It’s kind of amazing that we’ve managed to get three days of coverage out of this Taylor Swift-Katy Perry nonsense. It just goes to show, girl-on-girl hate-crimes are still one of the most potent sources of gossip. To recap, Taylor Swift revealed, in her new Rolling Stone interview, that she wrote a song about a Mean Girl in the music industry. She sprinkled some clues in her blind-item song and invited people to guess the identity of the Mean Girl. Katy Perry responded not-so-cryptically and the guessing was over. Yesterday, Page Six said the drama was basically about John Mayer and how they both dated him. But! TMZ says that it’s not JUST about Mayer. It’s also about… dancers.
Taylor Swift believes Katy Perry is a thief … and we’ve learned that’s the basis of their feud. The girl-on-girl war ignited when 3 of Taylor’s dancers jumped ship and joined Katy’s tour. Taylor felt betrayed because she became very close to the dancers and considered them family.
But here’s the thing. The 3 dancers had actually worked with Katy first, but when Katy’s tour ended several years ago they needed work. So they signed up as dancers during Taylor’s tour.
We’re told the dancers told Taylor up front … they did not want to sign for the full tour — they wanted a 30-day out, and we’re told it’s because they were just waiting for Katy to go back on tour. When Katy hit the stage again, they gave their 30-day notice, but Taylor got so pissed off she fired them on the spot.
All of this went down a year ago but we’re told Taylor held a grudge, which boiled over when she wrote a song — “Bad Blood” — alluding to Katy screwing her over. It’s turned into a full on war, with Taylor not-so-coyly talking about the alleged betrayal — and Katy responding on Twitter by calling Swift … Regina George in sheep’s clothing.
So, is this girlfight about other girls? Or is it more complicated than that? I think the dancers are probably part of the story, but I’m guessing John Mayer also played his part. Us Weekly’s sources say that: “Katy knows Taylor’s song is about her, which is why she tweeted that [Regina George tweet].” One source says both Katy and Swifty are “very competitive” but at one point they managed to keep things amicable, but no more. As for the dancers, the source says: “They were loyal to Katy when it came time to launch the Prism tour. She didn’t steal them. Taylor just employed them when they weren’t working for Katy.”
Us Weekly also says that if you were speculating that Miley Cyrus was the Mean Girl in Taylor’s blind item song, you wouldn’t be that far off either. Miley and Taylor don’t get along, apparently, although they’ve never employed the same dancers.
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