In a recent interview with The Scottish Sun (via NME) O'Neill said that he got wind of their breakup from his cousin who had read an interview with Del Rey.

"It all happened when I went to London, as she was staying for a few days," O'Neill said. "But she couldn't stay as she had to do a big interview in America for her new album which was coming out. I was just chilling out in the hotel and out the blue, I got a message."