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# Robert Downey Jr. Confirms He Loves Tom Hiddleston Just as Much as Taylor Swift

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## Ashley Hoffman


Aug 11, 2016 4:34 PM UTC

by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Aug 11, 2016 4:34 PM UTC

Robert Downey Jr. is having even more [Taylor Swift romance-themed](http://time.com/4384106/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-photos-beach/) fun with Tom Hiddleston who plays Tony Stark’s mortal enemy, Loki in the Marvel universe.

[Hiddleston](http://time.com/4446378/robert-downey-jr-tom-hiddleston-instagram/) was recently burned at the hands of his hilarious Marvel co-star [Downey Jr.](http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748%5F1733752%5F1734629,00.html) when he welcomed the actor to Instagram by ribbing him for his widely reported summer frolicking with Swift. (He shared a picture of [Hiddleston](http://time.com/4394014/taylor-swift-4th-of-july-instagram-2016/) in an “I heart T.S.” tank) and set the record straight — T.S. actually stands for his Marvel character, Tony Stark, not Taylor Swift.

The _Iron Man_ actor’s post inspired so much laughter that he has done it again, posting a selfie in his own black tank top with the sweet message “I \[heart\] Loki” on it late Wednesday night. To the media’s knowledge, Swift has never professed her love for Hiddleston in t-shirt form, so if graphic muscle tees are proof of true love, then Downey’s devotion to Hiddleston is clearly stronger.

It just doesn’t get better than Downey’s Instagram art. Hiddleston has yet to respond to either post.

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