Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss’ Long Rift Was Deepened by Scooter Braun, Sources Say

Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss are reportedly finding their way back to a friendship after years of distance, but people familiar with the split say Scooter Braun’s role in the music business helped widen the gap between them. The account comes from unnamed sources cited in the article, which describes a complicated falling-out rather than a single decisive break. The strain intensified in 2019, when Braun bought Big Machine Records for $300 million. The deal gave him control of the masters to Swift’s first six albums, putting Kloss, who had been managed by Braun, in an awkward position as his dispute with the singer grew increasingly bitter. “Taylor was understandably hurt with Karlie’s association with Scooter,” one insider said, describing it as an additional burden on an already difficult friendship. A source also claimed that some people in Swift’s social circle urged her to move past the issue. The article says tensions may have begun earlier, during the public clash involving Swift, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in 2016. After Kardashian released footage of a conversation between Swift and West, Kloss was asked about Kardashian and said she had been kind to her. Kloss later publicly insisted that she and Swift remained loyal to one another. The account stresses that Kardashian was not necessarily the cause of the eventual estrangement. Braun, meanwhile, remained close enough to Kloss to attend her second wedding celebration in 2019, which Swift reportedly did not attend. The former friends are said to have started reconnecting years before their recent public appearances. An insider recalled that they unexpectedly ran into each other in New York about four years ago. The moment was reportedly awkward at first, but their shared history helped: the source said they hugged. The article does not identify a precise reason for the renewed closeness, only that the relationship appears to have warmed after a prolonged period apart.