How Does Taylor Swift Deal With Internet Noise?
When it comes to the internet, Taylor Swift's ethos these days is more like don't even look at it.
On Wednesday night, Ms. Swift appeared on an episode of 'New Heights,' the football and culture podcast hosted by her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason. During the episode, which lasted nearly two hours, Ms. Swift delivered what her fans were hoping for as she provided details about her coming album, 'The Life of a Showgirl,' including a track list, a release date and who produced it.
In addition to those sought-after details, Ms. Swift and the Kelce brothers discussed topics that were fairly personal for a star who keeps the news media at a distance. Ms. Swift shared updates about her father's health, her obsession with baking sourdough bread and how much she learned about football while cheering on Travis Kelce and his team, the Kansas City Chiefs.
Among the more surprising reveals, however, was Ms. Swift's discussion of how she deals with constant online attention. At this point in her career, she said, she simply doesn't.
'We live in a day and age where I'm not an online person at all,' Ms. Swift said, adding that she was afraid to read her direct messages and opted not to do so.
'It's just like, there's smoke coming out of my DMs,' she joked. 'I don't want to go near that.'
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