Halsey revealed a disturbing incident they experienced with a “powerful” music director who invaded their privacy.

“I was out and I was with this executive, like this very powerful executive who works in music in some capacity. It was very celebratory and there was a lot of talk about the industry,” Halsey told the host of “Call him dad”, Alex Cooper. “I didn’t feel weird about it at all. I never felt safe or anything.”

Halsey she had taken a picture with the principal, who asked if she could use her phone to send the picture with the intention of sharing it with her granddaughter. When Halsey left to use the bathroom, the executive had access to the unlocked phone, and when she returned, the executive was scrolling through photos of her naked body.

“I saw it going through my nudes on the phone,” they recalled. “I was frozen…I didn’t even know what to do. I was like, “Did I imagine this? Was it an accident? I was thinking, “Did the phone scroll up? What the hell happened?’”

Halsey added that she feared the executive had sent her nude messages on his phone. “Did he message them and then delete the messages? I don’t even know where they are now.”

The uncomfortable moment also served as a reality check for Halsey. The singer, who recently released her fifth studio album, “the great imitator,” said he went into that experience feeling like “one of the greatest players” and left it feeling like “nothing”.

“And when that happened, at that moment, I said, ‘You’re nothing. You are nothing. You will always be nothing,” they said. “You’re still that damn girl that’s being taken advantage of, or like men are talking about you behind your back, or you’re some kind of collateral.” I said, “You’re nothing.” It was so demoralizing.”