Joe Alwyn Breaks Silence on "Long, Loving" Taylor Swift Romance: "A Hard Thing to Navigate"

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episode or show notes Kalaroga Shark Media. Hi, and welcome to Taylor Swift

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Today. A short roundup of all
the headlines around Taylor's music, tours,

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movies and life. Joe Allen is
speaking out for the first time about his

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breakup with Taylor. In an interview
with The Sunday Time Style, the Kinds

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of Kindness actors said that his time
with the pop star was long, loving

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and fully committed. When asked if
he's heard Taylor's latest album, The Tortured

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Poets Department, which fans believe may
be made up of material inspired by the

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former couple's breakup, Alwin said,
in thinking on what I was going to

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say, I would think and hope
that anyone and everyone can empathize. This

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isn't a direct answer to your question, but just thinking about what I want

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to talk about. He continued,
I would hope that anyone and everyone can

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empathize and understand the difficulties that come
with the end of a long, loving,

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fully committed relationship of over six and
a half years. That is a

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hard thing to navigate, Alwyn added. People confirmed that Taylor and Alwyn broke

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up in April twenty twenty three after
six years of dating, around the same

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time that the pop superstar kicked off
her still ongoing aras tour. A source

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said at the time that the split
was largely caused by differences in their personalities

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that became harder to ignore. Reflecting
on his breakup, more Alwyn told The

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Times what is unusual and abnormal in
this situation is that one week later it's

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suddenly in the public domain and the
outside world is able to weigh in.

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So you have something very real suddenly
thrown into a very unreal space tabloids,

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social media press, where it is
then dissected, speculated on, pulled out

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of shape beyond recognition, he continued, And the truth is, to that

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last point, there is always going
to be a gap between what is known

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and what is said. I have
made my peace with that, adding that

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he and Taylor mutually decided to keep
the more private details of our relationship private.

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Alwin said it was never something to
commodify, and I see no reason

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to change that now. Currently,
Alwen said he is doing really good telling

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the times. I feel fortunate to
be in a really great place in my

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life professionally and personally. He would
not discuss with the publication, however,

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if he's dating again, or if
he's still in touch with Taylor. I'm

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sure you can appreciate, given the
level of noise and scrutiny about my past

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relationship, why I wouldn't want to
just open the door to things like that

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right now, he said. Taylor
was not the only one shake shake shaking

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at her recent Edinburgh concert as data
from geological experts has shown fans of the

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megastar literally made the earth move as
they watched her perform live in the Scottish

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capital last week. The British Geological
Survey BGS has said earthquake readings were detected

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almost four miles from Murrayfield Stadium,
where the singer spent three nights Friday,

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Saturday and Sunday as part of her
Eiras tour. The BGS revealed on its

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website monitoring stations around the city registered
the activity during all three performances. The

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statement from the BGS said each of
the three evenings followed a similar seismographic pattern,

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with ready for it cruel summer and
champagne problems, resulting in the most

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significant seismic activity each night. The
most enthusiastic dancing was on Friday, according

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to analysis of the seismograph data.
Although crowds on each night generated their own

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significant readings, the BGS said it
continued whilst the events were detected by sensitive

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scientific instruments designed to identify even the
most minute seismic activity kilometers away. The

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vibrations generated by the concert were unlikely
to have been felt by any one other

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that those in the immediate vicinity.
According to the BGS, the activity peaked

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at one hundred and sixty beats per
minute during when ready for It, when

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the crowd was transmitting about eighty kilowatts
of power. The organization said, based

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on the maximum amplitude of motion the
distance the ground moves, the Friday night

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event was the most energetic by a
small margin. There were almost seventy three

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thousand fans present on the first night, according to Scottish Rugby, which owns

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the stadium. That meant it was
the biggest stadium concert in Scottish history.

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As Taylor eclipsed the popularity of Harry
Style's performance to sixty five thousand fans last

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summer. Each subsequent night then broke
the record for the previous night, according

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to Scottish rugby Callum Harrison, a
BGS seismologist, said on the organization's website.

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BGS is the now national body responsible
for recording earthquakes to inform the government,

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public, industry and regulators and allow
for a greater understanding of earthquake risk

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and plan for future events. It's
amazing that we've been able to measure the

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reaction of thousands of concert goers remotely
through our data. The opportunity to explore

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a seismic activity created by a different
kind of phenomenon has been a thrill.

