Kim Kardashian stayed mum on Taylor Swift’s recent ‘diss track’ against her while making an appearance on Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The reality TV star, 43, came on to promote season 12 of her FX series American Horror Story, but made no mention of her nemesis, 34.
During her segment the mom-of-four told Kimmel that ‘life is good’ despite the fact that she lost more than 100K followers after Taylor’s album, The Tortured Poets Department, reignited their years-long feud.
Kimmel, 56, mentioned Swift’s new album — and her feud with Kardashian’s ex-husband Kanye West, 46 — during his opening monologue, but he didn’t bring the topic up while chatting with Kim.
Instead, Kim discussed nipple bras, her bond with Madonna, and adding a men’s shapewear line to her SKIMS brand.
Kim Kardashian, 43, stayed mum on Taylor Swift’s, 34, recent ‘diss track’ against her while making an appearance on Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live
During her segment Kim told Kimmel that ‘life is good’ despite the fact that she lost more than 100K followers after Taylor’s album, The Tortured Poets Department, reignited their years-long feud; Swift seen in 2024
The two songs – thanK you aIMee and Cassandra – were part of the surprise ‘double album’ version of Taylor’s new record The Tortured Poets Department, marking the latest broadside in the pop star’s explosive long-running feud with Kim and her ex-husband Kanye.
One of the tracks, which is directed at a vicious bully, is called ‘thanK you aIMee’ – with the letters K, I and M tellingly capitalized.
After Kim’s Instagram comment section was trolled, her 363million following took a substantial hit – dropping by 120,000.
‘When I picture my hometown, there’s a bronze spray-tanned statue of you and a plaque underneath it that threatens to push me down the stairs at our school,’ Taylor sings at the beginning of the acid-tongued song, with fans convinced that the person she is actually singing about is Kim.
‘All that time you were throwin’ punches, I was buildin’ somethin’ / And I can’t forgive the way you made me feel / Screamed ‘F**k you, Aimee’ to the night sky, as the blood was gushin’ / But I can’t forget the way you made me heal.’
She goes on to add: ‘And it wasn’t a fair fight, or a clean kill / Each time that Aimee stomped across my gravе / And then she wrote hеadlines/ In the local paper, laughing at each baby step I’d take.’
Taylor concludes by confirming she’s changed the name of the woman she’s singing about – further fueling speculation the track is about Kim.
She also seems to reference Kim’s 10-year-old daughter North West dancing to her 2014 single Shake It Off on TikTok, finding it ironic as the ‘song is about you’.
The reality TV star came on to promote season 12 of her FX series American Horror Story, but made no mention of her nemesis
Kimmel, 56, mentioned Swift’s new album ¿ and her feud with Kardashian’s ex-husband Kanye West ¿ during his opening monologue, but he didn’t bring the topic up while chatting with Kim
Kimmel, 56, mentioned Swift’s new album — and her feud with Kardashian’s ex-husband Kanye West — during his opening monologue, but he didn’t bring the topic up while chatting with Kim
Instead, Kim discussed nipple bras, her bond with Madonna, and adding a men’s shapewear line to her SKIMS brand
After the album dropped Kim’s Instagram comment section was trolled, and her 363million following took a substantial hit – dropping by 120,000
She sings: ‘And so I changed your name, and any real defining clues/And one day, your kid comes home singin’ a song that only us two is gonna know is about you.’
While the references in Cassandra are largely more subtle, that hasn’t stopped fans from calling out the way in which Taylor appears to be going after Kim.
Many believe that the title character, Cassandra, is Taylor, while references to ‘the call’ are meant to allude to a phone call between the singer and Kanye, which Kim secretly recorded and posted online.
Additionally, the references to ‘snakes’ in the song are being compared to the use of snake emojis throughout the feud between the trio.
In response to the interview, in which she made no mention of her nemesis, or losing more than 100K followers following TTPD’s release, viewers questioned why host, Jimmy Kimmel, did not even attempt to ask about the diss tracks
In response to the interview, viewers questioned why host, Jimmy Kimmel, did not even attempt to ask about the diss tracks
‘Why not ask her about the Taylor Swift song that North will be singing!’ one asked, referencing the lyrics in thanK you aIMee, in which the Grammy winner sings about a mean girl whose bullying made her stronger
‘Why not ask her about the Taylor Swift song that North will be singing!’ one asked, referencing the lyrics in thanK you aIMee, in which the Grammy winner sings about a mean girl whose bullying made her stronger
Another wrote: ‘Jimmy, I’m 100 percent sure you weren’t allowed to speak or ask questions about Taylor or TTPD but you could have least “slipped up” a couple of times and called her aIMee’
‘If cringe was an interview,’ a third reacted under a post Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s official Instagram account
Following the release of the album, ‘Swifties’ flooded onto Kim’s Instagram page to fill her comments with the phrase: ‘Thank you Aimee,’ signaling their loyalty to Taylor.
Kim had posted a birthday tribute to her older sister Kourtney Kardashian on Thursday, but by Friday morning its comments were deluged with: ‘Thank you Aimee’ messages from devoted Swift fans.
Sharing their thoughts on social media platform X, one fan described ‘thanK you aIMee’ as ‘The ultimate f**k you,’ while another shocked listener said: ‘OMFG thanK you aIMee is about Kim Kardashian. This album is SO unhinged.’
