How Celebrities Are Reacting to the Taylor Swift-Kim Kardashian Feud
Hilary George-Parkin
One of the joys of the social media age is that not only does it allow celebrities to orchestrate their own elaborate takedowns and give us a platform to share endless memes about them, but it also opens up the floor for other stars to weigh in on these important issues. Naturally, it took approximately no time for Hollywood to start taking sides in Kim Kardashian‘s feud with Taylor Swift after the reality star leaked videos of Taylor’s phone call with Kanye West over the “Famous” lyrics late last night.
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Some reactions were cautious, others way out of line (see: Khloe Kardashian‘s tweet to Chloë Grace Moretz)—and of course, they’re still rolling in. Here’s who’s offered their two cents so far:
Selena Gomez asked the world to talk about something that actually matters, please.
https://twitter.com/selenagomez/status/754896317369970689
https://twitter.com/selenagomez/status/754897640073166852
https://twitter.com/selenagomez/status/754904787997585408
To which the world responded “Um, like gun control and Black Lives Matter, neither of which you’ve mentioned? *side eye*”
Katy Perry used the opportunity for some subtle (and smart!) self-promotion:
https://twitter.com/katyperry/status/754911581612277760
Justin Bieber softly chanted “Less hate, more love” in the dim glow of his laptop:
Chris Brown counseled Tay to “make music and shut the fuck up” (thanks for that helpful tip, Chris):
Ruby Rose came to Moretz’s defense:
https://twitter.com/RubyRose/status/754939084603322368
Pharrell faved a tweet about the #KimExposedTaylorParty before going back and deleting it, presumably having realized that other people can actually see that stuff:
#Pharrell too! "She's a disgrace to humanity! And she's a disgrace to women who are… https://t.co/zVE895LaaH pic.twitter.com/Qkx0INz6wJ
— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) July 18, 2016
Camilla Belle posted a quote on Instagram that indicated she was team Kimye—she and Swift feuded years ago when Taylor slammed Belle in her 2010 track “Better Than Revenge” for allegedly stealing her ex Joe Jonas.
And Bella Thorne still doesn’t know what the hell is going on:
https://twitter.com/bellathorne/status/755077402653433856
