Highlights
- Taylor Swift took offense to jokes made by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler at the Golden Globes, resulting in a feud and Swift's fans taking shots at the comedians.
- Despite presenting an award together at a later Golden Globes, there was still noticeable awkwardness between Taylor Swift and Amy Poehler, indicating the lingering discomfort from their feud.
- Fans of Taylor Swift defended her against the jokes made by Fey and Poehler, emphasizing that many artists write about their relationships and that Taylor's success is often met with envy and criticism.
Throughout her career, Taylor Swift has been involved in several different feuds along the way. Some were more serious than others. This particular situation all started at the Golden Globes after Swift took exception to jokes made by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. This resulted in Swift's army taking shots at the two comedians.
We'll take a closer look at how it all went down, and how Swift and Poehler ended up presenting an award at the Globes years later.
Although it may have signaled the end of their feud, it still made for a very uncomfortable moment. Let's take a look back at the moment, and more.
Taylor Swift Wasn't Pleased With Tina Fey And Amy Poehler's Relationship Jokes At The Golden Globes
During the Golden Globes, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took a jab at Taylor Swift's relationship life at the time. It seems like Taylor wasn't pleased with the jab, and had quite the response. She said, "You know, Katie Couric is one of my favorite people because she said to me she had heard a quote that she loved, that said, 'There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.'"
During the Golden Globes, Fey and Poehler joked that Sam Michael Fox best stay away from Taylor Swift. “You know what Taylor Swift? You stay away from Michael J Fox’s son,” said Fey. “Or go for it,” Poehler replied. “No, she needs some me-time to learn about herself."
Both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were surprised by Swift's response. ""If anyone was going to get mad at us, I thought it would be James Cameron," Fey revealed. "I did not see that one coming. It was a joke. It was a lighthearted joke."
Poehler added, "Aw, I feel bad if she was upset. I am a feminist, and she is a young and talented girl. That being said, I do agree I am going to hell. But for other reasons. Mostly boring tax stuff."
It seems like the feud may have quietly ended when Poehler and Swift were asked to present together. The outcome seemed to be an uncomfortable one for fans to watch.
Taylor Swift And Amy Poehler Presenting Together May Have Ended Their Feud
At the 2020 Golden Globes, Taylor Swift and Amy Poehler took to the stage together, presenting an award. Fans could sense some awkwardness between the two, especially given all the history from years ago. It wasn't easy to watch, especially for Taylor Swift's army of fans.
This may have signaled the end of their feud. Nonetheless, fans were all over the situation on YouTube, coming to Taylor Swift's defense over what had transpired between the two sides.
One fan writes, "You write songs about your ex-boyfriends. They write jokes about you writing songs about your ex-boyfriends."
Another fan wrote, "Everyone acts like Taylor is the only one writing about her relationship experiences… when almost every single artists does the exact same thing. It is so WEIRD to me that it’s only ever a problem for Taylor. I think it’s out of pure envy that she is as insanely successful as she is. It’s always been a trend to hate on Taylor. Nearly EVERY artist writes about love & heartbreak, hardly any of them are able to add the storytelling element to it the way Taylor does."
Clearly, fans of Taylor weren't impressed with the jab.
Tina Fey's Past Words With Amy Poehler Recently Resurfaced During Jimmy Fallon's Toxic Workplace Allegations
Following Jimmy Fallon's toxic workplace allegations, several past interviews and quotes started to emerge. Among those, included what Tina Fey had to say in her book, Bossy Pants. Tina discussed Amy's reaction to vulgar joke with Jimmy Fallon.
Fey writes, "Amy Poehler was new to SNL and we were all crowded into the seventeenth-floor writers' room, waiting for the Wednesday night read-through to start. Amy was in the middle of some such nonsense with Seth Meyers across the table, and she did something vulgar as a joke. I can't remember what it was exactly, except it was dirty and loud and 'unladylike.'"
"Jimmy Fallon turned to her and in a faux-squeamish voice said, 'Stop that! It's not cute! I don't like it.' Amy dropped what she was doing, went black in the eyes for a second, and wheeled around on him. 'I don't f------ care if you like it.' Jimmy was visibly startled."
Fey went on to reveal that Poehler was making her intent on the show obvious from the start. "Amy made it clear that she wasn't there to be cute. She wasn't there to play wives and girlfriends in the boys' scenes. She was there to do what she wanted to do and she did not care if you like it."
Clearly, Poehler hasn't been afraid to speak her mind throughout her career.
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