<p id=”par-1_63″>In 2016, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kanye-west/?swcfpc=1″>Kanye West</a> dropped a line about <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/taylor-swift/?swcfpc=1″>Taylor Swift</a> in his song “Famous.” What followed was a years-long feud between West, Swift, and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kim-kardashian/?swcfpc=1″>Kim Kardashian</a>. At this time, Kardashian released footage of a phone conversation between Swift and West in which they discuss the song. Swift said she felt devastated in the aftermath. She hardly stepped out in public for a year.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-taylor-swift-once-shared-how-a-recording-released-by-kim-kardashian-impacted-her”>Taylor Swift once shared how a recording released by Kim Kardashian impacted her</h2>
<p id=”par-2_54″>In the song “Famous,” West raps, “For all my Southside n***** that know me best / I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that b**** famous.” In a Grammy acceptance speech later that year, Swift spoke about the frustration of having someone take credit for her success. </p>
<p id=”par-3_65″>Kardashian publicly said Swift had been aware of the line ahead of time. A spokesperson for Swift confirmed that she spoke to West, but only once. In 2016, Kardashian released <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-addresses-kanye-west-phone-call-leak-throws-a-little-shade-then-focuses-on-whats-important.html/”>footage of the phone call</a>. In it, West and Swift discuss the song and she thanks him for giving her a heads up. Public backlash was immediate, and people began to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-just-reacted-to-the-leaked-kanye-west-phone-call.html/”>call her a snake</a>.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Taylor-Kim-Kanye-1-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Taylor Swift wears a blue dress and talks to Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. West wears a black suit and Kardashian wears a gold dress.” class=”wp-image-3782122″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian | Kevin Mazur/WireImage</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_16″>“Make no mistake — my career was taken away from me,” she told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Time</a> in 2023.</p>
<p id=”par-5_11″>She said the backlash was hard for her to deal with.</p>
<p id=”par-6_44″>“You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar,” she said. “That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_23″>In reaction, she moved to a new country and scarcely left her rental house. She also isolated herself from those close to her.</p>
<p id=”par-8_45″>“I moved to a foreign country. I didn’t leave a rental house for a year,” she said. “I was afraid to get on phone calls. I pushed away most people in my life because I didn’t trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard.” </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-she-also-worried-about-how-reputation-would-impact-her-career”>She also worried about how ‘Reputation’ would impact her career</h2>
<p id=”par-9_18″>In 2017, Swift released <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-reputation-era-persona-interviews.html/”>the album <em>Reputation</em></a>, which reacted to the backlash. Critics gave mixed reviews, which stung.</p>
<p id=”par-10_26″>“The molecular chemistry of that old label was that every creative choice I wanted to make was second-guessed,” she said. “I was really overthinking these albums.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_12″>She worried she’d never be able to move forward from this moment.</p>
<p id=”par-12_20″>“I thought that moment of backlash was going to define me negatively for the rest of my life,” she said.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kim-kardashian-reportedly-wants-to-move-past-the-feud-with-taylor-swift”>Kim Kardashian reportedly wants to move past the feud with Taylor Swift</h2>
<p id=”par-13_32″>Swift has, of course, been able to move forward from the feud. She has gone on to win <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-mirrored-2010-grammy-awards-2023-event.html/”>Album of the Year</a> twice and embarked on the highest-grossing tour of all time.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Kim-Kardashian-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Kim Kardashian wears a white dress.” class=”wp-image-3781101″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kim Kardashian | Mike Coppola/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-14_23″>Kardashian also hopes to move on. After the singer released the song “thanK you aIMee,” which is seemingly about Kardashian, she expressed frustration.</p>
<p id=”par-15_27″>“She’s over it and thinks Taylor should move on,” a source told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://people.com/kim-kardashian-over-taylor-swift-feud-and-wants-singer-to-move-on-after-thank-you-aimee-release-source-exclusive-8637724″ rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a>, adding, “[Kardashian] doesn’t get why [Swift] keeps harping on it. It’s been literally years.”</p>