What Other Stars Have Said About Taylor Swift (Good And Bad)
Highlights
- Taylor Swift has a talent for storytelling in her songs, drawing inspiration from personal experiences with heartbreak and triumphs.
- Swift attracts a mixed bag of opinions from celebrities, ranging from devoted friends to exes and rivals who have less favorable things to say.
- Even though Swift has faced criticism and feuds, she maintains lasting friendships with stars like Selena Gomez and Gigi Hadid who admire her support of women in the industry.
Taylor Swift has been a musical pro for more than half of her life. She hit the record business running, with enthusiastic fans, best-selling albums, sell-out tours, and (for the most part) rave reviews from the critics and her peers.
Ah, sounds all too perfect, doesn’t it? We all know that Taylor Swift is a narrative songwriter who focuses quite often on her personal life. If someone has done her wrong, watch out. She won’t really talk about her personal life. She doesn’t need to. Instead, Swift writes songs that tell the stories of her heartbreaks and her triumphs.
As you might imagine though, Swift is a “strong opinion” magnet, with a combination of devoted fans and friends, and less-than-impressed exes, divas, or rivals who don’t have much good to say about her.
Here are 15 celebrities who have good and bad things to say about Taylor Swift.
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15 Wendy Williams
Bad Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Not friendly with one another
Wendy Williams is a former television host and media personality that took Swift bashing to new levels.
Often Williams would use a less-than-flattering picture of Swift in the background while she said nothing but hateful things about her. Williams has even used foul language when talking about Swift and refers to Taylor Swift as the Queen of Mean.
There is nothing about Swift that Williams likes.
14 Selena Gomez
Good Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Still friends
Selena Gomez and Swift met while they were both dating a Jonas brother in 2008. While the relationships with the boys eventually ended, Gomez and Swift remained close friends.
Thinking of her friendship with Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez tends to tear up.
"She was frustrated when I was frustrated, she was sad when I was sad," Gomez explained, "but more than anything, my friend stood by my side." It is rumored that Swift even wrote "Without You" about Gomez.
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Bad Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Friendly with one another
Katy Perry and Taylor Swift were not on great terms for years. Katy calls her "mean" because Taylor apparently "stole" some dancers Perry had planned to use on a tour.
Since that time though, Katy and Taylor have mended fences. So much so that Katy attended the Eras Tour and took to social media to show her support for Swift. Whether the two are friends, however, is still unknown.
12 Gigi Hadid
Good Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Still friends
Gigi Hadid, like Selena, is a member of Taylor Swift's infamous "Squad" of women. The two met via mutual friend, Karlie Kloss in 2014 and have been friends since.
Hadid and Swift may be friends, but it is how Swift builds up women in the entertainment industry that Hadid finds "inspiring."
"She’s one of the people who is really supporting women in the entertainment business," Hadid explained. "It’s really inspiring to see that and I think that it’s kind of what we want to share with our generation."
11 Kim Kardashian
Bad Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: (Still) Not friendly with each other
After Swift didn't give Kanye West permission to use the "B" word in connection with a reference to her in a song, he went ahead and did it anyway. Swift says she didn't consent.
Kim Kardashian, ever the loyal wife, doesn't mince words, calling Swift a "liar." However, after a 25-minute-long phone conversation between Swift and West was leaked, it was clear that Swift did not lie. Kardashian spliced the call together to frame Swift and nearly caused Swift's career to crash and burn.
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Good Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Still friends
The New Zealand singer Lorde is a huge fan of Taylor as a person AND of Taylor's music. And after the two met over a decade ago, they became fast friends, to the point that Lorde is part of Swift's squad.
"[Taylor] definitely brought me into this amazing world of supportive female friendship," Lorde said.
To memorialize how long they have been friends, Lorde shared a text between the two from 2017 that showed just how supportive Swift was.
9 Calvin Harris
Bad Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Do not talk
Was former boyfriend DJ Calvin Harris not famous enough for Taylor? Probably. When they broke up in 2016, he had a very public meltdown, ranting and raving about how she was trying to make him look bad.
Given that Swift walked right past Harris at the 2024 Grammy Awards, it is clear that there is no love lost between the two and that the two will likely not talk to one another again.
8 Lily Aldridge
Good Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Still friends
Model Lily Aldridge is a super big fan of Taylor Swift:
“Taylor just loves her friends, and so do I," Aldridge explained. "My girls are my girls.”
Talking about the Squad she has said, “We’re such a close-knit group of women, and the most special thing about our group of friends – and it extends so far – is that we all have each other’s backs.” A fact that has not changed over the years.
