{"id":36491,"date":"2025-08-30T16:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36491"},"modified":"2025-08-30T16:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:24:16","slug":"man-who-posted-about-being-taylor-swifts-ex-goes-viral-and-reveals-his-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36491","title":{"rendered":"Man who posted about being Taylor Swift\u2019s ex goes viral \u2014 and reveals his secret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They \u201cNeed to Calm Down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Kentucky man who posted about being Taylor Swift\u2019s ex-boyfriend went viral for his playful post lamenting her engagement news \u2014 but Swifties simply couldn\u2019t \u201cShake it Off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andy Slye of Louisville used a real photo he took with Swift and his then-girlfriend at a\u00a02008\u00a0concert, cropped his ex out of it, and posted it on X on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=nypost&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1961044132597502409&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F08%2F30%2Fentertainment%2Fprankster-who-posted-about-being-taylor-swifts-ex-goes-viral%2F&amp;sessionId=43a7f68acbf0703ca399af8208eaa16d953e4e7c&amp;siteScreenName=nypost&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1961044132597502409\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>His caption read: \u201cThat feeling when your girlfriend from high school finally gets engaged. I used to tell myself:\u00a0\u2018Andrew, it\u2019ll be ok. She wasn\u2019t right for you<em>.<\/em>\u2018\u00a0I just hope her husband isn\u2019t some handsome buff football player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After generating a staggering 34 million views, Slye, 35, felt the need to set the record straight when contacted by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe photo is 100% real, but we never dated,\u201d he revealed. \u201cI\u2019m just a huge fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not photoshopped,\u201d said Slye, who explained how he met Swift when she opened for Alan Jackson in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want people to know that she\u2019s a genuinely great person \u2014 from the five to 10 seconds that I\u2019ve hugged her. We stood in line for an hour after her concert and she did that for every single one of her fans,\u201d he gushed.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the media was fooled by his initial post \u2014 with outlets like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/weird-celeb-news\/taylor-swifts-ex-boyfriend-breaks-35813960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mirror<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2563958\/taylor-swifts-engagement-sparks-wild-response-from-her-ex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Express Tribune<\/a>\u00a0reporting on Taylor\u2019s alleged newfound ex.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"36970025\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36970025\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/1961044132597502409-man-jokingly-posting-taylor-110296507.jpg?w=1024\" 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You are the star of Taylor\u2019s early breakup songs. At least you\u2019ll always have that,\u201d one gushed.<\/p>\n<p>Some even jumped to the conclusion that he\u2019s the \u201cDrew\u201d\u00a0that the songstress referred to in her 2006 hit \u201cTeardrops On My Guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others assumed Slye deflowered her in high school \u2014 and used it to mock Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"36970024\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36970024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engaged-110109236_2999b9.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engaged-110109236_2999b9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 4460w, 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