Kim Kardashian Admits The Truth About Taylor Swift Years After Feud

Years after one of pop culture’s most talked-about celebrity clashes, Kim Kardashian is finally opening up about where she truly stands with Taylor Swift.

What began as a public feud tied to music, marriage, and leaked phone calls has evolved into something far quieter and more reflective.

Now, Kim is offering rare insight into her perspective, signaling a shift that few expected after years of tension.

Kim Kardashian recently surprised fans by admitting that there is no lingering hostility toward Taylor Swift.

During a candid conversation on the Jan. 21 episode of her sister Khloe Kardashian's "Khloe in Wonder Land" podcast, Kim revealed that she still listens to Swift’s music and has genuine admiration for her talent.

“I have some of her older songs in my playlist,” she shared per E! News, before adding, “I've always thought she's like a super talented, great artist.”

Her appreciation is rooted in musical taste rather than headlines.

Kim explained why Swift’s earlier work resonates with her, saying simply, “I love country music.”

The admission marked a striking contrast to years of speculation that the reality TV star harbored resentment following their very public fallout.

Despite the calm tone Kim Kardashian strikes today, the path to this moment has been anything but smooth.

The origins of the feud trace back to the complicated relationship between Taylor Swift and Kanye West, Kim’s then-husband.

While their history stretches to the infamous 2009 MTV Video Music Awards interruption, tensions reached a breaking point in 2016.

That year, Kim shared footage of a phone call between West and Swift, asserting that the latter had approved controversial lyrics from his song “Famous.”

The track included the lines “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that b-tch famous,” which Swift later said she never agreed to in full.

When an unedited version of the call surfaced years later, it reignited debate and reframed the narrative surrounding the original leak.

It also placed Kim back at the center of a controversy many believed was over.

Following the release of the complete phone conversation, Kim felt compelled to address the situation and protect her reputation publicly.

In March 2020, she shared a lengthy response on X, pushing back against claims made by Taylor Swift.

“@taylorswift13 has chosen to reignite an old exchange,” Kim wrote, “that at this point in time feels very self-serving given the suffering millions of real victims are facing right now. I didn't feel the need to comment a few days ago, and I'm actually really embarrassed and mortified to be doing it right now, but because she continues to speak on it, I feel I'm left without a choice but to respond because she is actually lying.”

The mother of four continued, "To be clear, the only issue I ever had around the situation was that Taylor lied through her publicist, who stated that 'Kanye never called to ask for permission...’ They clearly spoke, so I let you all see that. Nobody ever denied the word 'b-tch' was used without her permission."

Despite the passing of years and significant milestones in her personal life, Swift has been candid about how deeply the controversy affected her behind the scenes.

Now engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce, the singer previously revealed that the public fallout left lasting scars that extended far beyond headlines.

Speaking openly about that period, Swift described feeling betrayed and misrepresented in a way that fundamentally altered her sense of safety and trust.

“You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar,” she told TIME in 2023.

Swift added, "That took me down psychologically to a place I've never been before."

The controversy forced Swift to withdraw entirely from the world to protect herself.

“I moved to a foreign country,” she shared. “I didn't leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls. I pushed away most people in my life because I didn't trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard.”

At her darkest, Swift genuinely believed the scandal had ended her professional life forever.

She stated plainly, “Make no mistake, my career was taken away from me.”