Kim Kardashian seemingly caught Taylor Swift unawares yesterday when she released a recording of the singer signing off on some of Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ lyrics – something Taylor previously insisted never happened.
In response, Taylor jumped on Facebook later that day to share a message with her fans, posting a screenshot of a statement she had written on the Notes app of her iPhone.
“Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me ‘that b—h’ in his song? It doesn’t exist because it never happened,” she wrote, referring the fact that the Snapchat videos only showed Kanye reciting the first line she is mentioned in.
Taylor has always denied giving her approval for Kanye’s ‘Famous’ song. Photo: Getty
However, a few eagle-eyed viewers have since pointed out that the screenshot of the message has the word ‘search’ in the top left – meaning Taylor had to have gone back through her collection of Notes to find it.
As a result, it’s left some Internet users debating whether the 26-year-old popstar knew that the big reveal was coming and had prepped a statement to be ready for the fallout.
On the other hand, others commented that it could mean Taylor had simply written a draft a few minutes or hours earlier and then opened it up again to edit it.
While the star has faced a barrage of backlash recently – including the media storm over her new relationship with actor Tom Hiddleston – there is a possible silver lining to be found in all the drama.
Since the recording of the phone call was done without Taylor’s knowledge, several legal experts have since weighed in on whether the star could have means to sue Kim and Kanye.
Rolling Stone reports that under Californian laws, a conversation can only legally be recorded if both parties give their consent – but in New York and Tennessee, only one party needs to give their consent.
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“If it is California, which is what people are speculating, there would be a violation of Taylor Swift’s right of privacy if she had not been informed that the conversation was going to be recorded or if she wasn’t aware that someone was eavesdropping on the call, that’s where Kim comes in,” an expert told Rolling Stone.
Even if Taylor brings a lawsuit against Kim and Kanye, sources told Us Weekly the pair were more than ready to face off against the popstar in court.
“Kim and Kanye consulted with their lawyers and swill went ahead with releasing it. They are not worried,” the source said, adding that Kim purposely released it on her Snapchat rather than on the family reality show so that the network wouldn’t be affected.
“They are sick of Taylor’s manipulations and her good girl act. They just wanted to expose her as a fake and will let the lawyers deal with legal stuff.”
It looks like the feud between Taylor and Kanye is far from over. Photo: Getty
