Taylor Swiftpreviously faced backlashfor staying silent onpolitical and social issues, but the superstar is no longer shying away from speaking out.
Over the weekend,The Guardianreleasedan in-depth interviewwith the singer, in which she sounds off on everything fromTrump’s presidencyto theallegations against Harvey Weinsteinto the lawmakers pushing for an abortion ban inher home state of Tennessee.
“We’re a democracy — at least, we’re supposed to be — where you’re allowed to disagree, dissent, debate,” she told the newspaper. “I really think that he thinks this is an autocracy.”
As Swift approaches her 30th birthday in December, insiders say the Grammy winner is alsostanding strongwhen she feels she’s been taken advantage of.
“The situation withScooter is still upsettingto her. She just finds it all so wrong,” a source close to Swift, who has been vocal about her intentions tore-record her earlier albumsfollowing themusic manager’s $300 million purchaseof her former label Big Machine, tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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“I’m happy to take full ownership of this album. It’s not just from a business perspective. It’s like your heart belongs in that art you made,” she told Elvis Duran last weekon his iHeartRadio showaboutLover. “And the person who bought my art, he’s never made any art in his life, so he doesn’t know what it’s like. He could never understand that personal connection.”
And though she’s made it clear her relationship with boyfriendJoe Alwyn is off-limitsto the public, behind the scenes the star has found a strong support in the British actor.
“Joe’s personality is great for Taylor. He is very calm and always very supportive,” says the source. “He’s sympathetic and understanding and supports her speaking out about things that she doesn’t agree with.”
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“There’s something refreshing and different about their relationship. Joe makes Taylor very happy, and it’s hard to picture her not spending the rest of her life with him,” says the source. “Her family loves him. He seems older than he is and is a fantastic guy”
Continuing to be on the same page about keeping their relationship private, Swift and Alwyn, 28, are seemingly in it for the long haul.
“Joe loves acting but doesn’t want to be a celebrity. They both agree that for their relationship to keep working, they want to keep things more quiet,” says the source. “She’s the happiest she’s ever been.”
source: people.com
