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Nicki, to whom Taylor publicly
apologized. “All that fake
love you showin’, couldn’t
even disguise you.”) “That’s
exactly why Katy had Nicki
do those guest vocals,” adds
the industry insider. And
more drama’s coming: On
May 9, Taylor’s ex-boyfriend
Calvin Harris announced
that he and Katy are collaborating
on a song for his new
album that he’ll release in
June. “As far as Katy is concerned,
this feud is ongoing,”
adds the industry insider. “It
isn’t over by a long shot.”
Taylor is livid. “She’s
beyond angry and embarrassed,”
says the source close
to her. “She’s still dealing with
a string of humiliations from
2016, especially with the
whole Kanye West ‘Famous’
track debacle.” Taylor’s squad
is already on the attack. Just
DANCERS CHOOSE KATY
Backup dancer Lockhart
Brownlie admits in 2013 that
he and two more dancers left
Taylor’s Red tour six months in
to join Katy’s Prismatic tour.
Perry reignites her
feud with Taylor Swift in a
vicious new song — and
she’s just getting started
anhourafter“SwishSwish”
was released, Orange Is the
New Black actress and Taylor
pal Ruby Rose criticized Katy
on Twitter, in part lamenting
what a “bummer” it was
that Katy decided to “go low.”
Now, says the source, Taylor’s
hoping her “other friends will
call out Katy as well.”
It won’t be long before
Taylor herself fires back.
“She’s planning to drop the
hugely anticipated followup
to her album 1989 later
this year. She’s going to tell
her side of the story,” says
another insider. And she’s
got revenge on her mind,
says the source: “She’s told
friends that if Katy wants
an all-out war, an all-out
war is what Katy’s going to
get.” Adds the second insider:
“It’s going to be a real
bloodbath.”
PUBLIC BEEF
In 2014, Taylor says
“Bad Blood” is about an
ex-friend who “basically
tried to sabotage an
entire arena tour.” Katy
tweets a Mean Girls
reference about Taylor.
TWITTER TRIANGLE
WORDSSHADY
In 2015, after Taylor responds MOVE
FIGHTIN’
to a perceived Nicki Minaj diss
by writing “It’s unlike you to
pit women against each
other,” Katy tweets that it’s
ironic to hear that argument
coming from someone who
“capitalizes on the takedown
of a woman.”
Katy posts
a video of
herself
dancing at a
2016 Kanye
West concert
as he sang
“Famous,”
taking
obvious
delight in the
line about
Taylor: “I
made that
b----
famous.”
NOT
BACKING
DOWN
“Taylor is ready
for battle,” says
a source. “She’ll
get her revenge.”