Taylor Swift has made candid and hard-hitting revelations about her notorious feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, which began at the 2009 VMAs and has unfolded over the years. In an interview with Time, published this Wednesday (6), the 33-year-old singer, elected ‘person of the year’ for 2023 by the magazine, did not hesitate to address the profound repercussions of this controversy on her personal and professional life, including mentioning a considerable psychological impact.
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Taylor Swift described the experience as something akin to “a career death”, indicating that she felt as if her success had come to an end. She expressed the weight of this situation, stating, “Make no mistake – my career was taken from me.” The singer highlighted the manipulation of events, including an illegally recorded call by Kim Kardashian, which was edited and released to portray her as a liar.
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The artist revealed the drastic measures she had to take to face the attacks, including moving to a foreign country, where she spent a year in isolation, living in a rented house. Taylor admitted to feeling afraid of answering phone calls and confessed to having withdrawn from many people in her life due to a loss of trust.
The controversy began in 2009 at the VMAs, when Kanye West interrupted Taylor’s speech upon receiving the award for best female video, claiming that Beyoncé was the true winner. The situation worsened when Kim Kardashian released a recording of the video call between Taylor and Kanye, suggesting her consent to the song’s lyrics. Taylor has always maintained that she authorized being mentioned in the song, but was unaware of the offensive expression used by Kanye.
