After three years of Taylor Swift's epic Taymerica party tradition, it almost didn't feel like the Fourth of July without a T. Swift patriotic extravaganza. However, Taylor has been avoiding the spotlight, and her family visited her Rhode Island home this week—while one of her best friends was spotted getting awfully close to Kendall Jenner.
Karlie Kloss, one of Taylor's best friends, and Kendall Jenner, who may or may not have been a member of the Swift squad at some point, were frequently seen together during Paris Fashion Week, and the internet is convinced that Taylor can't be happy about it.
Though originally just another member of Taylor's legendary girl gang, blood is thicker than water, and Kendall seemed to side with Kim after Tay's feud with Kanye and Kim blew up. At the time, Kendall liked several tweets supporting #TeamKim, and she hasn't been spotted with Taylor since. Kim basically made their friendship breakup official during an interview this May. When asked, "Was it awkward between you and Kendall or Kendall and Taylor because Kendall was part of Taylor's squad?" Kim laughed and replied, "I don't know if Kendall was a part of her squad. I don't think she was." SHADY AF, especially after Kendall's on-stage appearance with several other squad members during one of Taylor's 1989 concerts. (The caption is literally, "The squad in London," with everyone—including @kendalljenner—tagged, Kim. What additional proof do you need?)
While Tay and Kendall have mutual friends in Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne, Karlie's loyalty has always been to Taylor—or so we thought. Swifties on Twitter were (understandably?) devastated when photos of Kendall and Karlie hit the internet.
DELETE THIS NOW KARLIE. https://t.co/EurrgPhp3n
— c (@TaylorUnicorn13) July 5, 2017
"why do karlie and cara still hang out with kendall?"
me: pic.twitter.com/ZfKT2lGvQv
— ️ (@perfectsplace) July 4, 2017
Why does Karlie have to hangout with Kendall?? Don't surround yourself with that kind of negativity
— béverly (@bevluvscats) July 5, 2017
not only was karlie not with taylor today but she was with kendall pic.twitter.com/bIvmrDs4Z2
— cass (@tayloroutsoId) July 5, 2017
I love karlie but i really wish that she would dissociate herself and her family from people such as kendall jenner
— kelvin (@kohesivekloss) May 31, 2017
Since Taylor's bash didn't happen this year, it makes sense that Karlie made other plans, but was it really necessary to hang out with someone that shares bad blood with her best friend? Or does it even matter because women should be able to hang out with whomever they want without all this drama getting stirred up?