14 DAY TRIAL // The feud lives on: the other night in concert, Taylor Swift may have allegedly dissed her former best friend turned nemesis Katy Perry, through the inclusion of a man in a shark costume in the live performance of “Bad Blood.”
Katy made Left Shark famous with her Super Bowl 2015 performance, and even went on to trade the phrase so she could later monetize on it. Left Shark was a dancer in a shark costume, who had no visibility because of said costume, and who wasn’t able to stick to the choreography and just invented his own moves on the spot.
Left Shark became a meme within hours of the performance and even got his own merchandise - before, that is, Katy Perry’s attorneys stepped in with cease-and-desist orders.
“Bad Blood,” Taylor’s most recent hit single, is widely believed to be written about Katy, after they had a falling out over Katy’s attempt to hire dancers from under her, while she (Taylor) was in the middle of an arena tour.
So no wonder the presence of a shark during this exact song was thought to be a very subtle diss at her former BFF. However, it could be that Taylor didn’t mean anything by it, for the simple reason that she doesn’t decide what costume the dancers use, as the second tweet below explains.
What do you think? Is the feud still on, or is this just a case of the media blowing things out of proportion?
@TSwiftOnTour @TSwiftNZ @taylorswift13 THERE WAS A SHARK DURING #BADBLOOD TODAY #BADBLOODSHARK pic.twitter.com/VXWetafdj6
— Jillian (@Swifty448) July 26, 2015
UGH MEDIA WHY ARE YOU POSTING ABOUT THE SHARK? IT WAS A PRANK! THERE WAS A LOBSTER SHOW 1 AND A SHARK SHOW 2! pic.twitter.com/7aIK7wBMaR
— Jillian (@Swifty448) July 27, 2015