--- 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: 2026-10-06T09:41:51.160Z 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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Kim Kardashian snapchats phone call of Taylor Swift allegedly approving Kanye West's “Famous" lyrics_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 18, 2016 3:16 PM UTC  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) ## Transcript [ SOUND ] [ MUSIC ] O- M- G you guys, well Taylor Swift is slamming renewed claims from Kanye West And Kim Kardashian- West says she approved the his lyrics to his infamous song, Famous. That that you just saw was the video for the song. And when the song first came out in February, a rep for Taylor Swift told People the singer declined to approve the lyrics referencing her in the song, saying, Taylor cautioned Kanye about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message. Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyrics, I made that B famous. Kanye's Wife Kim Kardashian West defended her husband in an interview with GQ last month saying Swift did approve the lyrics and she took that one step further on Sunday night when she posted a series of videos on snap chat allegedly showing Taylor approving the lyrics of the song. Okay dope. You still got the Nashville number? I still have the Nashville area code, but I had to change it. For all my Southside bleep that know me best I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. [ INAUDIBLE ] I know I mean it's like a compliment kind of. Yeah, I mean go with whatever line you think is better. It's obviously very tongue and cheek either way. Relationships are more important than punch lines you know? Yeah I mean, I don't think anybody would like to listen to that and be that that That's a real diss, like she must be crying. And I am really glad that you had the respect to call me and tell me that as a friend about the song. It's just like a really cool thing to do like a really good show of friendship LIke a really good friendship, so thank you. Thank you too. Sunday nights episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians had also focused on the controversy surrounding Kanye, Taylor and the song famous. After news of Kim K's snap spread wide, Swift then went to Instagram to defend herself saying Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was gong to call me that B in his song? It doesn't exist because it never happened. You don't get to control someone's emotional response to being called that B in front of the entire world. Of course I wanted to like the song. I wanted to believe Kanye when he told me that I would love the song. I wanted us to have a friendly relationship. He promised to play the song for me but he never did, well want to be supportive of Kanye on phone call you cannot approve a song you haven't heard. [ UNKNOWN ] as a liar when I was never given th full story or played any part of the song is character assassination. I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative One that I have never asked to be a part of since 2009. She also captioned the photo, that moment when Kanye West secretly records your phone call then Kim posts it on the internet. [ LAUGH ] My gosh. Seems bffs Selena Gomez appeared to support her friend when she also posted a series of tweets Sunday night. Saying, there are more important things to talk about. Why can't people use their voice for something that, expletive matters. Truth is, last thing we need right now is hate in any form. This industry is so disappointing yet the most influential, shaking my head. Stay on people. com for all the latest on the story. 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