A lot of people were surprised to see Kanye West sitting so close to Taylor Swift, and rumors of beef arose immediately.
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It seems Kanye West is not letting go of the ancient feud with Taylor Swift. Recently, more rumors of trouble between the two artists came up, this time regarding the Super Bowl. Kanye West was sitting very close to Taylor, in what some people have defined as an attempt to benefit from her exposure.
Taylor Swift isn’t the only musician who has turned down the Super Bowl Halftime Show, with other big-name artists also saying no to the gig.
On February 11, Kanye posted on his Instagram about him dethroning Taylor Swift as the most streamed artist on Spotify, a title Taylor has held longer than almost anyone. And that she immediately got back the next day. Knowing how invested Kanye seems to be in this feud that’s been on-and-off for over a decade, it wouldn’t be surprising to hear that he and Taylor had a conflict at the Super Bowl. Here’s what Kanye had to say about it.
Kanye West Denied There Were Issues With Taylor Swift At The Super Bowl
A lot of people were surprised to see Kanye West sitting so close to Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl, considering the bad blood between the two of them. Of course, Taylor Swift got the most attention out of the celebrity guests, both because she’s in a relationship with one of the star players of the Kansas City Chiefs and because she is, undeniably, the most famous singer in the world right now.
Former NFL player Brandon Marshall shared his thoughts on why Kanye chose to sit so close to someone who so publicly dislikes her. “Kanye West buys a ticket right in front of [Swift’s] booth, so anytime they were going to be showing [Swift], Kanye’s face was going to be there,” he explained.
According to Brandon, this attempt at benefiting from her fame enraged Taylor. “Taylor Swift gets p****d off. She boom boom makes a call or two. Everybody’s involved. He gets kicked out the stadium… He was trying to leverage her celebrity.”
Taylor Swift Is Over The Feud, But Will Never Forgive Kanye
Taylor Swift hasn’t referred to the feud with Kanye West in a long time, and has since processed everything she went through due to his actions, but it doesn’t mean she will forgive him.
During her Eras tour, the singer played the song “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” from her album reputation, for the first time since 2017. The song is a direct diss at Kanye, and recreated the part where she says “forgiveness is a nice thing to do.” Afterward, she immediately laughed out loud and said, much like in the album, “I can’t even say it with a straight face.”
Before his divorce from Kim Kardashian, Kanye West was a part of the “Billionaires Club,” but his net worth has plummeted in recent years.
For those who might not remember, the animosity between Kanye and Taylor started in 2009, when he hijacked her acceptance speech at the VMA.
Although at the time they made up, things turned sour once again when Kanye West put out the song “Famous.” In the lyrics, he talked about having sex with Taylor and said that he “made that b***h famous.”
As if that wasn’t bad enough, his then-wife Kim Kardashian released a doctored phone call of Taylor allegedly allowing Kanye to use his name in the song. After that, Taylor was ruthlessly attacked by thousands of people, and that forever changed her.
“Make no mistake — my career was taken away from me… I thought that moment of backlash was going to define me negatively for the rest of my life,” she said a while ago.
Obviously, Taylor Swift not only recovered but reached incredible new heights, but it’s unlikely she’ll forgive him for what went down.
