Joe Alwyn breaks silence on Taylor Swift breakup and its ‘abnormal’ aftermath

Joe Alwyn spoke out for the first time about his separation from Taylor Swift.

The Conversations With Friends star and the Grammy-winning singer were together for about six years, before it was first announced that they had split in 2023.

A year after the split, the Times asked Joe if he had listened to Taylor’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, the title of which is said to be inspired by the British actor, as were some of the songs.

Joe refused to give a “direct answer” to the question, but he replied: “I hope everyone can empathize and understand the difficulties that come with ending a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over six and a half years. It’s a difficult thing to deal with.

“What is unusual and abnormal about this situation is that a week later it suddenly comes into the public domain and the outside world can intervene.”

He also noted that a public breakup means “something very real” is “suddenly thrown into a very unreal space” that includes “the tabloids, social media, the press, where it is then dissected, speculated, distorted to the point of becoming unrecognizable. “.

“The truth is that, on this last point, there will always be a gap between what is known and what is said,” he said. “I’ve made peace with that.”

While tracks like So Long London are widely considered to be about Joe, fans were surprised when The Tortured Poets Department dropped out earlier this year to discover that most of the album seemed to be about Joe. Matty Healywho Taylor dated shortly after her breakup.

After splitting from Matty, she started dating the NFL star Travis Kelcewith whom she has been in a relationship for almost a year.

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