Taylor Swift makes another ‘public cut’ to her friends list

Advocacy and a political stance has come in the way of Taylor Swift and one of her friends

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Published September 07, 2026
Taylor Swift makes another ‘public cut’ to her friends list

Taylor Swift’s closet pal, known for being chronically offline in many of her conversations leading up to the wedding with Travis Kelce has seemingly taken the boot, at least publicly speaking.

While its not known if he received the ‘Blake Lively’ special, a new report by Naughty but Nice, and its owner Rob Shuter shows a source explaining the aftereffects of his ‘Free Palestine’ advocacy on his friendships.

What is patient to mention about the entire thing is that it happened because of his most recent set, where he images from Gaza appeared behind him while his concert went on.

A source explains the entire timeline in the following words, “Taylor wants no part of this,” they said. “She loves Ed, but she is incredibly careful about what becomes attached to her name. She isn’t inheriting somebody else’s political controversy because they’re friends.”

Moreover, the source also said, “this isn’t Taylor turning against Ed. It’s Taylor protecting Taylor. She knows one text, one photograph, one comment can become an international headline.”

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.
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