'The Tortured Poets Department' put the Joe Alwyn era of Taylor Swift’s life to bed. Fans picked up several hints in the album that suggested the pop star was once again airing out the laundry of her love life by drawing on personal experiences. However, the British actor, known for being a private person when it comes to his relationships, refused to speak about the breakup. This led people to weave different narratives of their relationship based on their varying interpretations of the album. 

Following significant backlash after the album’s release, Joe Alwyn finally broke his silence. The actor gave an interview to The Sunday Times Style Magazine on June 15, where he called their relationship “long, loving” and “fully committed.” He urged fans to “empathize” with how difficult it is to “navigate” the end of a “relationship of over six and a half years.” Alwyn further reflected on the fan interest in his relationship with Swift. 

The fact that the now-broken relationship is constantly a subject of scrutiny and is out there in the “public domain” is something that The Conversations With Friends actor finds “unusual and abnormal.” But he believes, no matter how much people try to speculate, analyze, and interpret what went on behind the curtains in his relationship with Taylor Swift, “there is always going to be a gap between what is known and what is said.”

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Such openness about his feelings on the aftermath of the split with Taylor Swift earned Joe Alwyn massive fan support.

Unlike Taylor Swift’s current love, Travis Kelce, Joe Alwyn has never been one to speak about his relationship in public. In fact, for a significant amount of time, both he and Swift tried to stay out of the public eye. What finally made the actor shed some light on the breakup, which people still can not seem to stop gossiping about, were the accusatory speculations that fans have distorted from the lyrics of 'The Tortured Poets Department'. And after the interview, they were all called out. 

Many fans came to Joe Alwyn’s defense and tried to understand the pain he has been going through.

While some found the easter eggs in 'The Tortured Poets Department' hard to stomach, others were tickled by the alleged claims made in the lyrical content of the album. Nonetheless, with the tide turning among fans, could Taylor Swift be bracing for a fresh wave of backlash?

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