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When we tell you the JOY that was exploding inside of us last night! Such a special time with the kiddos at @Area15Official’s @illuminariumlv for their Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) party! Perez is an OG Swiftie. Since debut album! We’ve been to every single one of her tours! And getting to share Taylor Swift with the kids was so meaningful! And seeing everyone else there who wasn’t even alive when this album first came out!!! AWESOME! Taylor Swift spans genres and generations! Getting to relive this era in such a beautiful way was profound and magical!!!

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On Friday night, the 33-year-old singer had some tricks up her sleeves and surprised the audience at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City with a very special guest. Who? None other than the man who inspired her song Back To December, her ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner!! He was also joined on stage by Joey King and Presley Cash, who starred in the Mean music video back in 2011. Love it! Speak Now OGs! The Sparks Fly songstress gushed about Lautner while introducing him to everyone:

“He was a very positive force in my life when I was making the ‘Speak Now’ album, and I want to say he did every single stunt that you saw in that music video. He and his wife have become some of my closest friends, and it’s very convenient because we all have the same first name. TayTay, do you wanna come out?”

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At that moment, the crowd went wild and erupted into cheers as the Twilight alum went on stage to join Taylor, even doing a cartwheel and back flip along the way. After hugging, he also offered up some kind words for the hitmaker, saying:

“I just want to say one thing quick. I respect you so much. Not just for the singer you are, the songwriter, the performer — but truly for the human you are. You are gracious, humble, kind and I’m honored to know you, so thank you for having me be a part of this and being a part of my life.”

It’s awesome to see these two are on such good terms!!! See the sweet moment below:

@boneybumblebee

TAYLOR LAUTNER?!!!???? #erastourtaylorswift #taylorlautner #twilight #kansascity

♬ original sound – tess

So why was the trio joining Taylor onstage? Well, it turns out they starred together in a brand new music video for the Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) vault track I Can See You, which debuted at the concert!!! In the new video, the three actors helped Taylor with a massive heist to break free from a literal vault and take back her album Speak Now. It’s an action-packed video, full of fight scenes and obviously tons of easter eggs (some potentially teasing 1989 as the next re-release?!!) You have to ch-ch-check the music video, directed by Taylor, out for yourself below:

AH-MAZING!!!

For those who didn’t get to experience this iconic moment live, Taylor also took to social media to celebrate the music video, dropping some behind-the-scenes pictures from the set. One pic featured an iconic image of Taylor, Lautner, and his wife recreating the iconic Spider-Man meme. Swipe to see:

Reactions to the video, Perezcious readers? Drop ’em in the comments below!

[Image via Taylor Swift/YouTube]

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Just like his ex-girlfriend, the Gravity hitmaker is sending a message to Swifties. On Thursday, he took to Instagram to show off some cool snapshots of his Boulder, Colorado shows with his band Dead & Company — but amid the carousel some eagle-eyed fans spotted what appears to be a not-so-subtle plea for mercy.

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On the very night of the Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) release, John posted a photo of drones spelling out “please be kind” above his band’s stage on the sixth slide. On top of that, the caption read:

“It doesn’t get better than three nights at Folsom Field in Boulder with @deadandcompany. Oh wait no yes it does… it gets way better when Dave Matthews (@davematthewsband) shows up and for four songs makes everyone believe they’re dreaming. The afterglow is still shining bright…”

Ch-ch-check out the post (below):

Obviously it’s a universal message that applies at all times… but the timing was too much for Swifties to ignore!

The 45-year-old’s comments were quickly flooded with T-Swizzle fans who gave their opinion on the photo, writing:

“YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID WITH THAT CAPTION. “idk how it gets better than this” AND “afterglow” LIKE WHAT?!”

“mother said not to be mean…mother aint here right now.”

“funny your cover is purple. you’re shunned from that color, speak never john.”

“Bye bye johnny. It‘s July 7. Its over.”

“dont you think she was too young to be messed with?”

“now go stand in the corner and think about what you did.”

One fan seemed to try and warn him about the impending Swifties, posting:

“Run John, they’re coming”

LOLz!!

