Despite his history of concerning behavior and her recent history of keeping her relationship private, Taylor seemed keen to flaunt her rumored new boyfriend. Just two days after they were linked, Taylor invited Matty to the VIP tent at her Eras tour dates. Here, he appeared cozy with her family as well as her best friends, and before long he was even on stage performing with Taylor’s opening act Phoebe Bridgers.
While Matty and Taylor’s relationship has come and gone with neither of them explicitly commenting on it, they also did nothing to dispel it. They were pictured holding hands, spotted kissing, and filmed looking cozy as they left a party together.
Matty was also seen entering Taylor’s New York City home, and perceptive fans noticed that both stars had mouthed the exact same words during their respective shows in an apparent secret declaration of their love.
During Matty’s May 3 concert, he was seen mouthing “This is about you. You know who you are. I love you,” while on stage. Taylor mouthed the exact same thing during her May 5 show in Nashville.
Needless to say, many of Taylor’s fans were left hurt and disappointed by her decision to associate with Matty considering his problematic history. Understandably, Black, Asian, and Jewish Swifties were particularly devastated.
But as exposé after exposé on the concerning things that Matty had done started to emerge, Taylor remained defiant. Despite constantly teasing that she sees everything that her fans say about her online, she made a point of ignoring the growing offense that her relationship was causing.
