Kim Kardashian reportedly wants to put her feud with Taylor Swift in the rearview mirror. After the release of Swift's Ministry of Tortured Poets On April 19, the song "thanK you aIMee" reignited interest in the pair's much-publicized romance, as it appeared to reference her checkered past with the reality star.
In a recent interview with People , a source said Kardashian has "get over it" and believes it's time for Swift to "move on." The insider continued, "Kim doesn't understand why [Swift] keeps harping on this. It's literally been years."
On the chorus of "Thank U, aIMee," Swift sings, "In the time it took you to pump your fist, I was building something/I can't forgive the way you made me feel," while the song The title is capitalized with three letters: KIM.
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Their animosity dates back to 2016, when Kardashian's ex-husband Kanye West mentioned Swift in his song "Famous." In the song, West raps the lyrics: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why? I made that motherfucker famous."
The rapper later claimed that Swift had approved the song, but the singer denied this. "Kanye did not ask for approval, but asked Taylor to release his single 'Famous' on her Twitter account," Swift's spokesperson told People at the time. "Taylor never realized the actual lyrics."
In defense of her then-husband, Kardashian shared an edited Snapchat video of a phone call between West and Swift in which the singer appeared to approve of the song. However, in March 2020, a full video of the phone call leaked online, during which Swift expressed concerns about the song and notably failed to mention a lyric in which West called her a "b***h."
Swift later responded to the release of the "illegally recorded" full video, writing on Instagram that the leak proved she was "telling the truth all along."
Kardashian later claimed, "No one denies using the word 'b***h' without her permission," adding at the time, "The only problem I have with this situation is that Taylor passed Her publicist lied and said Kanye never called to ask for permission."
Swift recently discussed the feud in her Time magazine 2023 Person of the Year profile. Looking back on the aftermath, the singer said it "took me to a place mentally that I had never been before".
"You have a completely fabricated framework of an illegally recorded phone call that Kim Kardashian edited and then told everyone that I was a liar," she said. Amid the backlash, she revealed She "moved to a foreign country." ". Swift added, "I pushed away most people in my life because I didn't trust anyone anymore. "
