A Timeline of Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian’s Feud: A Deep Dive Into the Drama

Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian have endured a rollercoaster relationship over the years. The drama began in 2015 when Swift publicly reconciled (and then unreconciled) with Kanye West. Kardashian became entangled in the narrative by kind of defending her then-husband. From leaked phone calls to social media spats, their feud has been one of the most talked-about in pop culture. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit the key moments of their tumultuous relationship.

Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian’s Feud Explained

Here is a timeline explanation of the major events of the feud between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian:

2009: Kim Kardashian professes her love for Taylor Swift

In 2009, Kim Kardashian declared her admiration for Taylor Swift during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. She revealed that “Love Story” by Swift was the No. 1 song on her iPod and professed, “I love Taylor Swift! I’m the biggest Taylor Swift fan.” Kardashian even mentioned that she was following Swift on Twitter. She playfully added, “I’m watching you, Taylor!”

November 11, 2012: Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian pose together at MTV EMAs

Their first public interaction occurred in 2012 when Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian were photographed together at the MTV EMAs, alongside Rita Ora.

February 8, 2015: Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian share a hug at the Grammys

As Swift and Kanye West reconciled, Swift was seen embracing Kardashian at the Grammys, indicating a temporary truce in their relationship.

August 30, 2015: Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian sit together at MTV VMAs

Swift and West publicly buried the hatchet as Swift presented West with the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs. Swift was seen with her arms around Kardashian, suggesting a friendly rapport between them.

February 2016: Kanye West’s “Famous” reignites the feud

The peace didn’t last long. In February 2016, Kanye West released “Famous,” which included controversial lyrics about Swift, reigniting their feud. The lyrics had a line saying “made that bitch famous.”

Swift publicly reacted to the lyric during her Grammys acceptance speech for album of the year. “I want to say to all the young women out there, there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. If you just focus on the work, and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you’re going, you’ll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there, and that will be the greatest feeling in the world. Thank you for this moment.”

June 16, 2016: Kim Kardashian claims Taylor Swift knew about Kanye West’s “Famous” lyrics

Kim Kardashian claimed that Taylor Swift knew about the controversial lyrics in Kanye West’s song “Famous” before its release.

“She totally approved that,” Kardashian claimed in the July issue of GQ that year, claiming that Taylor “totally knew that that was coming out. She wanted to all of a sudden act like she didn’t. I swear, my husband gets so much s— for things [when] he really was doing proper protocol and even called to get it approved.”

June 2016: Taylor Swift’s spokesperson releases a statement following Kim Kardashian’s claims about Kanye West’s “Famous”

A statement about the issue was released by Swift’s side saying “Taylor does not hold anything against Kim Kardashian as she recognizes the pressure Kim must be under and that she is only repeating what she has been told by Kanye West,”

“However, that does not change the fact that much of what Kim is saying is incorrect. Kanye West and Taylor only spoke once on the phone while she was on vacation with her family in January of 2016 and they have never spoken since,”

“Taylor has never denied that conversation took place. It was on that phone call that Kanye West also asked her to release the song on her Twitter account, which she declined to do.”

July 17, 2016: Kim Kardashian releases video footage of Kanye West’s phone call with Taylor Swift

On July 17 Kim took to Snapchat to share a series of truncated videos of the phone call between her then-husband West and Swift, discussing the “Famous” lyrics – as well as their history. “It’s like a compliment,” Swift is heard saying in the video after West reads the lyrics to her (which include, “For all my Southside n—– that know me best / I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex”)

West is heard saying, What I give a f— is you as a person, and as a friend, I want things that make you feel good,”

Swift even appreciated the heads up, saying “I never would’ve expected you to like tell me about a line in your song,”

She is also heard saying “I mean, I don’t think anybody would listen to that and be like, ‘Oh, that’s a real diss.’ You gotta tell the story that way that it happened to you and the way you experienced it.”

She added” If people ask me about it, look, I think it would be great for me to be like, ‘He called me and told me before it came out, jokes on you guys, We’re fine.'”

This sparked the infamous #KimExposedTaylorParty on social media.

August 27, 2017: Taylor Swift references Kim Kardashian drama in “Look What You Made Me Do” music video

Swift released her single “Look What You Made Me Do,” which contained numerous references to her feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. The music video was filled with snake imagery, reclaiming the snake emoji that was used against her on social media.

March 20, 2020: Full phone call between Kanye West and Taylor Swift leaks online

On March 20, 2020, the full phone call between Kanye West and Taylor Swift was leaked online, four years after Kim Kardashian shared an edited version. In the call, West asks Swift to release his song on her Twitter account, revealing controversial lyrics about her. Even though Swift expresses concern, she says she is relieved that the lyrics aren’t about her being “that stupid dumb bitch”. Bus she tells West she needs to “think about it because it is absolutely crazy.” West assures her saying, “I’m going to send you the song and send you the exact wording and everything about it, right? And then we could sit and talk through it”.

Kardashian later responded to the leak, saying “The video showed nothing new. We all knew that. I’m so confused right now.”

April 19, 2024: Taylor Swift seemingly sings about Kim Kardashian on The Tortured Poets Department

In her latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology,” Taylor Swift seemingly references Kim Kardashian in two tracks, “Cassandra” and “thanK you aIMee.” The latter song’s title notably features the initials K, I, and M capitalized, suggesting a direct reference to Kim.

April 23, 2024: Kim Kardashian is reportedly ‘over’ the feud

Following the release of Taylor Swift’s new track, a source close to Kim Kardashian revealed to People that she is ‘over’ the feud and believes Swift should move on. They said that Kim “doesn’t get why [Swift] keeps harping on it. It’s been literally years.”

While the two celebrities have had their ups and downs, it seems like the drama may finally be coming to an end. Only time will tell if this feud is truly over or if there are more twists and turns to come in the future.

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