Is Taylor Swift giving Tom Hiddleston a heads-up on her blind-item songs?

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Here are some photos of Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch at the Sky Women In Film and TV Awards over the weekend. Tom was on hand to present Amanda Nevill the Barclays Business Award, and Benedict was there to give Beryl Vertue the EON Productions Lifetime Achievement Award. Unfortunately for all of us, Bendy and Tommy did not pose for any photos together, although I’d like to think that they had a nice time together at the event. I don’t think Sophie Hunter was there? So it could have been a boys’ night out.

There’s not a lot to talk about with either man these days. Benedict has finished up his promotional work for Doctor Strange (which is a huge hit), and I guess he might do some promotion for Sherlock Season 4 ahead of its January premiere, although I’m not expecting much from Bendy. Tom is also a few months away from another big promotional tour with Kong: Skull Island, although I’m hopeful that we’ll be seeing him at the Golden Globes (as a nominee) and the Oscars (maybe as a presenter). My ideal gossip-dream would be for Tom to get a gig as an Oscar presenter and an invite to the Vanity Fair Oscar party, and that’s where Taylor Swift would show up with her girl squad. And then… I don’t know. An awkward confrontation? A dance-off? Tears and a shredded “I Heart T.S.” t-shirt? Speaking of, OK! Magazine has this (sort of dumb) story about Tiddles.

Tom Hiddleston must have been one amazing boyfriend. According to reports, Taylor Swift is letting her ex have a say in the songs she writes about him for her next album.

“Taylor sends him drafts and loops him in on how the process is going, and nothing will be recorded without Tom’s consent,” a source told OK! exclusively. Tom and Taylor dated briefly—but very publicly—over the summer. Before linking up with Tom, Taylor had been in a serious relationship with DJ Calvin Harris for over a year. The way she quickly moved on to Tom made some wonder if her relationship with the Thor actor was genuine.

According to the source, “This was their deal right from the start of their fauxmance…It’s a contractual situation and the result is to make them look good.”

Is Calvin giving Taylor that same approval? “Calvin is another story,” said the source.

[From OK Magazine]

Do you believe that Taylor is giving Tom a heads-up about anything involving her new album? Where would be the fun in that? No, of course not. She doesn’t give any of her exes a heads-up. She wants them to be surprised. She wants them to be asked questions – hopefully in the middle of a live-broadcast interview – about what they think of her new album. If Taylor is as savvy as I think she is (she is), then she’ll also keep her eye on the timing of Tom’s Kong promotional tour. What do you want to bet that her promotional work for her album falls right around the same time?

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  1. OTHER RENEE says:

    Why do so many people think this was a contractual fauxmance? Neither of them needs a romantic relationship to be relevant.

    • Becky says:

      Because Taylor is known to publicise her relationships and write songs about them, and she’s been doing it so long the bfs don’t look real. That’s how she stays relevant.

      Add to that the very obvious set up photo ops (see also Jake Gyllenhaal), then that’s why there’s a general view it was a fauxmance.

      As for Tom, he or his team thought it would raise his profile,unfortunately there was backlash to go along with it.

    • QueenB says:

      tom never had a breakout in america and this helped him get his name known and taylor made her career all about the famous pretty boys she dated.

      you could also say Angelina and Brad didnt “need” each other but they were way more important together.

    • Scout says:

      It was the timing. Taylor was very much aware of what she was doing and purposefully put this relationship on display. She knew well in advance about the KimYe drama and her breakup with Calvin Harris was clearly bitter.

    • Angel says:

      He looks much taller than usual in these photos?

  2. RussianBlueCat says:

    How are her songs “blind items” when all someone has to do is look at who she last dated to know who the subject is?

    • Louise177 says:

      They’re not but because Taylor never directly says the name, she claims they are blind. She always makes it very obvious who she’s talking in the songs and usually confirms, without names, in interviews.

    • “How are her songs “blind items” when all someone has to do is look at who she last dated to know who the subject is?”

      Haha! So true. Besides, with Tom (and all but Calvin) she only dated the man for 3 months. That’s not someone you know well at all much less to write a judgment song about. 3 months is nothing.

      • jetlagged says:

        IKR? And three months is generous. They were on separate continents for about half of that time. There are things in my refrigerator that have been there longer than they were together. Perhaps iTunes would be interested in publishing the heartbreaking acoustic ballad I wrote about my jar of gourmet mustard.

  3. Sixer says:

    T-shirts, t-shirts, hearts and roses
    A cameraful of poses
    A hit song, a hit song
    They’re all penned down

    I know, I know: a feeble effort. It’s my lunch break. Time is an issue, else I’d have written a sure-fire number one.

