Kanye West’s Latest Move Adds a Disturbing Twist to the Taylor Swift Drama

It’s wild to think that the infamous “Imma let you finish” moment from the 2009 VMAs still fuels drama in 2025, yet here we are. Somehow, Taylor Swift has once again become the target of Kanye West’s bizarre attention — this time with a cryptic move on social media just ahead of the 2025 Grammys.

On Sunday, just before guests started walking the 67th Grammy Awards red carpet, West — who now goes by Ye — dropped a digital bombshell on Instagram. He unfollowed everyone on the platform, leaving only one account. That account? Taylor Swift. Not even his wife, Bianca Censori, remained in his exclusive “following” list.

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For someone like Ye, who seems to thrive on provocation, this move screams calculated. To drive his point further, he followed up with an Instagram Story mentioning his Grammy-nominated track “Carnival.” Alongside a gleaming trophy image, he inexplicably tagged Swift, his collaborators Ty Dolla $ign, Playboi Carti, and Rich the Kid, as well as the Recording Academy.

Naturally, the internet — especially Swift’s fandom — spiraled into speculation. “His ongoing obsession with her is so gross. Move on dude, it’s been over 15 years since this s*** started,”** one Swiftie said on social media.

This act isn’t just bizarre—it’s the latest in a saga that began at the 2009 VMAs when Ye interrupted Taylor’s speech to hail Beyoncé’s video as “one of the best of all time.” Things only escalated from there. Fast-forward to 2016, and Ye dropped “Famous” with the lyric, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that b**** famous.” He claimed Swift approved it; she adamantly denied it. Then came Kim Kardashian’s leaked recordings, Swift’s accusations of deceptive edits, and a host of what seems to be never-ending drama, courtesy of Ye.

Those years took an emotional toll on Swift, who has opened up on multiple occasions about how the feud pushed her to a dark place. Lately, both artists have largely existed in their own orbits. Until now. Ye’s new move throws Swift — the one person who’s repeatedly made it clear she wants distance — right back into the awkward limelight of his choosing.

Some fans pointed out how Ye’s actions keep dragging Swift into a narrative she has tried to move beyond. “That is why Swifties should stop acting like Taylor should move on from the Kimye drama,” one fan commented. “She can sing about this drama as long as she wants. He always drops her name in his stupid albums and creates drama like this every few months.”

Both Swift and Ye are Grammy nominees this year, and fans are already crafting scenarios about the intention behind his gesture. Could this be an attempt at reconciliation? A calculated publicity ploy? Or, in a more troubling twist, just another way to stir chaos in an already fraught history? Whatever the reason, Ye’s actions feel like a fresh disruption to a story Swift seemed ready to leave behind. And for now, the Swifties are standing firmly by her side, questioning why Ye can’t seem to do the same.

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