Someone please procure industrial strength cutting pliers because if Katy Perry is chained to the rhythm, then the rest of us are chained to this endless pop music war sheâs waging with Taylor Swift. Seriously, at this point weâve heard more about their feud than any other clash in human history.
Ahead of the release of her new album, âWitness,â on Friday, Perry somehow found some tea left to spill for an interview with NME about why she chose to tell the âtruthâ about Swift.
Last month, she took a ride with James Corden and ended up revealing how this all started. Apparently, the two got their wires crossed when it came to booking backup dancers for their respective tours. Swift claimed that Perry was poaching her crew, while the âBon Appetitâ singer said she informed the dancers about a potential conflict before Swiftâs tour even began.
Regardless, Perry has an album to promote, so, of course, she essentially pulled out a baseball bat and gave this dead horse of a feud one final beat down.
âWell, James Corden makes me and the whole world feel very safe,â Perry said about her decision to address the feud, according to Time. âNo one has asked me about my side of the story, and there are three sides of every story: one, two, and the truth.â
âI mean, Iâm not Buddha â things irritate me,â she continued. âI wish that I could turn the other cheek every single time, but Iâm also not a pushover, you know? Especially when someone tries to assassinate my character with little girls [her fans]. Thatâs so messed up!â
Perry is likely referring to Swiftâs mega-hit âBad Blood,â which many have assumed is a thinly-veiled diss track about the pop star. The song was also co-written by prolific pop producer Max Martin, whoâs worked with Perry since her âOne of the Boysâ days, potentially raising a conflict of interest with her longtime collaborator.
âI canât speak for [Max], but he didnât know [who âBad Bloodâ was about],â she said. âIâm not supposed to tell him what he can and canât do. Iâm very fair; Iâm super-duper fair and Iâm not one of those people whoâs like, âYou canât do that because I donât like that personâ. Just, like, you do you, make your own choices⊠Iâm not his mother.â
Havenât had your fill? Well, Swift should be releasing a new album any day now, so get ready for another media cycle about this mess.