--- title: Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, Kanye West Internet Memes description: The Internet had plenty to say after Kim Kardashian West exposed Taylor Swift for lying about her phone call with Kanye West. canonical: https://time.com/4410393/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-kanye-west-feud-memes/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-18T15:16:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:29.220Z og:title: The Best Online Reactions to Kim Kardashian Exposing Taylor Swift og:description: Break the internet, Kim Kardashian. og:url: https://time.com/4410393/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-kanye-west-feud-memes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d5023ad44a8bb7b/69889c442dce01d4fe9e9dfe/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-feud.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 2015 MTV Video Music Awards - Backstage og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Online Reactions to Kim Kardashian Exposing Taylor Swift twitter:description: Break the internet, Kim Kardashian. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d5023ad44a8bb7b/69889c442dce01d4fe9e9dfe/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-feud.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Best Internet Reactions to Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian West's Feud > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Kevin Mazur/MTV1415/WireImage) Kevin Mazur/MTV1415—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 18, 2016 3:16 PM UTC The Internet loves nothing more than a good ol’ fashioned exposé, so when [Kim Kardashian West revealed on Sunday night](http://time.com/4410084/kanye-kim-kardashian-taylor-famous-call/) via her Snapchat that Taylor Swift indeed talked to Kanye West about his song, “[Famous](http://time.com/4382876/kanye-west-famous-video-somebody-sue-me/),” despite Swift’s claims otherwise, the web responded accordingly. The hashtag #KimExposedTaylorParty started trending, while the Internet exploded with delight, horror and awe at [the receipts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdyaLWMt6qA) that Kim produced as a result of a saga surrounding the song’s infamous lyrics (“I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that b–h famous”) The ensuing drama included [Taylor publicly shading Kanye during the 2016 Grammys](http://time.com/4225261/2016-grammys-taylor-swift-kanye-west/), [some strongly worded Tweets from Yeezy](http://time.com/4236039/kanye-west-twitter-spree-new-album/), [a _GQ_ interview with Kim that warned us all of the coming storm](http://time.com/4371817/kim-kardashian-gq-taylor-swift-kanye-west/), and of course, [that notorious (and very naked) “Famous” video](http://time.com/4382802/kanye-west-releases-famous-video-with-nude-taylor-swift-and-donald-trump/). See the best, the worst, and the petty from the Kim Kardashian West exposé below. > [](https://twitter.com/aaronmedwards/status/754874654544818177) > [](https://twitter.com/ira/status/754882489248645120) Some people wanted us to remember that we need to give credit where it is due. > [](https://twitter.com/delashereen/status/754904111913598976) While some showed concern for Tom Hiddleston during this chaotic time. > [](https://twitter.com/mjmayhew95/status/754948957382508544) Others hoped it was part of a conspiracy theory by all T. Swift feuds past. > [](https://twitter.com/DylansFreshTake/status/754907188083171329) And some noted the complex nuances of the Taylor/Kim K feud. > [](https://twitter.com/youngsinick/status/755035668192043008) Still, some saw this as an opportunity for Kim Kardashian to put her reporting skills to good use. > [](https://twitter.com/MattBellassai/status/754881558029471744) > [](https://twitter.com/MattBellassai/status/754887930708131844) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4410393/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-kanye-west-feud-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4410393/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-kanye-west-feud-memes/"},"headline":"The Best Internet Reactions to Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian West's Feud","datePublished":"2016-07-18T15:16:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:29.220Z","description":"Talk about breaking the Internet","url":"https://time.com/4410393/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-kanye-west-feud-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","Taylor Swift","celebrity","Kim Kardashian","memes","kim kardashian west"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d5023ad44a8bb7b/69889c442dce01d4fe9e9dfe/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-feud.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d5023ad44a8bb7b/69889c442dce01d4fe9e9dfe/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-feud.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2015 MTV Video Music Awards - Backstage","caption":"2015 MTV Video Music Awards - Backstage","creditText":"Kevin Mazur/MTV1415—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4410393/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-kanye-west-feud-memes/","name":"The Best Internet Reactions to Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian West's Feud"}}]}] ```