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  Taylor Swift and Alwyn dated from 2017 to 2023. (Photo credits: X)

Taylor Swift and Alwyn dated from 2017 to 2023. (Photo credits: X)

Fans think Taylor Swift’s songs from her latest album The Tortured Poets Department are about her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn.

Joe Alwyn has “moved on” from his relationship with Taylor Swift and is “dating and happy” amidst the release of her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department. According to a source quoted by the Daily Mail, the 33-year-old actor is described as “a great guy who is not into drama in any way.”

The insider also mentioned that Alwyn doesn’t talk poorly about Taylor at all. A source known to the media house said, “Alwyn was in love with her, and it just didn’t work out.” After their six-year relationship ended last year, Joe Alwyn has been focused on his work, particularly his acting career. However, despite his love for acting, he reportedly “can’t stand the attention that comes with it” and “is not comfortable in the spotlight,” reported the Daily Mail.

Swift and Alwyn dated from 2017 to 2023, during which the singer largely retreated from the spotlight. Despite their breakup, they reportedly collaborated on music together, with Alwyn co-writing and co-producing several tracks on Swift’s albums Folklore and Evermore under the pseudonym William Bowery. Their professional relationship earned them a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2021.

Taylor Swift appeared to take aim at Alwyn on multiple tracks from TTPD, which left him “slightly disappointed, but not surprised at all,” a source previously told Daily Mail. “There has been absolutely zero contact between them. She did not run these songs by him, but he did not expect her to. She didn’t really trash him or defame him. Joe is not going to react to this,” the report further read.

Alwyn has since reportedly banned any questions about the album and his relationship with Swift from the upcoming press tour for his movie Kinds of Kindness. The British actor happens to co-star with Taylor Swift’s pal Emma Stone in the Yorgos Lanthimos-helmed film.

In 2022, Joe Alwyn told Harper’s Bazaar that he understands the interest in their relationship, but doesn’t see why these questions should always be answered. “I completely expect people to ask those questions (about their relationship), if I’m putting work into the world, of course, people are going to ask about that,” he added.

Swift’s studio album The Tortured Poets Department released on April 19th and is now available for streaming and download.

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