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Rumors that Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift were feuding were exacerbated by Rodrigo’s admission that she has yet to make it to Swift’s record-breaking The Eras Tour, which basically all of Hollywood and the music industry attended. “I haven’t yet,” she told The New York Times in August 2023, noting that it’s not for the lack of trying, but because she’s elbows deep in work. “I’m going to Europe this week.”
A month later, the “Bad Idea Right?” crooner was asked by Rolling Stone outright to either confirm or deny all the speculation once and for all. “I don’t have beef with anyone,” she said point blank. “I’m very chill. I keep to myself. I have my four friends and my mom, and that’s really the only people I talk to, ever. There’s nothing to say.” If there were any theories lying around, they’re all just made out of thin air, she added. “There’s so many Twitter conspiracy theories. I only look at alien conspiracy theories.”
While Rodrigo put the rumors to rest, she did acknowledge that she was blindsided when she was asked to give Swift writing credits in her debut album. “I was a little caught off guard. At the time it was very confusing, and I was green and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Is that the phrase?” she said, although she failed to clarify whether it was voluntary or a result of coercion. “It’s not something that I was super involved in … It was more team-on-team.”
