about my child, because I don’t think it’s fair to put my child online.