Dear John (Taylor’s Version) is officially out now! So, Perezcious readers, do you think he’s …Ready For It?

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On Friday, the pop star released the highly anticipated re-recording of her third album, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). Alongside six new “Vault” tracks, there was also somethin’ new about one of the album’s most infamous songs, Better Than Revenge. As we told you in our exclusive sneak peek yesterday, it got a whole makeover. To recap, here’s how it breaks down.

In the track, which originally dropped in 2010, Taylor used to sing:

“She’s an actress, whoa / but she’s better known for the things that she does on the mattress, whoa”

Oof! The song was rumored to be about the Taylor’s ex Joe Jonas and actress Camilla Belle, who starred in the Jonas Brothers‘ music video for Lovebug. It was viewed as harsh even at the time, and ever since it’s been largely criticized as “slut-shaming”.

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Taylor even seemed to admit her regret years later when she told The Guardian in 2014:

“I was 18 when I wrote that. That’s the age you are when you think someone can actually take your boyfriend. Then you grow up and realize no one can take someone from you if they don’t want to leave.”

So much maturity in just a few years! Now, cut to the year 2023 and she’s finally done something about it. In the new version of the rock song, T-Swift now belts:

“He was a moth to the flame / she was holding the matches.”

Wow!

A VERY different vibe, no?! And now you can listen and see what YOU think of the change here:

Whattaya think, Swifties??

While the Grammy winner hasn’t addressed the lyric change yet, her fans have had LOTS to say about it! And frankly, feelings are mixed. While some are happy about it, others aren’t into the whole “special edition” rewriting of history thing! Take a look:

“We just have to bully her into releasing Better Than Revenge (Taylor’s Version) (Slut Shaming Version) like she did with lana and snow on the beach”

“Better Than Revenge has the same lyrics if you just scream over her”

“ITS SM BETTER IM SO PROUD OF HER FOR CHANGING IT”

“scooter won this round”

“and it still eats so idrc”

when we hear the woke version of “better than revenge” tn pic.twitter.com/Mrss6D6nuT

— Fun Phil (@SanFilcisco) July 6, 2023

I'm sorry but Spotify being in denial of the lyrics change in Better Than Revenge TV is so funny to me pic.twitter.com/HcGm47AwI2

— Clau ???? ||sweetcheeks|| (@fools_daylight) July 7, 2023

A reminder during the Better Than Revenge discourse that Joe Jonas changed the lyrics to Much Better to ‘Cool with superstars’ #SpeakNowTaylorsVersion

pic.twitter.com/IVF7hPn8XI

— em (@punkrxckjonas) July 6, 2023

There have been think pieces for years debating the consequences of retroactively changing, especially trying to sanitize, art, even with the best of intentions. So this debate is going deep — and is unlikely to end with Taylor’s Version! What are your thoughts?! Sound OFF (below)!

[Image via MEGA/WENN]

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Taylor Swift brought back her tradition of hosting an iconic Fourth of July party with a few of her closet celebrity friends this year, and it appeared she had a ball! On Friday, the 33-year-old superstar took to social media to drop some images of the festivities, revealing she spent the day with her longtime friends Selena Gomez and Haim sisters Alana Haim, Este Haim, and Danielle Haim. Also in attendance were stylist Ashley Avignone and model Sydney Ness – who is rumored to be in a relationship with Taylor’s brother Austin Swift, per Nylon.

Related: Taylor Begged Fans Not To Bully John Mayer!

In the pictures, the group could be seen posing together during the party, which appeared to be at the songstress’ estate in Rhode Island. In one, they snapped a photo on the grass in front of a beautiful seascape. Another showed several polaroids of Taylor hugging Selena from behind, and the duo sharing a red, white, and blue popsicle. The polaroid shots also showed the ladies drinking wine and singing in the middle of the kitchen with wooden spoon as their microphones. And the last shot features a solo image of Taylor sitting down with the ocean in the background while wearing an off-the-shoulder patterned dress, a gold necklace, and her classic red lip. She captioned the pics:

“Happy belated Independence Day from your local neighborhood independent girlies”

Love the subtle acknowledgment of her single-girl era! Even Haim mentioned it while sharing the same images and saying, “single summer.” You can ch-ch-check out the party snaps (below):

Happy belated Independence Day from your local neighborhood independent girlies ????

