TAYLOR & KIMYE AT WAR
Fury at ‘liar Swift’ vid
Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian has boiled over.
Kardashian released a video Sunday appearing to show that Swift lied when she claimed she never approved racy lyrics about herself in West’s new song “Famous.”
In the song, which was released in April, the rap legend boasts that he “might still have sex” with Swift because “I made that bitch famous.”
West had claimed he asked the “Shake It Off ” singer if she minded the references and that she had given approval. But Swift later denied she ever OK’d the lyrics, leading to criticism of the rapper for treating the beloved pop star shabbily.
But on Sunday night, Kardashian released a Snapchat video of the alleged conversation, apparently showing her husband on a cellphone call with Swift, during which the singer talked enthusiastically about the song after Kanye read the lyrics to her about them having sex.
At one point, Swift says the rap about her is “like a compliment.” Later, she adds, “I really appreciate you telling me about it.”
The video — which was posted in the wake of claims by Swift’s ex- boyfriend Calvin Harris that she tried to destroy fellow pop star Katy Perry — led to an outpouring of hate for the beloved American sweetheart.
The hashtag #KimExposedTaylorParty trended, with people celebrating Kim’s video and posting memes showing Kardashian catching Swift like a Pokémon.
Swift responded with an online post accusing the couple of “character assassination,” saying she had been “falsely painted as a liar” because the clips suggested she approved of all the lyrics.
“Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me ‘that bitch’ in his song? It doesn’t exist because it never happened,” she fumed. “I wanted to believe Kanye when he told me that I would love the song. I wanted us to have a friendly relationship. He promised to play the song for me, but he never did.”
It also emerged that Swift knew the phone call had been video recorded as far back as February. She had her lawyer send a letter to West’s attorney threatening legal action, since the call was recorded in California, where both parties have to agree to such a taping, according to TMZ. Violating that law can be a felony.