American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey is promoting her new album but in a different way.
Instead of using many, the 37-year-old Video Games singer has put up only one billboard to promote her new album, “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” and guess which location she chose for it?
“It’s personal,” not commercial this time. The Summertime Sadness singer has put up her promotion billboard in her ex-boyfriend’s hometown, Tulsa.
“There’s only one, and it’s in Tulsa,” she captioned a selfie of herself taken with the billboard in the background while she sat in her car.
The photo was uploaded on her private Instagram, and the singer didn’t hesitate to clarify it even further. “It’s personal,” she penned in the comments.
Del Rey dated her ex, Sean “Sticks” Larkin, an actor and policeman, from September 2019 to March 2020.
In March 2020, 46-year-old Larkin spoke to New York Times and confirmed his breakup with Lana.
“Right now, we’re just friends,” he told the publication. “We still talk and whatnot, we just have busy schedules right now.”
“We just kind of hit it off from day one,” he added while speaking about their early relationship. “When we were in Tulsa we hung out with my law enforcement friends and their spouses. We all Super Bowl partied together, at dinners and things like that. Normal things couples do with their friends.”
The reality star also noted that Lana was the one who brought him to fame and the limelight. The Ultraviolence singer brought Larkin as her date to the 2020 Grammy Awards, where the two also made their red carpet debut as a couple.
“Taking pictures and answering questions,” Larkin told New York Times. “I’m not trying to sound like a bravado tough guy, just like, you know. It was enjoyable, for sure.”
According to Us Weekly, “Del Rey and Larkin were first spotted together in September 2019 when they stepped out to enjoy a day at New York City’s Central Park. The Grammy nominee made their romance Instagram official that December.”
Despite Lana’s celebrity status, the couple kept their relationship as private as they could.
In October 2019, Lana spoke about her relationship with Sean for the first time and told Los Angeles Times.
“It’s funny because I was with someone for years, and we never had that problem. He’s a good cop. He gets it. He sees both sides of things.”
In 2021, Del Rey deactivated her official public Instagram account and made a private one with the username @honeymoon, where she shared her recent selfie with the billboard.
The picture is also going viral on Twitter as some fans and outlets shared the screenshot of her photo and expressed their opinions about it.
“The fact that Lana Del Rey only put up a billboard in her ex’s town is the amount of petty I strive for,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“Lana Del Rey placing the only billboard to promote her album in Tulsa, Oklahoma (her ex’s hometown) is the level of shady I aspire to be. Taylor Swift taught her well,” another tweeted.
“Lana Del Rey putting her ONLY billboard in her ex’s city is so me,” someone said.
“Lana Del Rey putting up just one billboard for her album in her ex-boyfriend’s city and then posting about it is so Lana Del Rey,” said someone else.
“Lana Del Rey putting up 1 billboard to promote her new album, in Tulsa Oklahoma, where her ex lives, is the type of petty that I LIVE for,” another fan commented.
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Sources: New York Times – Us Weekly – Los Angeles Times – Twitter
