Swifties need to calm down.
Taylor Swift asked fans not to cyberbully her ex-boyfriend, John Mayer, prior to the re-release of her album “Speak Now”, which she first released after the couple broke up in 2010.
“I stand on this stage every night of this tour and watch some of the most beautiful things happen,” Swift told audiences at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis during Saturday night’s blockbuster Eras Tour.
“I watch you become friends with each other. I watch you bond. I watch you give each other friendship bracelets,” he continued.
“I see a lot of good interactions happen and I hear a lot of stories about friends made on these shows and I watch it happen and it’s the most incredible thing to watch.”
When the “All Too Well” singer later released “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” on July 7, she asked her passionate fanbase to spread “that kindness and kindness” online.
“I am 33 years old. I don’t care about anything that happened to me when I was 19. “I’m not releasing this album in case you feel the need to defend me online against someone you think might have written a song 14 billion years ago.”
While Swift did not name Mayer in her speech, she followed this up with her first performance of “Dear John” in 11 years as part of the “surprise songs” episode of the show.
The roughly seven-minute ballad is believed to be about Mayer, as it recounts a young girl’s relationship with an older man. (The former had a 12-year age difference.)
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“Don’t you think you’re too young to mess with me?” Swift sings during the chorus.
The “Anti-Hero” singer never confirmed that the now 45-year-old “Gravity” singer was the inspiration for the track, but she was quick to pick up clues.
Mayer told Rolling Stone in a 2012 interview that when she first heard of “Dear John” she was “really caught off guard” and “really humiliated”.
“I didn’t deserve it. I’m pretty good at taking responsibility now and I didn’t do anything to deserve it,” he added. “It was a really terrible thing for him to do.”
A year later, the guitarist released a response song called “Paper Doll”, which referenced the lyrics of “Dear John”.