Halsey claims magazine refused to feature them because they were pregnant

The singer, who recently welcomed a baby boy, said a publication refused to feature them because they were pregnant.

The Closer singer wanted to promote her fourth album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power when the incident occurred.

In an appearance on Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, Halsey shared, “There was publications that were like… You know, we were going out and trying to set up magazine covers based around the album release, and they were like, ‘Yeah, but is she going to be pregnant? Because we don’t want to do a maternity cover.'”

Halsey recalled, “And I was like, it’s not a maternity cover. It’s about my album—I just happen to be pregnant. And they’re like, ‘No, it’s a pregnant cover.’ And I was like, ‘So I can’t go talk about my album?'”

The artist also shared that they have learned to embrace the passage of time, even though female singers are expected quite the opposite in the industry.

“Don’t get too old,” the Grammy nominee said of the mindset some stars face. “Don’t get pregnant because then you can’t go on tour. It’s like running-out-of-time kind of mentality where time starts to become your enemy.”