If you're tired of reading about Katy Perry and Taylor Swift's feud, imagine how I feel writing about it. Unfortunately for all of us here at pleasemoveon.gov, this is one disagreement that just won't quit. By now, we all know the story of how the feud between them began, but for the uninitiated: Taylor told Rolling Stone in 2015 that another female pop star — Katy — maliciously stole dancers away from her for her own tour, so she wrote her revenge anthem "Bad Blood" about her.
Flash forward two years, to Summer 2017, when Katy was in the midst of releasing her new album, Witness. Certain moments of her ensuing press tour were, um, quirky, to put it lightly, but she certainly didn't hold back from discussing her issues with Taylor or dropping her own diss track, "Swish Swish." She said things like "Don't come for me" and "There are three sides of every story: one, two, and the truth," but the most important quote came during her Carpool Karaoke video with James Corden in May — "She started it, and it's time for her to finish it."
Flash forward again a few months later, when Taylor attempted to do just that on her own new album, Reputation. There are multiple references to Katy (as well as all the other people Taylor has grievances with), but let's hope that this was the last straw. After all, Katy told Thrive Global in June that she was over it. Me, too, Katy. Me, too.
