The decade-long feud between Kanye West and Taylor Swift has just taken an unpredictable turn when the rapper born in 1977 suddenly made a strange move on social media.
Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband decided to only follow Taylor Swift on Instagram, which has made audiences around the world even more confused.
The 47-year-old rapper recently attracted attention with a fashion line inspired by SKIMS – a brand owned by his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Not only that, Kanye West also continued to “slash” Taylor Swift and her boyfriend by mentioning her name in his latest album Vultures 2.
Specifically, in the song Lifestyle featuring Lil Wayne, Kanye West sang: “I twist my Taylor spliffs tight at the end like Travis Kelce”. This action of Kanye West made the audience feel angry, some people think that this is the rapper’s way of intentionally attracting public attention for his product.
In 2009, Taylor Swift said the confrontation that Kanye West caused her was “a public humiliation” and left her feeling isolated
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However, neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce commented on the song or the reference. But now, more than 16 years after the confrontation, Kanye West has made another strange move by only following Taylor Swift on social media. Taylor Swift, of course, did not follow the infamous singer back.
Kanye West is famous for his unpredictable actions on social media – sometimes deleting all posted content, sometimes posting only revealing photos of his wife – Bianca Censori. Previously, the rapper’s X (Twitter) account was also suspended after being accused of anti-Semitic comments.
Anyone who has been following the “drama” between Taylor Swift and Kanye West will surely be confused by Kanye West’s latest move. The strained relationship between the two artists began 16 years ago, when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
At that time, the owner of the hit song “You Belong With Me” was only 20 years old, and was giving a thank you speech on stage when Kanye West suddenly stepped up, grabbed the microphone from her hand and declared that Taylor Swift did not deserve the award.
This incident was just the beginning of a long-running war that was largely caused by Kanye West’s unilateral “aggression”. After that embarrassing incident, the male rapper continued to attack Taylor Swift by calling her a “bitch” in one of his songs. He also claimed that he had Taylor Swift’s consent to use this sensitive word, but this was later proven to be completely false.
Even though more than a decade has passed, it seems that Kanye West still doesn’t want to end this feud. As for Taylor Swift, the female singer continues to shine and reap great success despite all the noise from the past.