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Thousands of Tailor fans traveled far and
wide to watch the SuperStar's one hundredth show

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of her record breaking Eiras tour in
Liverpool. Taylor hailed the commitment to the

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countless fans who braved the rain to
catch a glimpse of her landmark show,

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and while the fifty three thousand crowd
packed into Anfield stadium to cheer along to

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her greatest hits for three hours,
not everyone left completely satisfied. Certain VIP

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ticket holders were left briefly disgruntled after
paying to sit behind a white tent largely

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blocking the view of their beloved idol, and poor va ip seat placements weren't

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the only mishap of the night,
as eagle eyed fans were quick to spot

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the huge screen showcasing Taylor's performance had
momentarily switched off. However, some sleuthing

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Swifties are remaining hopeful that the technical
glitch which occurred as she performed her hit

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song Mastermind, signals a huge announcement
on the horizon. The Landmark show did

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not have a surprise guest or special
announcement, but fans believe the screen blackout

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is an easter egg, a tactic
tailor is notorious for doing. In a

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video posted to x by a fan
account, the International Sensation can be seen

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crooning Mastermind whilst the screen remains in
darkness, only returning when she begins singing

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Karma. Some of the lyrics include
what if I told you none of it

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was accidental, as well as what
if I told you I'm a Mastermind.

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Fans flooded the comments, convinced the
timing was intentional, as the lyrics of

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Mastermind allude to Taylor calculating every move
and nothing being accidental. The tweet has

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already amassed more than six teen thousand
likes and five hundred eighty eight thousand views,

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with music fans questioning what the superstar
had planned. It was on purpose,

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one exclaimed, while another chimed,
REPTV is coming. The timing seemed

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so perfect that it feels like it
could be an Easter egg. But also

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would she do that like it could
have literally just been a technical difficulty,

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and would she go as far to
take away from the visuals for an Easter

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egg? IDK about this one,
So I told you none of it was

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accidental. Another joked the screen turned
black during Mastermind, interesting, one fan

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speculated. While many Swifties were reeling
with excitement about a possible surprise from the

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star, others were left frustrated with
their poor view of the concert. Posting

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a video which quickly amassed over half
a million views, Zella complained about her

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obstructed view after spending an eye watering
six hundred sixty pounds on VIP seats,

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paid six hundred and sixty pounds for
VIP seats, and this is our view,

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we asked, and they won't move
us, she penned. Actually,

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going to cry. Fellow tailor supporters
advised her to ask again, claiming she

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would have to be moved if she
did not have restricted view tickets. According

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to Zella, she had already made
the attempt. However, the entire show

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was sold out, meaning there was
nowhere to move her to. But all

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ended well for the superfan, as
she revealed she and a friend were given

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even better seats so they could clearly
see the superstar in action. Thank you

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to everyone for the support and kindness. We had an amazing time in the

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end, she raved. Another attendee
also took to social media to air their

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grievances about their restricted view. The
social media user, who post under the

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handle at sugarticks, shared a shocking
photo of their view, which was largely

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blocked by the back of the stage. The top corner, as well as

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Taylor's famed diamond walkway, was visible
from the poorly plucked seats. Some view

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that alongside two laughing emojis and a
sick emoji to complain about their sixty pound

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tickets. Any were stunned by the
seat placement, quipping that the restricted view

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should be illegal. A second asked
how much they charging for that whilst another

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joked could say you were backstage.
However, droves of poncho wearing and sequin

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clad tailor fans refuse to let seat
placements or the rain get in the way

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of their fun as they descended on
Anfield Stadium Yesterday, The Liverpool FC Stadium

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was transformed into a sea of pink
and red as many devoted Swifties waited patiently

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for the doors to open in the
rain. Nothing could dampen our spirits today.

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Rhese Edwards, twenty two from Manchester, who dressed up in the Reputation

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era, told Mail Online dressed in
coordinated sparkly dresses with her friends. Lucy

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Powell sixteen added, we got the
tickets a year ago and we are so

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excited to see her perform Reputation songs. We have made more than one hundred

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bracelets. While waiting for the show. Hundreds were spotted wearing themed outfits,

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some more sh shimmery purple dresses in
line with her third studio album Speak Now,

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or dressed up how Taylor appeared in
her twenty twelve music video twenty two.

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Others decided to dress up in fashion
with her later albums. Amy Patterson

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thirty and Rachel Varney thirty three,
were spotted in bright orange jumpsuits after taking

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from one of Taylor's songs on her
twenty twenty four album, The Tortured Poets

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Department. We have our jumpsuits on. We are fresh out the Slammer.

