Taylor Swift makes it clear that she doesn’t want her fans to troll her exes, including (presumably) John Mayer.
The pop icon, 33, surprised fans in Minneapolis on Saturday during a performance of her ‘Eras’ tour when she performed the song ‘Dear John’, which has long been rumored to be talked about her romance with Mayer, 45. as a “surprise song,” and it was the first time in 11 years the star had performed it live, rolling stone reported. The song is featured on Swift’s 2010 album Speak Nowthat the pop star is releasing in a re-recorded version.
But despite the nature of the ballad, which tells the story of a failed romance with an older man and his “dark and twisted games”, Swift kicked off the acoustic part of the concert by telling the audience that she was not looking for them. not to attack any of her ex-boyfriends online.
“I was hoping to ask you that as we approach the release of this album, I would like that kindness and sweetness to extend to our internet activities,” Swift, who wore a long red dress, told the audience at the American Bank Stadium.
The singer told the crowd that while she’s incredibly proud of the songs on the album, she no longer identifies with the pain of her teenage romances.
” I am 33 years old. I don’t care about anything that happened to me when I was 19,” she shared. “I’m not releasing this album so you can go and I should feel the need to defend myself on the internet against someone you think I might have written a song about 14 billion years ago.”
Swift and Mayer dated briefly in 2009, and the following years proved anything but peaceful. Two years later, Mayer said rolling stone that the song “made me feel bad” and attributed it to “cheap songwriting”. He even went so far as to say she “humiliated” him, Yahoo Entertainment previously reported.
“It made me feel bad. Because I didn’t deserve it. I’m good enough to take responsibility now, and I’ve never done anything to deserve this,” he told the magazine. “It was a really ugly thing for her to do.” He went on to say that despite the song’s “Dear John” lettering, he “never got an email. I never got a phone call. I was really taken aback. “
In response, Swift said Charm it was “presumptuous” of Mayer to assume the song was about him. “I never divulge who my songs are about,” she said.
Swift’s song lyrics have long been associated with her famous exes. Jake Gyllenhaal is said to be the subject of Swift’s 10-minute song “All Too Well,” which was re-released in 2021 on Red (Taylor’s version). Fans have long speculated that the song, which again depicts a toxic relationship between a younger woman and an older man, was inspired by Swift’s 2010 romance with the now-aged actor. 42 years old. After the re-release, speculation about Gyllenhaal’s identity was so great that he disabled comments on his social media.
In a Squire profile last year, Gyllenhaal seemed to point out that it’s Swift’s responsibility to call out the army of angry Swifties who criticize him.
“At some point, I think it’s important when fans become unruly that we feel responsible for requiring them to be civil and not allow cyberbullying on their behalf,” he said, without naming Swift, Yahoo Entertainment previously reported. “It has nothing to do with me. It’s about his relationship with his fans. It’s his expression. Artists look to their personal experiences for inspiration, and I don’t blame anyone.”