Country Star Zach Bryan Apologizes For 'Rude' Taylor Swift Remarks

LOADINGERROR LOADINGCountry singer Zach Bryan does not want bad blood with Taylor Swift — or her fans.On Thursday, the “I Remember Everything” singer apologized to Swift for remarks he has since described as “rude” and “desensitized.”Bryan had mentioned the “Bad Blood” singer in a Tuesday post on X, formerly Twitter, in which he appeared to diss her by comparing her to Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.

He also seemingly took a jab at the Kansas City Chiefs — the NFL team Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, plays for.Advertisement “Eagles > chiefs,” he wrote, followed by: “Kanye > Taylor.” “Who’s with me,” he added.Bryan wrote on X the following day to say that he loves Swift, Variety reported.He said his previous tweet was simply him “drunkenly” tweeting about Ye after listening to Swift’s song “thank you aimee” — a rumored dig at Ye and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.His X account was deactivated amid the backlash.

Bryan shared several lengthy posts on his Instagram Stories about the ordeal on Thursday.“For the record guys I wasn’t coming for Taylor the other night,” he wrote.

“I was drunkenly comparing two records and it came out wrong.I know there’s a lot of stuff that clouds around Ye and I was speaking purely musically.”“I love Taylor’s music and pray you guys know I’m human and tweet stupid things often,” he continued, before later adding: “I’m sorry to any Taylor fans I pissed off or let her down.”Taylor Swift photographed at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin via Getty ImagesAdvertisement Bryan said in the posts that he has had a difficult year and that he’s been trying to “cope.”“I think I was projecting a little,” he said in one post.“To be completely honest, it just came off as rude and desensitized to Taylor.”“Don’t drink and tweet.

Don’t drink and tweet!!” he added.Swift an...