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Miss Patterson said, we made most
of our costumes last night, dressed in

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a sparkly dress and cowboy hat.
Elan Mabbot seventeen, who traveled with her

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sister Alice sixteen from Aberystwyth in Wales
for the show, said I am so

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excited. I've been excited for ages
and we got a puppy this morning,

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so this is the best day.
More In a moment dipping into an all

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but forgotten relationship, Taylor graced fans
with an oldie but a goodie. She

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performed the twenty sixteen Rihanna song this
Is What You Came For during her Friday

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concert, a song she had previously
written under the pseudonym Nil Sioberg with ex

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boyfriend Calvin Harris. Every single time
I have an acoustic set, I'm always

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trying to think of things you might
want to hear, Maybe things that might

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be a little bit unexpected, Taylor
prefaced the song Let's See How We Did

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Tonight. Taylor performed the track as
a mashup with her song gold Rush from

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her twenty twenty album Evermore. She
dated Harris from March twenty fifteen to June

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twenty sixteen, during which they co
wrote the song. A source told People

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at the time that the relationship ended
because Harris was intimidated by Taylor's success.

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Pr rep confirmed the Neil's pseudonym was
Hers in twenty sixteen, a month after

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they're split, Taylor performed this Is
What You Came For for the first time

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that October during the Formula One US
Grand Prix. After Taylor revealed herself as

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the co writer, Harris Acus used
her of trying to tear him down in

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a since deleted Twitter rant. Hurtful
to me at this point that her and

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her team would go so far out
of their way to try and make me

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look bad at this stage, though, he wrote at the time, I

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figure if you're happy in your new
relationship, you should focus on that instead

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of trying to tear your XBF down
for something to do. The Scottish DJ

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added, I know you're off tour
and you need someone new to try and

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buy, like Katy Perry, etc. But I'm not that guy, sorry,

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wrote Harris. I won't allow it. Harris later admitted his response was

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completely the wrong instinct. In a
twenty seventeen interview with British GQ. I

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was protecting what I see as my
one talent in the world being belittled,

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he said. At the time it
felt like things were piling on top of

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me and that was when I snapped. After TTPD dropped in April, Taylor

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shared a statement about letting go of
the sensational and sorrowful time that inspired the

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album. This period of the author's
life is now over, the chapter closed

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and boarded up. She wrote.
There is nothing to avenge, no scores

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to settle. Once wounds have healed, and upon further reflection, a good

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number of them turned out to be
self inflicted. Added Taylor, this writer

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is of the firm belief that our
tears become holy in the form of ink

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on a page. Once we have
spoken our saddest story, we can be

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free of it, and then all
that's left behind is the tortured poetry.

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Taylor celebrated her one hundredth aristour show
with a melancholy touch and addressed the end

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of her international tour for the first
time. Over the past year, the

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fourteen time Grammy Award winner has been
known to continue to add dates to her

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tour. I think a lot of
people are like, well, how are

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you going to celebrate the hundredth show, Taylor told the crowd, According to

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Entertainment Weekly, and for me,
the celebration of the one hundredth show,

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for me means this is the very
first time I've ever acknowledged to myself and

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admitted that this tour is going to
end in December, like that's it.

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The award winning singer songwriter added that
feels like so far away from now,

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But then again, it feels like
I just did my first show on this

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tour because you guys have made this
so much fun for us that we wanted

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to do one hundred shows one hundred
and fifty something shows, she continued.

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Taylor admitted that the Airas tour has
become my entire life. She joked that

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she's forgotten her hobbies because all I
do when I'm not on stage is just

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like sit at home and try to
think of some clever acoustic song mashups.

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And thinking about what you might like
to hear. Taylor made her one hundredth

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Heiress Tour show special for fans and
attendance and shared how she wanted to celebrate

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with them. I want to spend
another show just thinking about that and living

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in this moment with you and being
here with you, and just know that

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I appreciate every single ounce of effort
you put in to be with us.

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When this tour reaches triple digits of
shows, she said, so thank you.

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Taylor segued into asking her fans if
they had ten minutes to spare before

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performing All Too Well ten minute version. Taylor kicked off her Aris tour on

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March seventeenth, twenty twenty three,
in Glendale, Arizona, and will perform

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her final show on December eighth in
Vancouver, Canada. And that's it for

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