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A controversial post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) has Taylor Swift’s fan community furious with country singer Zach Bryan.
zach bryan couldn’t stand his job and deleted his twitter because he knew he made a mistake the moment he mentioned taylor swift so funny
— 𝔧𝔬𝔯𝔡𝔞𝔫⁷ (@wavessarewavess) September 18, 2024
zach bryan is the biggest loser right now. and is promoting an anti-semite and trash just to take down taylor? loser behavior. https://t.co/G1Nyyp6jdZ
— riss (@addictcab) September 18, 2024
Oooo Tayvoodoo would beat Zach Bryan so hard. But really…he praised her in public…
— Lainey ⸆⸉ (@confetti_11_11) September 18, 2024
Bryan deactivated his account after Swifties attacked him online over a post he made on Tuesday.
Bryan’s post read: “eagles > chiefs Kanye > Taylor who’s with me”
Zach Bryan posted on X mentioning Taylor Swift before deactivating his account Zach Bryan/X
The post was controversial not only because it directly compared Swift to Kanye West, with whom she has had a years-long feud, but also because it insulted her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Travis Kelce.
In multiple apology posts on Bryan’s Instagram story on Thursday, he admitted he had been drinking when he posted and encouraged his followers not to “drink and tweet.”
“Just so you know, I wasn’t there for Taylor last night. I was drunk comparing two records and it was wrong. I know there’s a lot of stuff going on around Ye and I’m just talking about the music,” Bryan wrote on his Instagram story. “I love Taylor’s music and I hope people know that I’m human and post stupid shit. Hopefully one day I can explain this to her.”
Zach Bryan posted a multi-part apology to his Instagram story Zach Bryan/Instagram
He went on to provide context for his deactivation of his X account: “Twitter has gotten me into too much trouble and I figured it was best for me to stay away from it.”
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