{"id":470967,"date":"2026-05-06T08:47:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/470967\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:47:21","slug":"taylor-swift-had-a-met-gala-cheating-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/470967\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Had A Met Gala Cheating Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/taylor-swift\/\" id=\"auto-tag_taylor-swift\" data-tag=\"taylor-swift\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a> did not attend the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/met-gala\/\" id=\"auto-tag_met-gala\" data-tag=\"met-gala\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Met Gala<\/a>, making it the tenth year in a row that she skipped the fashion event. But for those familiar with her Met Gala lore, her absence might come as no surprise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTaylor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/3014502\/taylor-swift-met-gala-looks-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">last Met Gala was in 2016<\/a>, when she was in her infamous bleachella era. In a stage of life long before Travis Kelce entered her life, Taylor\u2019s 2016 was filled with breakups, new flings, and even cheating rumors that followed her appearance at that year\u2019s Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/3015618\/celebrities-banned-from-met-gala\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex@tablet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ivanka-trump1.jpg\" alt=\"Ivanka Trump\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\tRelated story<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWho Is Banned From The Met Gala? (&amp; Why)\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhen she stepped out, mini dress and all, at the 2016 Met Gala, Taylor was in a relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/calvin-harris\/\" id=\"auto-tag_calvin-harris\" data-tag=\"calvin-harris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Calvin Harris<\/a>, to whom she had been linked since February 2015. At the Met Gala, though, Taylor hit it off with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234915952\/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift-dating-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">actor Tom Hiddleston<\/a>. The pair were photographed dancing together in a moment that made headlines after the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFast forward to June, Taylor and Calvin confirm their breakup, and soon, Taylor is photographed kissing Tom on a rock near her Rhode Island home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlmost immediately, sources began accusing Taylor of cheating on her DJ ex. \u201cCalvin was very suspicious that Taylor was cheating during their relationship. He just didn\u2019t know with whom,\u201d a source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/773218\/calvin-harris-feels-betrayed-after-pictures-of-taylor-swift-kissing-tom-hiddleston-surface\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">told E! News<\/a>. \u201cHe feels like these pictures confirm his suspicions, and it changes everything. He is so angry and feels betrayed. He is convinced that Taylor was cheating with Tom while they were still together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234988889\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-scaling-down-wedding-guest-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Taylor Swift &amp; Travis Kelce\u2019s Wedding Plans Are Taking A Major 180<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn July 2016, Calvin released a song titled \u201cOl\u00e9,\u201d and insiders told TMZ that the lyrics were written from the perspective of the Thor actor amid his romance with Taylor. \u201cI see online that you begun to be a good girl and take trips with your boyfriend \u2026 Being attentive, continue to pretend \u2026 You\u2019ve hidden my name in your phone so you can call me to tell me you\u2019ve been going through hell. Left him alone and you booked in a hotel,\u201d the lyrics read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe song also includes a play on words featuring Hiddleston\u2019s most famous role, Loki: \u201cLow key you won\u2019t tell none of your friends about me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAll the while, Taylor and Tom continued their hot and heavy romance until they called it quits in September 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIronically, Taylor\u2019s next romance was with Joe Alwyn, whom she also met at the 2016 Met Gala. Their relationship wasn\u2019t confirmed until May 2017, but the lyrics to her song \u201cDress\u201d all but confirmed that they met at the Met Gala. \u201cFlashback when you met me \/ Your buzz cut and my hair bleached,\u201d she sings in the song, referring to her and Joe\u2019s haircuts at the event. Joe and Taylor split in 2023 before she met Travis later that year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNow we\u2019re not saying all that lore is why Taylor won\u2019t attend the Met Gala, but we\u2019re guessing that in the midst of wedding planning, she may not be trying to encounter any ghosts from her past at the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhen Taylor attended in 2016, she was still publicly <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/5319\/cutest-pics-of-taylor-swift-and-calvin-harris\/\">dating Calvin Harris<\/a>. However, inside the event, Taylor met not one but two future boyfriends: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234915952\/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift-dating-effect\/\">Tom Hiddleston<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234998744\/taylor-swift-ex-met-gala-return\/\">Joe Alwyn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234995501\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-gift-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Taylor Swift &amp; Travis Kelce Have An Unexpected Wedding Gift\u00a0Rule<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift did not attend the 2026 Met Gala, making it the tenth year in a row that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":470968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[743,18,117,19,17,4112,337,973,23918],"class_list":{"0":"post-470967","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-calvin-harris","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-met-gala","14":"tag-music","15":"tag-taylor-swift","16":"tag-tom-hiddleston"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116526766675996495","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/470968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}