Pharrell Williams Slams Reports That He Dissed Taylor Swift’s Kamala Harris Endorsement: ‘That Was Some Right-Wing Troll S—‘

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Pharrell Williams has pushed back on accusations that he was targeting Taylor Swift when he came out against celebrity political endorsements in September, saying that attempts to pit him against the pop superstar were “some right-wing troll shit.” Williams addresses the controversy in a new GQ cover story that names him the magazine’s Designer of the Year.

The interviewer asks him about a previous cover story he did, with the Hollywood Reporter, in which the artist-producer talked about taking a publicly apolitical stance, and slammed other celebrities who do endorse political candidates — without naming names.

When the profiler mentions that headlines in September “became that you dissed Taylor,” Williams responds, “Because that’s what they do.

They pit you against each other. I love Taylor. She knows that. … In fact, I bought a ‘1989’ Taylor T-shirt online last year, and I was walking around here with it tucked into my jeans.