Okay, you asked this in late July and tbh, I wasn’t really on top of what was going on. Haven’t they been off/on for a long time and was this not more of the same?
As for why people dislike him…while I doubt any man in his position was going to be popular with the fandom, people don’t like his politics or that when fans say admittedly dumb things on social media, he seems to make sure Barb sees it?
At this point, I wish people would just ignore him. Which, I guess they do, I haven’t seen any recent drama, heh.