Yes, Katy Perry has heard the rumors that Taylor Swift's “Bad Blood” is about her.
Perry's been mostly quiet about “Bad Blood” and their alleged rift — which sprung in part from Swift's interview with Rolling Stone from September last year — but now she's using Swift's own words to publicly respond to the song.
Finding it ironic to parade the pit women against other women argument about as one unmeasurably capitalizes on the take down of a woman…
– KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 22, 2015
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The “pit women against other women argument” refers to Taylor Swift's Tweet last night, which itself was a response to Nicki Minaj's Tweet about the MTV VMAs nominations.
If I was a different “kind” of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well. ????????????
– NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
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@NICKIMINAJ I've done nothing but love & support you. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot..
– Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 21, 2015
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It is worth noting that Swift's song “Bad Blood” garnered a Video Of The Year MTV VMA nomination, while Nicki Minaj's “Anaconda” did not. This may be the source of Swift's misunderstanding that Minaj's Tweet wasn't specifically about “Bad Blood” or any other particular video.
Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this. @taylorswift13
– NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
It is this notion of “capitalizing” and “speaking” from positions of power that may have rubbed Perry in the “Bad” direction, because her subtweet appears to be calling Swift hypocritical. In September, she also seemed to call Swift a mean girl in “sheep's clothing” on the heels of the RS interview. According to the cover story, part of the pop performers' disagreements had origins in a business move involving backup dancers.
Watch out for the Regina George in sheep's clothing…
– KATY PERRY (@katyperry) September 9, 2014
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Swift has never publicly confirmed that “Bad Blood,” one of the biggest hits of this summer, was about Perry. The song's lyrics are about former friends and broken trust.