Billy Eichner was banned from Tinder again

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“I do not need another mug telling me it’s okay to be alone,” Billy Eichner joked to Variety of allegedly getting banned from Tinder again

Billy Eichner is considering using a dating app.

In a new cover story for Variety, the 43-year-old Bros actor and co-writer claim he was booted off Tinder for the second time in 2021, three years after initially disclosing his ban from the platform. (After the initial ban, his profile was reactivated.)

Concerning the supposed second ban last year, “‘F—- it,’ I said. ‘I’m not going through this again,’ says the author “Eichner stated. “I can’t go on a late-night talk program merely to go back on Tinder.”

Alongside a retweet of the news, Eichner wrote, “Good news for those who hate me! I’m going to be single forever and die alone! You’ve won!”

Eichner’s later statement was undoubtedly a reference to his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2019. , when he mentioned being kicked off the dating site for the first time.

According to Variety, Tinder gave him a care package that contained T-shirts and mugs with the inscriptions “World’s Hottest Single” and “Happy Valentine’s Day… to Me.”

Billy Eichner Variety Cover

As Eichner told the outlet, “I’ll stick to Hinge and Grindr and everything else.”

“I do not need another mug telling me it’s okay to be alone,” joked the Billy on the Street comedian.

During his 2019 Kimmel Live! interview, Eichner revealed to the host he was “banned from Tinder,” telling the audience, “You’re laughing, but I am going to die alone.”

“I’ve been on Tinder for, like, seven years, and I’m very nice; I don’t do anything naughty or weird. I’m a normal person,” he said. “And they banned me all of a sudden [and] didn’t give me an explanation. They just said, ‘You violated the terms of use.’ And I said, ‘I’ve been single for seven years — you violated the terms of use!’ “

Eichner told Jimmy Kimmel that he was “furious” over the ban, but the issue had since been resolved and he was back on the platform.

“I guess because I’m a public person maybe people thought it was a fake profile,” he said of the original ban, joking after mentioning his friend Andy Cohen was removed from the platform at one point as well, “Or maybe they just don’t like gay people.”

He clarified, “No, they’re very nice to gay people, it had nothing to do with that. But yeah, I guess someone reported me as being fake, but it is really me.”