{"id":246481,"date":"2025-10-23T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/246481\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:20:08","slug":"taylor-swifts-longtime-pals-pick-a-side-in-charli-xcx-feud-with-surprising-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/246481\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift&#8217;s longtime pals pick a side in Charli XCX feud with surprising move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A picture to burn, indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Two of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/26\/celebrity-news\/who-may-be-in-taylor-swift-bridal-party\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift\u2019s longtime pals<\/a>, Cara Delevingne and Ed Sheeran, took a surprising side in the pop star\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/02\/entertainment\/why-fans-think-taylor-swifts-actually-romantic-is-a-charli-xcx-diss-track\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">feud with Charli XCX<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of Swift, 35, seemingly dissing her fellow singer, 33, in \u201cActually Romantic,\u201d Delevingne and Sheeran cozied up for a group photo with Charli.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift\u2019s friends Ed Sheeran and Cara Delevingne made a surprising move amid her Charli XCX feud. Rogers Kisby\/Oscars\/Academy Museum Foundation<\/p>\n<p>The duo chatted with the \u201cSympathy Is a Knife\u201d singer over the weekend and posed for a group photo. Rogers Kisby\/Oscars\/Academy Museum Foundation<\/p>\n<p>The trio posed with actress Rachel Sennott at Saturday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/18\/celebrity-news\/academy-museum-gala-2025-red-carpet-see-all-the-celebrity-looks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Academy Museum Gala<\/a> in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Delevingne, 33, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQIJFFfDubg\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted the picture in an Instagram slideshow<\/a> documenting the event on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@theacademy\u00a0gala dump! Scroll through to reveal the truth behind the glitz and glamour,\u201d the model wrote, referencing her ripped dress.<\/p>\n<p>The model included the moment in her Academy Museum Gala roundup via Instagram on Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>She wore a sparkling gown to the event, while Sheeran suited up. Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cPaper Towns\u201d star stunned in a sparkling Tamara Ralph gown, while Sheeran suited up in a classic black tuxedo.<\/p>\n<p>Charli, for her part, smoldered in a leather ensemble with a see-through lace bodice.<\/p>\n<p>The British songwriter, notably, appeared to diss Swift in her 2024 hit \u201cSympathy Is a Knife,\u201d singing about someone who \u201ctaps [her] insecurities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charli, for her part, stunned in a daring leather and lace number. WireImage<\/p>\n<p>The outing came weeks after Swift seemingly dissed Charli on \u201cActually Romantic.\u201d Lloyd Bishop\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Swift seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/06\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-fans-theorize-actually-romantic-diss-track-is-about-kim-kardashian\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">clapped back with \u201cActually Romantic\u201d<\/a> on her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/03\/entertainment\/all-the-easter-eggs-from-taylor-swifts-the-life-of-a-showgirl-album-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cLife of a Showgirl\u201d album<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She compared Charli to a \u201ctoy chihuahua barking at me from a tiny purse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charli has yet to address the headlines, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/14\/celebrity-news\/charli-xcx-dodges-question-about-taylor-swift-feud\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dodging questions<\/a> in a recent Vanity Fair cover story \u2014 but did <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/14\/entertainment\/charli-xcx-throws-shade-at-pop-star-tour-docs-after-taylor-swifts-eras-tour-film-announcement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rail against tour documentaries<\/a>, like Swift\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/13\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-announces-eras-tour-docuseries-and-its-packed-with-travis-kelce-pda\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">forthcoming Eras Tour film<\/a>, in the interview.<\/p>\n<p>In the lyrics, the pop star compared Charli to a \u201ctoy chihuahua barking at me from a tiny purse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Charli appeared to sing about Swift making her feel \u201cinsecure\u201d on \u201cSympathy Is a Knife.\u201d WireImage<\/p>\n<p>The three-time Grammy winner has been friends with Delevingne for years, with the duo even hanging out at June\u2019s Glastonbury Festival.<\/p>\n<p>As for Delevingne, she met Swift in 2013 and briefly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/11\/22\/celebrity-news\/cara-delevingne-recalls-living-with-taylor-swift-after-breakup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lived with the songwriter<\/a> years later during a breakup.<\/p>\n<p>Swift and Sheeran, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/09\/celebrity-news\/ed-sheeran-gives-rare-insight-into-longtime-taylor-swift-friendship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">have been close<\/a> since 2012 \u2014 although the Daily Mail reported last week that their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/17\/entertainment\/another-of-taylor-swifts-longtime-friendships-is-strained-as-pal-is-left-peeved-over-album-slight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">friendship is currently \u201cstrained.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swift, notably, has been friends with Delevingne for more than a decade. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for Swift and Sheeran, although their friendship is currently \u201cstrained,\u201d according to a new report. Larry Busacca\/BMA2015<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cShape of You\u201d singer allegedly felt \u201cpeeved\u201d when Swift released her album three weeks after his latest, \u201cPlay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Swift <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/26\/celebrity-news\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-engaged-after-2-years-of-dating\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">got engaged to Travis Kelce<\/a> in August, Sheeran made headlines for admitting to Andy Cohen that he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/25\/celebrity-news\/ed-sheeran-found-out-about-pal-taylor-swifts-engagement-to-travis-kelce-on-instagram\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">found out about the milestone moment on social media<\/a> \u201clike everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swift defended this in a \u201cTonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\u201d interview on Oct. 6, pointing out that Sheeran <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/02\/14\/ed-sheeran-hasnt-had-a-cell-phone-in-over-a-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">doesn\u2019t have a cell phone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A picture to burn, indeed. 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