The internet has gone wild after Kim Kardashian sought revenge against Taylor Swift over her long-running dispute with her husband Kanye West.
Late on Sunday evening, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star shared a series of clips on Snapchat that showed the singer giving Kanye the “OK” over the controversial lyrics in his track Famous.
Kim Kardashian has leapt to husband Kanye West’s defence in regards his ongoing Famous feud with Taylor Swift (Clint Spaulding / AP/Press Association Images)
do u guys follow me on snap chat? u really should ;-)
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 18, 2016
The singer, 26, previously denied that she had given Kanye, 39, permission to use lyrics about her, such as: “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? Because I made that b***h famous.”
But the newly-surfaced phone conversation recording – which Taylor earlier this year claimed did not exist – has understandably caused quite the uproar on social media, with thousands praising Kim, 35, for finally “exposing” the singer.
It hasn’t been an easy week in the life of Taylor, who last week was subjected to the #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty trend following her beef with ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris, in regards his hit single This Is What You Came For.
Taylor Swift has criticised Kim Kardashian’s behaviour as a ‘character assassination’ over her exposure of a phone conversation with Kanye West (Richard Shotwell / AP/Press Association Images)
In the row, Calvin, 32, revealed his ire over Taylor taking credit for the chart-topping track, while her long-time foe Katy Perry also waded in, reposting a tweet of her own that read: “Time, the ultimate truth teller.”
A few days later, the recording of her chat with Kanye was out online thanks to the reality TV star’s posting, after she also seemingly dubbed Taylor a “snake” on Twitter.
Wait it's legit National Snake Day?!?!?They have holidays for everybody, I mean everything these days! 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 17, 2016
And, despite Taylor herself coming forward to deny that she gave Kanye permission to rap the words (she wrote, “Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me ‘that b***h’ in his song?”) the internet has responded to Kim’s stupendous take-down in typical fashion.
And this latest war has now prompted a follow-up trend, hailing Kim all the while continuing to mock Taylor, with plenty of memes, gifs and tweets using the #KimExposedTaylorParty hashtag.
1D, Calvin, Katy, Nicki warned us but Kim showed us #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/sPL3V7aSG6
— martha (@hoowtolovejb) July 18, 2016
Me arriving at Taylor's funeral #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/fqvY9Eh0AM
— Marco (@capatesuspigolo) July 18, 2016
Goals 👏🏽👏🏽 #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/4flU4tuAEz
— Bitch Problems ♚ (@ItsThingsInLife) July 18, 2016
Y'ALL THEY WEREN'T KIDDING 💀💀💀🐍🐍🐍🐍 #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/V6PZkkPBzl
— amanda (@dailymendes) July 18, 2016
and you say Kim has no talent#KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/chuVZZdcdE
— ♡ (@jusxtinrauhls) July 18, 2016
I just renamed my Ekans….. #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/85SbNEbQxc
— JΛY BUCKS (@TheMasterBucks) July 18, 2016
Kim had that video all along but waited until #NationalSnakes day to post it #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/YhfXodfk1A
— ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ (@MarkMyDrews) July 18, 2016
"Who is the biggest snake of them all?" #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/JV8VjR1cEz
— AREEL (@_mrkenminaj) July 18, 2016
"That moment when Kim breaks the Internet with her clothes on" #KimExposedTaylorParty 😂😂😂
— jeejay (@CaliforniaOLLG) July 18, 2016
Kanye has long had a history with Taylor, following his storming of the stage during her acceptance speech during the 2009 MTV Video Awards.
After years of warring, they made up in front of the global stage at the Grammys in 2015, but in February 2016 Kanye unveiled the track Famous the preview for his Life Of Pablo album, once again adding drama to their strained relationship.
At the time, Taylor’s people released a statement that claimed she was unaware of the rapper’s lyrics, but Kim strongly maintained there was footage of the singer having a conversation with her husband and verbally agreeing to the track’s words.
me when there is drama all over Twitter #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/mGYnSYT3nY
— miles 28 (@inklessdorks) July 18, 2016
Welcome to the #KimExposedTaylorParty. There's plenty of tea on the refreshments table over there in the shade. 🐸🍵👀 pic.twitter.com/Sm2xYV46PL
— Summer Rae (@RealSummerWWE) July 18, 2016
Calvin Harris after watching Kim's snaps #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/t3FbKiEyg8
— Ivan Alexander (@ivanjoshua) July 18, 2016
Kim during the #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/598TJcx1Dw
— Aissa Celeste C. ◡̈ (@aissaceleste) July 18, 2016
When people feel entitled and can dish it out but can't take it back. #KimExposedTaylorParty pic.twitter.com/Mpk4W8OlIv
— . (@ShornufLaurvato) July 18, 2016
Bad Blood hitmaker Taylor is heard saying that she understands the lyrics are “tongue in cheek” and also tells Kanye that she “appreciates” him letting her know about the song.
She has since criticised Kim and Kanye for their “character assassination” over her, adding: “I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I have never asked to be a part of, since 2009.”
That moment when Kanye West secretly records your phone call, then Kim posts it on the Internet. pic.twitter.com/4GJqdyykQu
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 18, 2016
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