Another chimed in: ‘Kim your day of reckoning is here,’ while one simply wrote: ‘Welcome to your tape.’
The two songs that are speculated to be about Kim – thanK you aIMee and Cassandra – were part of the surprise ‘double album’ version of Swift’s album The Tortured Poets Department
The song takes aim at a person named ‘Aimee’, who fans are convinced is actually Kim
A second track, titled Cassandra, is also being called out for its apparent references to Taylor’s feud with both Kim and her ex-husband Kanye
‘Cassandra is Taylor and she warned everyone about Kim but no one believed her oh taygod,’ one person shared on X.
Taylor and Kim’s longtime row actually began thanks to the singer’s dispute with Kanye in 2009, when he famously stormed the stage at the VMAs when she won the prize for Best Female Video.
A furious Kanye took to the stage to declare that Beyonce should have won the prize, telling Taylor: ‘Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you. I’mma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.’
The moment was quickly slammed by furious viewers, as Taylor was then unable to finish her acceptance speech, though Beyonce later invited her on-stage while she accepted the Video Of The Year prize.
After tying the knot with Kanye in 2014, Kim was proudly at his side when he received the coveted Vangard Award at the VMAs.
Appearing to show their feud was quashed, it was Taylor who presented him with the prize, and the pair appeared to have brought an end to their row.
However, in a later interview, Taylor noted that this was far from the case, as Kanye declared on stage that she was asked to present the award ‘for ratings,’ and she refused to speak to him backstage.
She told Rolling Stone: ‘I’m standing in the audience with my arm around his wife, and this chill ran through my body.
‘I realized he is so two-faced. That he wants to be nice to me behind the scenes, but then he wants to look cool, get up in front of everyone and talk s**t. And I was so upset. He wanted me to come talk to him after the event in his dressing room. I wouldn’t go.’
Taylor sings in one line: ‘There’s a bronze spray-tanned statue of you and a plaque underneath it/That threatens to push me down the stairs, at our school’ (pictured with Kim in 2015)
Taylor sings in one line: ‘There’s a bronze spray-tanned statue of you and a plaque underneath it/That threatens to push me down the stairs, at our school’ (pictured with Kim in 2015)
Taylor also seems to reference Kim’s 10-year-old daughter North West dancing to Shake It Off on TikTok back in January, she writes: ‘your kid comes home singin’ a song that only us two is gonna know is about you’
Taylor also seems to reference Kim’s 10-year-old daughter North West dancing to Shake It Off on TikTok back in January, she writes: ‘your kid comes home singin’ a song that only us two is gonna know is about you’
Adding an explosive new level to their feud, Kanye shocked the internet when he released his new song Famous.
It featured the vulgar lyrics ‘I feel like me and Taylor Swift might still have sex/Why? I made that b***h famous.’
The track sparked a huge backlash from Taylor’s fans, and Kanye furiously defended himself in a now-deleted tweet that said: ‘I called Taylor and had an hour-long convo with her about the line, and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings.’
Taylor’s representative then hit back, telling People: ‘Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single Famous on her Twitter account.
‘She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message. Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyric, ‘I made that b***h famous.”’
Kim sparked a social media firestorm when she shared a Snapchat video of Kanye during a phonecall with Taylor, where the rapper appeared to ask her for permission to include lyrics about her in his new song.
After rapping the line, West can be heard saying: ‘I think this is a really cool thing to have.’
Swift responds: ‘I know, it’s like a compliment, kind of. Yeah, I mean, what’s dope about the line is it’s very tongue in cheek either way. And I really appreciate you telling me about it, that’s really nice.’
Taylor became the subject of furious backlash when the video was shared online, with many accusing her of being a snake.
After Kim’s post made her the subject of multiple ‘snake’ memes, Taylor stood by her version of events in a furious social media statement.
She wrote: ‘That moment when Kanye West secretly records your phone call, then Kim posts it on the Internet.’
The statement read: ‘Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me ‘that b****’ in his song?
‘It doesn’t exist because it never happened. You don’t get to control someone’s emotional response to being called ‘that b****’ in front of the entire world.’
Taylor and Kim’s longtime row actually began thanks to the singer’s dispute with Kanye in 2009, when he famously stormed the stage at the VMAs
Later, a leaked video appeared to have proven Swift told the truth about her phone call with West.
The clip that surfaced on social media appears to show Kanye didn’t consult Taylor about the ‘b****’ lyric, and only asked her about the other line in the song, which was previously mentioned by Kim.
After hitting back, Taylor took a year-long break from the limelight, and only returned when she released her new single Look What You Made Me Do, in 2017.
In the song, and it’s accompanying video, the star took aim at the trolls who had furiously branded her a ‘snake’ after Kim’s phonecall leak.
In her track Miss Americana, Taylor noted that she felt ‘alone and bitter’ during her fall-out with Kanye and Kim, adding that she was branded ‘wicked and evil’.
After being named as TIME’s Person Of The Year in 2023, Taylor slammed Kim for ‘taking her down psychologically’ and forcing her into hiding during their long-running feud – while subtly branding the reality star and her ex-husband Kanye as ‘trash’.
