Taylor Swift says Kim Kardashian feud in 2016 was ‘career death’

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2 years ago

December 6, 2023

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Taylor Swift has opened up on her feud with Kim Kardashian, where a leaked phone call left the star feeling that “my career was taken away from me” and forced her to move abroad.

Named TIME’s Person of the Year today, Swift gave an interview to the outlet about her career highlights and low points, including the 2016 feud with Kanye West and his then wife.

That year, West released a song called Famous, which contained the lyrics “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, why? I made that b**** famous”.

After long-standing bad blood between the artists, dating back to the infamous 2009 MTV VMAs, West and Swift appeared to be on good terms before the song release as part of his album ‘The Life of Pablo’.

West claimed that Swift approved the lyrics, which she denied.

But amid the row, Kardashian posted a video online of what appeared to be West on the phone with the singer, where Swift appeared to consent to the vulgar lines.

Backlash against Swift was fierce. It later emerged West did not read Swift the full lyrics.

Speaking to TIME for her Person of the Year cover story, Swift called it a “career death” and explained: “Make no mistake – my career was taken away from me.

“You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar.

“That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before. I moved to a foreign country.

“I didn’t leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls.

“I pushed away most people in my life because I didn’t trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard.”

In a series of posts on Twitter in 2020, Kardashian wrote that the situation between Swift and West “forced me to defend him”.

Seven years after the event and after being awarded the outlet’s honour, Swift told TIME: “This is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free I’ve ever been.”

The Shake It Off singer beat a range of finalists to take the title, including Barbie, former US President Donald Trump‘s prosecutors and the King.

The 12-time Grammy winner became Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally, with her songs being streamed more than 26 billion times.

Her Eras Tour is set to gross more than $1bn while the film version was the highest-grossing concert film ever.

People Magazine also awarded her the title of 2023’s Most Intriguing Person of the Year while Forbes named her the world’s fifth most powerful woman.

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Sabrina Carpenter hits out at ‘evil and disgusting’ White House video featuring her song

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December 3, 2025

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Sabrina Carpenter hits out at 'evil and disgusting' White House video featuring her song

Sabrina Carpenter has hit out at an “evil and disgusting” White House video of migrants being detained that uses one of her songs.

“Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,” the pop star posted on X.

The White House used part of Carpenter‘s upbeat song Juno over pictures of immigration agents handcuffing, chasing and detaining people.

It was posted on social media on Monday and has been viewed 1.2 million times so far.

President Trump‘s policy of sending officers into communities to forcibly round up illegal immigrants has proved controversial, with protests and legal challenges ongoing.

Mr Trump promised the biggest deportation in US history, but some of those detained have been living and working in the US for decades and have no criminal record.

Carpenter is not the only star to express disgust over the administration’s use of their music.

Olivia Rodrigo last month warned the White House not to “ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda” after All-American Bitch was used in a video urging undocumented migrants to leave voluntarily.

In July, English singer Jess Glynne also said she felt “sick” when her song from the viral Jet2 advert was used over footage of people in handcuffs being loaded on a plane.

Other artists have also previously hit out at Trump officials for using their music at political campaign events, including Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Celine Dion, Ozzy Osbourne and The Rolling Stones.

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Holly Willoughby fined after colliding with moped and injuring rider

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December 2, 2025

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Holly Willoughby fined after colliding with moped and injuring rider

TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been fined in court after she admitted driving without due care and attention when her car collided with a moped, injuring the rider.

The star, 44, pleaded guilty by post to the charge at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday but did not attend the hearing.

Willoughby was fined £1,653 alongside £130 in costs and a £661 victim surcharge and given six points on her licence, the Metropolitan Police said.

According to court documents, the incident happened on 28 August as she was driving her Mini Cooper near her home in Richmond, southwest London.

Police were called to Church Road, Barnes, following reports of a collision.

The rider of the moped, a 43-year-old man, was taken to hospital. His injuries were assessed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.

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The presenter is best known for fronting Dancing On Ice as well as ITV daytime show This Morning, which she left in October 2023.