7 Demi Lovato
Bad Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: On good terms with one another
First, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez were best friends from their days of being child actors. Then came Disney and Hollywood. Both had great levels of success with both their acting and singing careers, and it looked like Selena and Lovato would be close friends for life.
However, when Swift and Gomez became friends, that ruffled Lovato's feathers. As such when asked how Selena was, Lovato snapped back, "Ask Taylor".
Since that time, Swift and Lovato have patched things up. Swift was even seen dancing along to Lovato's performance at the 2024 VMAs, to which Lovato reacted on social media with heart smiley faces.
6 Ellie Goulding
Good Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Still friends
English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding is a big Swift supporter. Goulding says Taylor helps her when she has a panic attack or is in crisis mode, with sensible, caring words.
"She’s really funny. She’s got a very British sense of humor," Goulding explained. "We love doing scenes from The Office."
The two met in 2012. Before the meeting, Goulding was nervous she would say something "stupid." That did not happen, and the two have been great friends since.
5 Tina Fey And Amy Poehler
Bad Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Appear to be on good terms
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took the opportunity to poke fun at Swift in 2013 at the Golden Globes after she had broken up with Connor Kennedy. The duo ended their comments by saying that Swift needed to "stay away from Michael J. Fox's son" who was escorting the winners off stage that evening. The audience thought it was funny. Swift did not.
Swift commented on the situation shortly thereafter. She let it be known that she was not impressed with Fey and Poehler's trying to tear down another woman.
"For a female to write about her feelings, and then be portrayed as some clingy, insane, desperate girlfriend in need of making you marry her and have kids with her, I think that’s taking something that potentially should be celebrated," Swift explained. "A woman writing about her feelings in a confessional way — that’s taking it and turning it and twisting it into something that is frankly a little sexist."
Poehler and Swift were then asked to present at the following Golden Globes. As a result, the two had an opportunity to squash their feud. It is unclear if Fey and Swift ever did the same.
4 Sarah Hyland
Good Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Stil friends
The Modern Family star has been friends with Swift for years. What does she like about her? Well, Sarah says she was surprised by how down to Earth and practical Swift was. She also praised her loyalty as a friend, saying Taylor was there if and when you needed her.
In return in 2017, Hyland publically stood up for Swift when plastic surgery rumors were swirling.
"CAN YOU F—ING STOP?!?! Let’s empower women instead of judging their looks," Hyland wrote on X. "There’s more to us than that."
3 John Mayer
Bad Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Still do not speak
John Mayer and Swift met when Swift was 19 years old and Mayer was 32. In the process of writing a song together, the two became romantic for a time.
After Mayer and Swift ended things, and ended things badly, Swift wrote "Dear John" about the singer. Something that Mayer was none to happy about.
"I never got an email. I never got a phone call. I was really caught off-guard, and it really humiliated me at a time when I’d already been dressed down," Mayer explained. "I mean, how would you feel if, at the lowest you’ve ever been, someone kicked you even lower?"
The two are still not on good terms today.
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Good Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Still friends
Marth Hunt and Swift met in 2014 when Swift performed at a Victoria's Secret runway show. Hunt has praised Swift over the years for being a great person and for having a personality that everyone love.
“She has such an infectious personality," Hunt explained. "Everyone just wants to be around her at all times. She really brings out the best in everybody."
Hunt also believes that Swift is a great role model to young girls.
"Taylor Swift – I can’t say enough good things about her. I admire her so much as a person and as a role model for young women," Hunt said. "I think we need more people like (Taylor); people who want to bring women together and not overspecialize themselves. Plus, she’s talented, and she’s just the best."
1 Miley Cyrus
Bad Things To Say About Taylor Swift
- Today: Friendly with one another
Miley Cyrus had been caught over the years saying things about Swift that could have caused a wedge to form between them. The first time this happened is when Cyrus was asked about Swift's group of friends and if she was a part of that.
"I’m not trying to be in the squad,” Cyrus explained. "None of my friends are famous and not because of any other reason than I just like real people who are living real lives, because I’m inspired by them."
After Cyrus was taken to task for her performance at the VMAs when she performed "Blurred Lines" with Robin Thicke. As such, when she was asked about the "Bad Blood" video that Swift released, Cyrus did not hold back.
"I don’t get the violence revenge thing. That’s supposed to be a good example?" Cyrus asked. "And I’m a bad role model because I’m running around with my titties out? I’m not sure how titties are worse than guns."
However, after Cyrus won a Grammy for "Flowers" in 2024, Swift cheered her on. As such, it may be that the past is behind the two and minimally, they are friendly now.
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