Taylor Swift And Joe Alwyn Breakup

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Overview

Taylor Swift And Joe Alwyn Breakup refers to the split of American singer Taylor Swift and British actor Joe Alwyn after a six-year relationship in April 2023. The split news was revealed by People Magazine and inspired numerous memes and reactions on social media from fans.

Background

On April 8th, 2023, PEOPLE Magazine^[1] announced that Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn have broken up after six years of dating. The information was shared by a source close to the couple, says the magazine, which also mentions the absence of Alwyn during Swift's new Eras tour "at which the actor hasn't been spotted." The YouTube^[7] channel E! News explained the breakup story on April 9th, garnering 65,485 views and 653 likes in a day (seen below).

Developments

As of April 10th, 2023, neither Taylor Swift nor Joe Alwyn have released any official statement confirming the split. However, a source close to the couple revealed to PEOPLE Magazine^[6] on April 10th that "Joe Alwyn struggled with Taylor Swift’s level of fame, leading to their breakup."

Online Reactions

The lack of official news from the couple led to a storm of memes of fans suffering and anguishing over Swift's songs that she wrote about Alwyn. For example, the Brazilian Twitter^[2] account @tracklist posted about nine songs by Swift that became trending topics on the platform after the split announcement. The tweet received 11,800 likes and 1,671 retweets in two days (seen below).

Fans are also using humor on TikTok to cope with the news. For instance, TikTok^[3] user @bisktsy shared a video on April 9th, 2023, showing all of Taylor Swift's former boyfriends behind jail bars, adding Joe Alwyn to the "prison." The video (seen below, left) garnered 1.7 million plays and 352,200 likes in one day. Another post was uploaded on the same day by TikTok^[4] user @albertosvdr showing all the songs Taylor has written about Alwyn, receiving 4.5 million plays and 1.2 million likes in a day (below, right).

Twitter^[5] user @illicitbitch shared a Family Guy compilation video describing Taylor Swift fans' reactions after the breakup news. The tweet received 304,700 views and 8,322 likes since it was posted on April 9th, 2023 (seen below).