    • lightpurple says:

      You get a choux swan and a Loki Build-a-Bear for your efforts.

    • Hannah says:

      She’ll release a version of “This Is What You Came For”:
      “Tommy, this is what you came for
      Pap strolls to leave the media wanting more
      Wear this t-shirt, they’ll adore”

    • QueenB says:

      if she somehow works “paper knickers” into her lyrics i’ll buy 10 albums.

      • Zapp Brannigan says:

        Ahem: Paper Knickers, a ballad.

        Crinkled paper knickers,
        Like my ripped dreams,
        You say we could be loki,
        Like my build-a-bear dream.
        Why can’t you become everything I deem.

        Two weeks of love, I set a date
        Eating choux swans at my beach place,
        Why can’t you change into what I demand you be.

        You don’t get to laugh until I say it’s funny,
        Riding a private jet bought with my money,
        Oh Loki why can’t you become what I demand

        Look at Connor, look at Jake
        Why do people insist I’m fake,
        It was real with John and Joe too,
        Why are they saying I’m faking with you,
        Loki just ask Taylor Lautner he will tell you,
        My love is real if the papers say it’s true,
        Why are they shading you and me,
        We could go to the zoo just like I did with Harry,
        Eddie would not remain and Calvin has stuff to say
        Why can’t they become the men that I say they should be.

        Crinkled paper knickers bring me to tears,
        A4 bloomers remind me of my toughest year.

      • Secret squirrel says:

        Bravo Zapp, bravo!!

        A4 bloomers is hilarious!!!

      • bleu_moon says:

        @Zapp- *Slow clap*- *Stands up*

      • Sixer says:

        Brilliant!

      • lightpurple says:

        Well done, Zapp! A choux swan for you as well.

      • M.A.F. says:

        Who is Eddie? Did I miss a boyfriend?

      • Lightpurple says:

        @MAF, Redmayne. There were rumors but he denied them.

      • I Choose Me says:

        @Zap. *wipes tear, whispers* that was so beautiful.

    • Bonzo says:

      I like ditties that are easy to memorize. Bravo, Sixer dear.

      And Zapp, you get all the edible swans for your poetry!

      • MI6 says:

        Greetings, Bonzo! I did read The Fug Girls account of The Crown and they did make some valid observations. I still love it thoughere and can’t wait for next season!
        Also Stranger Things cannot come fast enough.
        Is 2016 over yet??

      • Bonzo says:

        Well MI6, while you’re waiting for the new Stranger Things, I recommend Spiral, Turn, Occupied & Cleverman. Those were my next favorite Netflix shows of the past year.

        2016 cannot close out fast enough. However, I fear 2017 may be worse with the Orange Dictator in the Oval Office.

      • MI6 says:

        Thanks for the list, Bonzo! I could sure use it – am currently watching “A Scandal in Belgravia” for the 46,563rd time.
        There’s a theory the Orange Facist will be impeached before he even gets inaugurated, if such a thing is legally possible. I continue to live in hope.

      • Bonzo says:

        I don’t think they can legally impeach a PEOTUS, however I do hope there will be enough evidence of conflicts of interest to start the impeachment process after the inauguration. If Pence has more than a few brain cells, he could conspire with the cabinet and invoke section 4 of the 25th amendment and declare Trump incompetent. I don’t think he’d have problem getting a Congressional majority to confirm Trump’s removal. As bad as some think Pence is, I don’t think he’s nearly as dangerous as Trump is.

        I hoping we’re going to see a “battle royale” among the GOP once he starts playing President for reals. At this point, “utter chaos” makes me hopeful of positive change… sad!!

      • lightpurple says:

        @Bonzo, or the Electoral College could refuse to approve him, which is unlikely but possible, especially if he keeps tweeting crap about China. I agree that Pence is not as dangerous and I despise Pence. We will have a battle royale the second Trump ticks off Paul Ryan.

  4. lightpurple says:

    Snowy, damp, chilly Monday morning. We’ve got the heaters set up and are serving hot chocolate. I doubt she is getting his consent on anything. In addition to growing out the curls (stop pushing them back, Thomas!) and growing the beard, it looks like he is slimming down again.

    And somebody please tell the Cumberbatch to close his mouth.

    • Secret squirrel says:

      I was thinking considering how much travelling he has done in the last 6 months, Tom looks well rested and good here.

