Less than a month after Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift went at it on Twitter (with some added input from Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry), Swift inadvertently finds herself at the center of another 140-character conflict.
Earlier this week, ex-One Direction member Zayn Malik retweeted a meme favorably comparing Miley Cyrus’ laissez-faire approach to the streaming economy with Taylor Swift’s more draconian views. Swift’s boyfriend Calvin Harris, sniffing some (bad) blood in the water, quickly jumped in to defend her.
Here’s the meme Zayn retweeted, now deleted from the original account:
Zan had retweeted this RT @FemaleTexts: the difference is astounding http://t.co/TY83GP1f8i
— lefty queer boy (@RobLives4Love) August 17, 2015
And here is Harris’ response, which, according to Malik’s fans, was aimed directly at the former One Direction star:
Malik, for his part, didn’t appreciate being talked down to by the (slightly older, not exactly denture-wearing) EDM producer.
@CalvinHarris ha you just made an absolute fool of yourself mate
— zayn (@zaynmalik) August 17, 2015
@CalvinHarris you clearly didn't understand what I just said either
— zayn (@zaynmalik) August 17, 2015
@CalvinHarris so i suggest you calm your knickers before them dentures fall out
— zayn (@zaynmalik) August 17, 2015
Harris, clearly well-versed in the Taylor Swift School of public relations, then tried to calm tensions:
Grammaticians: Remain on high alert in the event of a Katy Perry response.
