A-list feuds are not a new thing, they have been around since the beginning of time, and even during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Today, we have rap feuds, most recently between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and we have low-key feuds that only insiders really spell out the details about. But then, there are the Hollywood feuds that everybody is talking about, and quite a few times, Taylor Swift has found herself in the middle of a few Hollywood feuds.
When you’re at the top of your game like Swift and have been around for well over 15 years, you’re bound to have a few feuds now and again. Hollywood is petty and competitive, and sometimes tempers rise.
For Swift, she has feuded with past friends, ex-lovers, and some Titans in the industry. While it seems like everybody is Swift’s friend, quite a few people are definitely not on that list, such as her former friend Karlie Kloss (allegedly) or music producer Scooter Braun.
While we all know about the feud between her and divorced couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, there are actually quite a few other feuds that you either may not have known about or completely forgot about.
So, below here’s a total breakdown of Swift’s feuds with other celebrities over the years:
Dave Grohl
While Dave Grohl and Taylor Swift seemed friendly at one point, that may not be the case.
On June 22, when the Foo Fighters performed in London, Grohl said, “I tell you, man, you don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift. So we like to call our tour the ‘Errors Tour,'” Grohl said, referring to Swift’s Eras Tour, per Today.
Per the same outlet, Swift seemingly responded the next night, saying, “What you just did is an unforgettable moment in not just my life, but every one of my band members, every single one of our crew, my band who’s going to be playing live for you for three and a half hours tonight, they deserve this so much. And so does every one of my fellow performers. And you just gave that to us so generously — we will never forget it.”
Before that, Swift was in a feud with his daughter Violet Grohl. In a now-deleted post, Violet wrote, “why can’t taylor swift just drive like everyone else,” referring to Swift’s incessant private jet use. Violet faced serious online harassment from Swift’s fans because of this, which Swift never talked about, per Coming Soon.
Katy Perry
Despite being pals, Katy Perry and Swift reportedly feuded over a dispute about booking backup dancers for their tours. Perry often spoke about wanting bygones to be bygones, but Swift resisted. Later, Perry released a song called “Swish Swish,” that many believed to be targeted at Swift. Along with that, Perry dated John Mayer after her.
Per POPSUGAR, Perry publicly forgave Swift for her biting comments over the years in 2017, and by 2019, they hugged it out for the music video “You Need to Calm Down.”
Kanye West
Back in 2016, Kanye West came out with a song called “Famous,” which had the line “Might have sex with Taylor Swift / Why? I made that b***h famous.” Before that, there was the infamous VMAs incident where he took the microphone from her and told everyone that Beyonce deserved the award over her. So this decade has been going on for well over a decade.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian joined the Kanye West and Taylor Swift feud in 2016. After the song “Famous” came out, West claimed Swift gave him permission to name her (and Kardashian released a video of her agreeing to it). Swift said otherwise, she claimed that the video Kardashian took was “manipulated” and “illegally recorded.”
Kardashian gave her final statement on the feud in 2020. She wrote: “To be clear, the only issue I ever had around the situation was that Taylor lied through her publicist who stated that ‘Kanye never called to ask for permission…’ They clearly spoke so I let you all see that. Nobody ever denied the word ‘bitch’ was used without her permission.”
Nicki Minaj
It was all about a VMA nomination: “Bad Blood” versus “Anaconda” for best video. Nicki Minaj tweeted, “If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year,” to which Swift commented, “I’ve done nothing but love & support you. It’s unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot,” per Insider.
Scooter Braun
The most well-known feud of Swift’s was with music producer Scooter Braun. Braun was West’s manager at the time of the VMA incident. And then years later, Braun bought a controlling stake in Big Machine Records, which produced the bulk of Swift’s work. Despite his control over her music, she did break free and produced her own music, along with owning all of the rights to her new songs, per Insider.
Joe Jonas
Swift has had quite a few ex-boyfriend feuds, including with one of her first A-list boyfriends, Joe Jonas. After he broke up with her over voicemail, they made jabs at each other in interviews, and Swift famously said afterward: “If they don’t want me to write bad songs about them, they shouldn’t do bad things,” per MTV.
John Mayer
John Mayer and Swift dated for a brief period of time, when she was quite young compared to him. She famously wrote the song “Dear John” about him claiming that he manipulated her, a much younger woman.
A feud started, and in response, Mayer told Rolling Stone, “It really humiliated me at a time when I’d already been dressed down. I mean, how would you feel if, at the lowest you’ve ever been, someone kicked you even lower?”
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal and Swift dated from 2010 to 2011, and since then, Swift has made so many songs about their romance. When “All Too Well” came out,all eyes (and Swifties’ wrath) were on Gyllenhaal for breaking Swift’s heart.
Calvin Harris
As many know, Calvin Harris and Swift dated from 2015 to 2016. Right after they broke up, Harris was allegedly trashing her, per TMZ.
Olivia Rodrigo
While Olivia Rodrigo and Swift seemed close in 2021, it all changed soon after. The feud stemmed from Swift’s song “Nothing New,” where she sings “The kind of radiance you only have at 17 / She’ll know the way, and then she’ll say she got the map from me / I’ll say I’m happy for her, then I’ll cry myself to sleep.”
Per Buzzfeed, many believed this was about Swift’s alleged jealousy towards Rodrigo’s success.
Karlie Kloss
Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss were inseparable from 2012 until 2017. Per Cosmopolitan, Kloss was then seen hanging out with Swift’s enemy Katy Perry in 2018, and later with Kim Kardashian and Scooter Braun. Depsite neither of them confirming a feud, many believe Kloss’ actions speak louder than words.
Demi Lovato
Back in 2010, Demi Lovato found herself in a feud with Swift after her best friend Selena Gomez became best friends with Swift. A fan previously asked Lovato where Gomez was, asking “How’s Selena?” Then she said, “Ask Taylor!”
Per Insider, Lovato also called out Swift for not helping out Kesha amid her legal battle with Dr. Luke, but Swift quickly revealed she donated $250,00 for Kesha’s legal team.
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