      Hot chocolate for your “southern hemisphere” pals is not that appealing, given I’m pretty sure part of my face melted off today. I’ll sit quietly in the lilac bush and sip raspberry daiquiris.

      Cumberbatch, close your pie hole…
      (Anything else you need lightpurple, you just let me know)

      • lightpurple says:

        Ok, we’ll mix you up a pitcher of raspberry daiquiris and will send someone with a large fan to wave it in your direction.

    • YupYepYam says:

      Please excuse him. He still in awe of his pal’s thirst level.

  5. Shell says:

    I don’t get the Cumberbatch appeal at all….

  6. giulia says:

    After the revelation of her working with Kanye in their staged war,I can believe that Taylor is keeping hiddles in the loop.

  7. MI6 says:

    This nonsense was already debunked by Gossip Cop, presumably through Luke.
    Is “savvy” the PC word we’re using these days?

    Roses are red
    Violets are blue
    How I wish Taylor Swift
    Would get flushed down the loo

    …It’s early here in NY

    • Becky says:

      MI6, that they did. OK stories are usually made up anyway.

      Here’s my attempt:
      Violets are blue
      Roses are red
      I wish Taylor
      Would fall out of bed

      I think yours is better.

  8. QueenB says:

    there is a funny picture of Tom running past street art about Taylor and himself:
    http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/12/04/16/3B07671400000578-3999152-image-m-81_1480869863041.jpg

    • Secret squirrel says:

      Has that been deliberately planted in his neighbourhood? I wonder how long the person who took the picture had to wait for the perfect shot!!

      • spidey says:

        It was probably planted by the DM! They are certainly getting slated for the article. by people posting comments on it.

        It is interesting that whenever he is seen out “he has called the paps” but I doubt very much he called the paps on that photo!

      • Becky says:

        Squirrel, that’s the theory being discussed on a blog I follow.

        The artist is @fussyhuman on twitter, and he rt’d the DM story, so possibly.

      • twilly says:

        That stub of a ponytail sticking out of his cap is funny. The orange jacket -no, just no!

    • justme says:

      The artist is called fussyhuman – here is his twitter feed: https://twitter.com/fussyhuman
      He tweeted he was going to put this piece up last Friday. He does “controversial” works and then posts them near the homes or hangouts of the subjects. So this is typical of his work. I would not be surprised if he alerted the paps, since he posts the coverage his artwork gets in the press (and he sells it afterwards). I can’t see that Tom calls the paps for these things. He follows the same boring (as he says) pattern of life when he is not working, so they know where he is. He does look much better these days, There was a picture of him smiling broadly at the WFTV event which was positively Henry V-like!

    • ell says:

      planted by tom. he clearly loves the attention.

    • Izzy says:

      That right there is some Jedi Master-level trolling. Bravo!

  9. ShinyGrenade says:

    Bahahha. Can she write about something else than her ex? This is so petty.

    • SGWarne says:

      I second this. I have to shut off the radio when her songs come on. I can only handle about this much high school antic | | <—- in my day before I become hateful.

    • ell says:

      yeah, like literally, all songwriters ever.

    • browniecakes says:

      Can she write about anything in the third person? Her songs are “I, me, my’. She has such a large audience, how about a modern take on a world view song like What’s Going On or Give Peace a Chance.

      • MI6 says:

        That would imply intellect and depth she simply doesn’t have.
        Plus it doesn’t sell records and make enough money to buy more planes to pollute what’s left of the environment.

  10. Alix says:

    Are those awards actually vases? They look plasticky.

    • Crox says:

      Heh, that’s what I was wondering too. I didn’t understand what the woman on the first pic is holding in her hand (a transparent handbag? a water bubble?), until I realised both have the same thing, therefore it must be the award. Weirdly shaped, no doubt!

    • anna says:

      so they designed awards for women that look like deflated breast implants. what were they thinking?

  11. har says:

    the awards looks like hemorrhoind cushions!

  12. seesittellsit says:

    To quote none other than Elaine Bennis in a famous Seinfeld episode, “Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake!”

  13. browniecakes says:

    Tom jogged passed some poster/bill of a cartoon illustration of Taylor on the phone with Tom. It appears to be in his neighborhood. Poor guy. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hook-ups-break-ups/tom-hiddleston-awkwardly-avoids-artwork-mocking-his-relationship-with-taylor-swift/news-story/e44ee3e7e483e8cb587933edfc0d10a1

  14. MI6 says:

    Photo shoot somewhere in London today. Tragedy strikes – Tom shaved.
    😣

  15. third ginger says:

    Thanks.