See you tonight Kansas Cityyy pic.twitter.com/A0sGomwHWY

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 7, 2023

This looked like so much fun! Reactions to Taylor bringing back her legendary Fourth of July party, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments below!

[Image via MEGA/WENN, Taylor Swift/Twitter]

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Unfulfilled promises!!!

*cries in gay*

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While taking the stage with his band The 1975 during a headlining gig at Finsbury Park in London on Sunday, Matty decided to take a moment and get real with his fans. Without mentioning what exactly he was referring to, he opened up about how sometimes his actions and words don’t always land the way he intended. With the faintest hint of an apology (if you can even call it that…) at the very beginning of his statement, he told the crowd:

“I was always trying stuff and some stuff I got right and some stuff I got wrong. But you know what, there’s a lot of things that I’ve said, jokes that I’ve made, that I would take back. You know what, there’s probably a couple of f**king songs that I’d take back if I had the choice.”

Inneresting!

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He went on to insist all he ever wanted to do is give his fans a good time, noting:

“What I mean is that I really am only doing this because I want to make you guys laugh and feel good. That’s what my favourite art does and that’s what I’m trying to do.”

The 34-year-old then mentioned Love Me, the lead single off the band’s second album, I Like It When You Sleep for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It, joking that “it doesn’t make sense unless I’m taking the piss out of myself.” Healy continued:

“I’m not a nonchalant person. I’m not somebody who takes things for granted, so I was excited. The 1975 isn’t a dry band — there’s a lot of irony in it.”

All in all, he’s happy with what he’s done, Matty concluded:

“I get a bit excited, and you know what, I’m f**king proud of myself.”

As we said, it’s not really an apology, but it shows that all this backlash has been weighing on him. As we covered, amid his short-lived relationship with Taylor Swift, fans called him out for racism and inappropriate behavior.

One of the most damning bits of resurfaced content was an appearance on The Adam Friedland Show in February. During the podcast interview, he mentioned Ice Spice, and the two hosts went on to call her an “Inuit Spice Girl” while using Chinese and Hawaiian accents. Matty didn’t chime in at that point, but he could be heard laughing along. Later, in the same conversation, he also revealed he gets off to extreme porn of women of color being “brutalized.” And this is just a small list of the kinds of things he was getting blasted for.

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Amid all this controversy, the frontman sat down with The New Yorker and straight-up refused to apologize, arguing:

“It doesn’t actually matter. Nobody is sitting there at night slumped at their computer, and their boyfriend comes over and goes, ‘What’s wrong, darling?’ and they go, ‘It’s just this thing with Matty Healy.’ That doesn’t happen.”

He continued:

“If it does, you’re either deluded or you are, sorry, a liar. You’re either lying that you are hurt, or you’re a bit mental for being hurt. It’s just people going, ‘Oh, there’s a bad thing over there, let me get as close to it as possible so you can see how good I am.’ And I kind of want them to do that, because they’re demonstrating something so base level.”

Interestingly, he made an exception and did apologize to Ice Spice during a concert in April, saying onstage that he “never meant to hurt anybody,” elaborating:

“Sorry if I’ve offended you. Ice Spice, I’m sorry. It’s not because I’m annoyed that me joking got misconstrued, it’s ’cause I don’t want Ice Spice to think that I’m a d**k. I love you Ice Spice…. It’s OK for me to be like, a trickster or whatever, but I don’t want to be perceived as mean-hearted.”

Noting that he was “genuinely sorry,” he added:

“We all get it wrong, and I just have to do it in public and then apologize.”

Sounds like he knows he messed up to some degree, but he’s not going to oblige fans with an apology every time his larger-than-life persona gets him in trouble. Thoughts?! Do U think this was an appropriate comment or does he owe haters a more direct apology? Let us know (below)!

[Image via Graham Finney/WENN]

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