Taylor Swift Had a Subtle Yet Spot-On Response to Ex Matty Healy's 'Tortured Poets' Dig
Taylor Swift's ex Matty Healy appeared to take a jab at the singer and her album The Tortured Poets Department during his band The 1975's Glastonbury set on Friday. Swift let her actions—and a few well-timed paparazzi shots—do the talking the next day, stepping out in New York City with her boyfriend of nearly two years, Travis Kelce.
The couple was photographed holding hands as they arrived to dinner, embodying the famous quote, 'Living well is the best revenge.' Their outing was widely covered by outlets, shifting attention away from coverage of Healy's Glastonbury speech.
At the British music festival, Healy called himself 'probably the best songwriter of my generation. The best, what do we say, a poet, ladies and gentlemen, is what I am,' he added with sarcasm. 'Generational wordsmith. I just wanted to remind you, you know, in the next couple of minutes, these lyrics, this poetry, I bleed for you. Alright? Just take that in, alright? Take it away, boys.'
Healy's use of the word 'poet' was hardly subtle, as Swift's Tortured Poets album is believed to contain several songs about Healy, including 'The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived' and the album's titular track. One fan in the crowd even mentioned the name of Swift's album when Healy called himself a poet, as seen in Variety's viral clip.
Swift, however, hasn't spoken about Healy outside of her music since their breakup. She started dating Kelce weeks later, and the couple is now very serious. During their Saturday date, they even matched in white ensembles, with Swift wearing a houndstooth Balmain dress.
In December, a source told Us Weekly that Swift believes Kelce is her person. 'Taylor does feel like Travis is The One, but jumping in[to marriage] is not her style,' the source said. 'That's just not how she does [things]. Marriage is a big deal, and she wants [it to be] forever.'
On June 12, a source told People that Swift is thrilled to have a lighter travel schedule, giving her more time to support Kelce during his upcoming NFL season. 'Taylor plans to be at as many of his games as possible,' the source said. 'They've both had such demanding schedules for so long, so having this stretch of time where things aren't quite as chaotic feels like a welcome change. It's a chance for them to settle into more of a routine and they're both really happy about that.'
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