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A definitive timeline of Taylor Swift's famous exes as she announces a new album

A definitive timeline of Taylor Swift's famous exes as she announces a new album

Swift's split from actor Taylor Lautner was a lot more amicable. After meeting on the set of the film Valentine's Day in which they both starred, the pair dated for a few months in 2009. It seems that Lautner was more into the relationship than Swift was, and her song about him Back to December serves as an apology for letting him go. The pair have stayed friends, and Lautner — who it would seem exclusively dates people called Taylor and married nurse Taylor Dome in 2022 — appeared in the music video for I Can See You in 2023.
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