An article in the press, which makes a series of assumptions about the sexual orientation of the singer Taylor Swift, caused a wave of emotions in social networks, where many users demanded its withdrawal, writes AFP.

A 5,000-word article published Sunday in the opinion section of The New York Times hypothesizes that the American pop star vaguely identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community while publicly affirming his heterosexuality.

“Intrusive, imprecise and inappropriate”

Contacted by AFP, the New York daily and representatives of the 34-year-old artist, who was named Time magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year, did not respond to requests for comment.

This controversial article is “intrusive, inaccurate and inappropriate”, commented, however, on the condition of anonymity, a person close to the star Taylor Swift, quoted by CNN.

Many readers also reacted by criticizing The New York Times and rejecting the idea that the idol of America’s youth could be a lesbian who has not yet publicly announced her true sexual orientation.

The author of the text, Anna Marks, made a long list of actions of the singer Taylor Swift, which would suggest that she is a “strange person”. The combination of all these facts “suggests to queer people that she is one of them,” writes a New York journalist, AFP reports, citing Agerpres.

Anna Marks cites the example of Chely Wright, an American country singer who admitted that she had to wait years before “coming out” for personal reasons directly related to her career.

Taylor Swift broke Elvis Presley’s music record

Adored by fans around the world known as “Swifties,” Taylor Swift is an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights without ever identifying as “queer.”

Over the past years, her novels with a number of famous men are known, which were widely presented in the yellow press.

Taylor Swift, singer of songs like “Shake If Off,” “Anti-Hero” and “You Need To Calm Down,” whose career began in Nashville, the cradle of country music, has been out in public with the American football player for months Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Taylor Swift, who is now considered a legend of feminism, also celebrated the music industry with her recent world tour, which was a phenomenal success.

Taylor Swift has broken Elvis Presley’s record for most weeks spent at number one on the Billboard album chart as a solo artist, setting a new record of 68 weeks.

Swift’s “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” has reached number one on the US album chart for the fifth time in the last week of 2023.

Although the 34-year-old singer currently holds the record as a solo artist and is in second place overall, she still has a long way to go to challenge the records of The Beatles, whose albums spent 132 weeks at the top of the Billboard album chart. .

Swift holds the record for the most albums to debut at No. 1 in a row with 13, a feat achieved thanks to her decision to quickly re-record and release all of her albums after her former manager Scooter Braun purchased her old label, Big Machine Records. , and subsequently the rights to all major recordings of his music.

Swift accused Brown of being a “relentless and manipulative bully,” which he denied. However, Swift re-recorded her first six albums so that Brown would not benefit financially from the royalties.

The first album no. Swift’s #1 was “Fearless,” which spent 11 weeks atop the album chart in 2008 and 2009. She followed this with “Speak Now”, which was No. 1 for six weeks in 2010-11); “Red” (seven weeks, 2012-13); “1989” (11 weeks, 2014-15); “Reputation” (four weeks, 2017-18); “Lover” (one week, 2019); “Folklore” (eight weeks, 2020-21); “Evermore” (four weeks, 2020-21); “Fearless (Taylor Version)” (two weeks, 2021); “Red (Taylor Version)” (one week, 2021); “Midnight” (six weeks, 2022-23); “Speak Now (Taylor Version)” (two weeks, 2023); and “1989 (Taylor Version)” (five weeks, 2023-24).

She is also the first living artist to have five albums in the Top 10 at the same time, a feat Prince only achieved after his death in 2016.

In July, Swift broke Barbra Streisand’s record for the most No. 1 albums ever with “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version).”

The Beatles still hold the record for most #1 albums overall with 19, followed by Jay-Z with 14 and Swift with 13. Presley and Swift are currently tied. 1 in one year, both had three in one year twice – Presley in 1957 and 1961 and Swift in 2021 and 2023.