What did Taylor Lautner has to say about ex Taylor Swift?
by Ana Walia | Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:07:59 GMT
Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift dated from August 2009 to November 2009. Image Source: Vanity Fair 

Taylor Lautner has some regrets.

During a recent podcast episode of The Squeeze With Taylor Lautner & Taylor Lautner with his wife Taylor Dome, Taylor Lautner expressed a rare comment about Taylor Swift.

The actor was asked if there is a moment in his life that he would like to go back to, and he said that it was probably the 2009 Video Music Awards when he presented the award along with Shakira to his then-girlfriend Taylor Swift for the best music video by a female artist for "You Belong with Me" but soon her win was overshadowed by Kanye West

Taylor Lautner tried to explain that he was oblivious that the Kanye West episode was not a prank and continued by explaining that after he presented the award to the singer who he was dating at the time and took five steps back from her to let her give her speech. But suddenly then Kanye West decided to jump on in the middle of her thank you speech, surprising everybody in the audience, watchers, and of course those on stage.

The Twilight actor stated that he was unable to soak up much of what was going on right in front of him at the time, claiming that he could barely hear or see them, noting that he assumed that the entire thing was staged and practiced because Kanye West wouldn't have jumped on stage and interrupted Taylor Swift otherwise. The actor stated that it certainly did not make sense for him to do so at random.

Taylor Lautner revealed that he ended up chuckling on stage in response to the joke, but it was not until he saw Taylor Swift's expression that he came to the realization it was not a planned segment in the show, but was truly occurring with her and her winning moment was overlooked. Kanye jumped off, and she finally completed her speech, he added. When she turned around and he observed her face for the very first time, he considered, oh no, this isn't good, and he should've said something.

After Taylor Swift was announced as the winner, she got up on stage hugged Taylor Lautner and co-presenter Shakira, accepted her award and had begun giving her acceptance speech, Ye rushed the stage and infamously declared that he is going to let her finish giving her speech but then went ahead to mention that Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. Even Beyonce was confused at the time. 

Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner were a high-profile couple who dated from August 2009 to November 2009. A source at the time shared that the actor liked her more than she liked him and he went everywhere he could to see her, but she didn’t travel much to see him which is when they decided that they are better off as friends.

Taylor Lautner went on to marry Taylor Dome, a registered nurse, in a lavish ceremony in November 2022. They now notably share the same name. Taylor Swift is currently in a serious relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn and both of them are pretty tight-lipped about their relationship since the time they started dating which was in 2017. 

The actor shared with ELLE UK in April that it's not really because he wants to be guarded and private; it's more of a response to something else when asked about the privacy and secrecy of their relationship. Joe mentioned that they live in a culture that is so increasingly intrusive explaining that the more they give and frankly, even if they don't give it—something will be taken and they don't want that.

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