Speaking up. Jake Gyllenhaal is weighing in on Taylor Swift‘s breakup anthem “All Too Well” more than a decade after their whirlwind romance.“It has nothing to do with me.
It’s about her relationship with her fans,” Gyllenhaal, 41, said in his Esquire profile, published on Thursday, February 17, when asked about the track. “It is her expression.
Artists tap into personal experiences for inspiration, and I don’t begrudge anyone that.”According to the journalist, the actor said that the months following Swift’s rerecording of Red weren’t difficult for him — but he went on to acknowledge the social media attention.“At some point, I think it’s important when supporters get unruly that we feel a responsibility to have them be civil and not allow for cyberbullying in one’s name,” he said. “That begs for a deeper philosophical question.
Not about any individual, per se, but a conversation that allows us to examine how we can—or should, even—take responsibility for what we put into the world, our contributions into the world.
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