Barry Keoghan fights back against 'absent father' accusations
- Barry Keoghan addresses online accusations regarding his role as a father to his son.
- He expresses frustration over social media users making judgments about his parenting.
- Keoghan asserts that he is not an absent father and emphasizes the need to protect his child's privacy.
In a recent public statement, Barry Keoghan, the 32-year-old Oscar-nominated actor from Ireland, addressed criticisms regarding his parenting and the claims that he is a 'deadbeat dad' to his son, Brando, who is two years old. Keoghan shares Brando with his ex-partner, Alyson Kierans, a dentist based in London, and has expressed frustrations about the scrutiny he faces online regarding his role as a father. He highlighted that the negative comments intensified when he reduced the frequency of posts featuring his son, fueling assumptions of absenteeism and laziness. Keoghan emphasized his personal struggles with parenthood, especially given his troubled childhood, which lacked a parental blueprint to guide him. He pointed out the detrimental impact of online judgment on his well-being and mentioned that this scrutiny has caused him to limit his online sharing of family moments to protect his child's privacy. Keoghan stated that he is always working to improve himself, both as a parent and an actor, and he wishes for his son to have a safe and nurturing environment away from public attention.