MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – There's a latest development in Taylor Swift and Kanye West's feud over the rapper's controversial "Famous" track, and it was nuclear. Kim Kardashian released videos of a phone call where it appeared that Taylor had given her approval of the song.
Now, the Internet is taking sides – with a hashtag: #KimExposedTaylorParty and simple liking – while some weigh in with more neutral arguments. The entertainment world joins:
Khloé Kardashian
Khloé's naturally got her sister's back, tweeting: "Kim is a savage! Don't f*ck with her man hunni."
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kim is a savage! Don't fuck with her man hunni <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KUWTK?src=hash">#KUWTK</a></p>— Khloé (@khloekardashian) <a href="https://twitter.com/khloekardashian/status/754873139335573504">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Justin Bieber
Amidst the vitriol, Justin Bieber promotes "less hate, more love" in a video message he posted on Instagram.
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Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez expressed her thoughts in a series of tweets, without directly referencing the names involved in the dispute.
"There are more important things to talk about... Why can't people use their voice for something that f*cking matters?" she tweeted.
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There are more important things to talk about... Why can't people use their voice for something that fucking matters?</p>— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) <a href="https://twitter.com/selenagomez/status/754896317369970689">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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She also spoke out against "hate":
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Truth is last thing we need right now is hate, in any form</p>— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) <a href="https://twitter.com/selenagomez/status/754897640073166852">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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…and also despaired about how "disappointing" the entertainment industry is as it is "influential," too.
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This industry is so disappointing yet the most influential smh</p>— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) <a href="https://twitter.com/selenagomez/status/754904787997585408">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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She experienced a backlash, however, as some slammed her for not using her influence to support social causes, including the Black Lives Matter movement.
Chloë Grace Moretz
Actress Chloë Grace Moretz also gave her two cents on Twitter, dismissing the entire feud as "petulant and unimportant."
"Everyone in this industry needs to get their heads out of a hole and look around to realize what's ACTUALLY happening in the REAL world," she tweeted, continuing in a later tweet: "Stop wasting your voice on something so petulant and unimportant."
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everyone in this industry needs to get their heads out of a hole and look around to realize what's ACTUALLY happening in the REAL world</p>— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChloeGMoretz/status/754915943743053825">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stop wasting your voice on something so petulant and unimportant</p>— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChloeGMoretz/status/754916063163273217">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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This earned the ire of a Kardashian, though. Khloé tweeted a photo of her in Neighbors 2 side-by-side with that of another woman's exposed butt.
"Is this the a hole you’re referring to @ChloeGMoretz???" Khloé tweeted.
This wasn't the first time for her, though, as she previously expressed her thoughts on Kim Kardashian's naked selfies. (READ: Celebrities show support for – and parody – Kim Kardashian's nude selfie)
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams seemed to be on Kim's side as evidence (now wiped as fans took notice) of him liking a tweet about #KimExposedTaylorParty was seen.
Perez Hilton managed to screencap it:
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pharrell?src=hash">#Pharrell</a> too! "She's a disgrace to humanity! And she's a disgrace to women who are... <a href="https://t.co/zVE895LaaH">https://t.co/zVE895LaaH</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qkx0INz6wJ">pic.twitter.com/Qkx0INz6wJ</a></p>— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePerezHilton/status/754938762338013184">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato liked a tweet that said "I love Kim Kardashian" (screenshot via The Shade Room)"
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemiLovato?src=hash">#DemiLovato</a> out here liking tweets too <a href="https://t.co/qGVd2BvRMW">pic.twitter.com/qGVd2BvRMW</a></p>— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheShadeRoom/status/754918564973260800">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Zendaya
Actress and singer Zendaya, who once appeared on Taylor's "Bad Blood" video, liked tweets that were on Kim Kardashian's side – including one that said "I'm glad Zendaya was never really down with that whole Taylor squad sh*t." She has since unliked them after some took notice.
The Shade Room has a screenshot:
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Zendaya?src=hash">#Zendaya</a> liking & un-liking tweets<a href="https://t.co/n9CTjbMqfr">pic.twitter.com/n9CTjbMqfr</a></p>— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheShadeRoom/status/754915598270803968">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Martha Hunt
Supermodel Martha Hunt slammed the entire issue, tweeting; "It's pathetic how quick our culture is to sensationalize a fabricated story."
"Take interest in the real problems going on. Spread love."
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's pathetic how quick our culture is to sensationalize a fabricated story..</p>— Martha Hunt (@MarthaHunt) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaHunt/status/754920729150427136">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Take interest in the real problems going on. Spread love.</p>— Martha Hunt (@MarthaHunt) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaHunt/status/754920843076075520">July 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Earlier on July 18, Monday, Kim Kardashian released a series of video clips of the phone conversation between Kanye West and Taylor Swift, where the latter was heard giving her approval to the song in spite of its controversial lyric.
Taylor Swift, while acknowledging that she was the person on the other end of the phone call, argued that she wasn't aware of the inclusion of the line "I made that b*tch famous."
She wrote in a statement posted on Instagram: "You don't get to control someone's emotional response to being called 'that b*tch' in front of the entire world. Of course I wanted to like the song. I wanted to believe Kanye when he told me that I would love the song. I wanted us to have a friendly relationship." – Rappler.com