  16. Grant says:

    Lord, going from Tom’s face to Benedict’s in this thread… Woof! I do NOT get the Cumberbatch appeal. Maybe if I close my eyes and listen to the dulcet tones of his voice.

    • third ginger says:

      Cumberbatch is an acquired taste. He did a wonderful job in THE IMITATION GAME. Hollywood has always had a group of British actors [back to Leslie Howard] about whom half the audience raves and the other half is “meh” My favorite, a wonderful actor who was never a household name, is James Mason. Tom is a great deal like him, unconventionally handsome and in most roles, slightly sinister.

  17. SusanneToo says:

    Over the weekend I binged The Night Manager and rewatched Hollow Crown I. Tom is A-OK with me. Go easy on him.

    • third ginger says:

      I agree. He hasn’t done anything remotely silly in months. But then I’m a very sentimental old lady.

    • third ginger says:

      @ Susanne too. Thanks for your reply about James Mason. Young Tom does a passable imitation of him.

      • third ginger says:

        Has everyone seen Mason’s film ODD MAN OUT? It is amazing.

      • SusanneToo says:

        I saw OMO about a hundred years ago. Actually, when I was around seven. Directed by Carol Reed who did the sublime Third Man. I just ordered the Criterion OMO. Thanks for the reminder.

    • virginfangirl says:

      Deep breath and a sigh. Agree.

  18. mklip says:

    hiddleston and swift are still together.
    no I am not a troll.
    but people said dt would never be potus but look what happened. so if we keep saying hiddleswift are together it might not happen.

    • Crox says:

      You say “tiddles” three time in front of a mirror and the next day they’re in the gossip column? 😀

      I am starting to believe the pics of these two weren’t staged, but only because he looked quite natural on them. In any other photoshoot I’ve seen him in he looks like a plank of wood in clothes. He couldn’t model if his life depended on it.

    • justme says:

      Well Gossip Cop is still in smackdown mode regarding Hiddleswift: http://www.gossipcop.com/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-back-together-lee-min-ho-dating/
      “Still, a source close to the situation assures Gossip Cop the report is 100 percent “not true.” Swift is not getting back together with Hiddleston” Luke is all “kill this, get out a stake and drive it through the heart!”

      • jetlagged says:

        At this point, they may need to break out the hellfire to make sure it’s truly DOA. It’s the rumor that won’t die.

      • mklip says:

        @justme damn it. GC should do the opposite. At the beginning of tiddles they denied the existence of it. And then the summer thing happened. doh! >_<

  19. IndifferentCat says:

    I just saw Tom filming in the bookshop on Broadway Market. He’s still there as of 4:30pm, if anyone fancies a look. Much more handsome (and tall) in real life, I must say.

  20. spidey says:

    We’ve seen the orange jacket before- he doesn’t like clearing his wardrobe does he? 🙂

    • justme says:

      Apparently the orange jacket is from 2010. One thinks of him looking in his closet (his rather empty closet) and saying – “hey this is clean and fits – great!” Yep Mr. 2nd best-dressed man in the United Kingdom right there! I remember a resolution he made at the beginning of this year – one of the items was to buy some new clothes. I guess he’s still working on that one. . .

  21. AmandaPanda says:

    Ha. I was at the WFTV awards on Friday. Hiddles droned on for ages when he presented his award, and then was hilariously called out for it by the awards host (a female comedian called Sandi toksvig). He also name dropped his “dear friend Elizabeth Olsen”!

    He looked decent though.

  22. Chef Grace says:

    I am just not in a mean mood so can’t find it in me to comment on his hunter orange puffy jacket.
    I can’t even find it in me to snicker at the TS thing.
    I might have found my Christmas spirit.

  23. Bee says:

    Cumberbatch’s face looks even more wonky than normal. Has he been tinkering with the Botox?

  24. anonla says:

    The Critics Choice Awards are this Sunday in L.A. – The Night Manager and TH, Olivia, etc are nominated for several awards – anyone know if TH is attending?

    • jetlagged says:

      Could go either way, I think. Odds are pretty low for a win, but then again none of TH’s upcoming projects are likely to give him access to such a star-studded room in the near future, so it might be worth the effort to jet to LA. Golden Globe and SAG noms both get announced a few days later, so a little schmoozing now might pay off later.

  25. AlmostThere says:

    Tom made the semi-finalist list in the GQ “GQ’s Most Stylish Man Showdown 2016″
    Voting goes through Sunday 12/19/16.

    look up : “GQ most-stylish-man-of-2016-showdown-semifinals” and give him some love.