'You look obsessed': Swifties clap back after Matty Healy calls Taylor Swift fans unemployed in a veiled dig

The never-ending Taylor Swift and Matty Healy lore got a new lease of life after The 1975 frontman took a veiled dig at Swifties in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter). The rock star, who was on a hiatus from the micro-blogging site, returned to X after seven months, and the first thing he did? Diss Taylor Swift fans. However, his dig did not go unanswered as Swifties were quick to clap back.

Matty Healy takes a dig at Taylor Swift fans

Matty Healy took a veiled dig at Taylor Swift fans with an X post that read: "I think I sent my last Uber driver ¡®The Downtown Lights¡¯. He didn¡¯t think it was ¡®coded¡¯. He is employed tho."

Matty, you just look obsessed and weird, aren¡¯t you engaged?

¡ª Ayesha ?? (@lifeoftswift) November 23, 2024

Healy was referring to a recent account where Swifties theorised he hinted at his past relationship with Swift after by posting a cover of the song The Downtown Lights by the Scottish boy band The Blue Nile. The title of the song quickly captured fans' attention as it is also mentioned by Swift in her track, Guilty as Sin, which many believe is about Healy.

In the song, the TTPD hitmaker croons, "Drowning in the Blue Nile, he e sent me 'Downtown Lights'. I hadn't heard it in a while. My boredom's bone-deep. This cage was once just fine. Am I allowed to cry?"

Breaking down Matty Healy's tweet

In his X post, the About You singer claimed that his vague post had nothing to do with Taylor Swift. Healy said he even played the song for his Uber driver, but he didn't assume it was 'coded'. He added, "he has a job tho," seemingly implying fans who propagate such theories on social media are unemployed.

How did Taylor Swift fans react to Matty's recent tweet?

Matty's tweet did not go down very well with fans of The Eras Tour star, who took to the comments section of his tweet to clap back in Style.

One fan mentioned how he's still obsessed with Swift and is keeping track of all fan theories, while others said that he should just stop talking about it if he does not want to be misinterpreted. Check out fans' reaction below:

And I ain't trying to mess with your self-expression
But I've learned the lesson that stressin'
And obsessin' 'bout somebody else is no fun.

¡ª Raven (Taylor's Version) ?? (@pnwswiftie_13) November 25, 2024

I think I sent my last Uber driver ¡®The Downtown Lights¡¯. He didn¡¯t think it was ¡®coded¡¯. He is employed tho

¡ª Truman Black (@Gooodmorninguys) November 23, 2024

One fan simply dropped a poster of Taylor Swift's song The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived from her 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department, which is believed to be about Matty Healy.

Was any of it true?
Gazing at me starry-eyed
In your Jehovah's Witness suit
Who the fuck was that guy?
You tried to buy some pills
From a friend of friends of mine
They just ghosted you
Now you know what it feels like pic.twitter.com/NU6x8YULsI

¡ª special K | CEO of christmas tree farm era (@keyladelslay) November 23, 2024

"Matty, you just look obsessed and weird, aren¡¯t you engaged?" questioned another fan.

Matty, you just look obsessed and weird, aren¡¯t you engaged?

¡ª Ayesha ?? (@lifeoftswift) November 23, 2024

About Taylor Swift and Matty Healy's relationship

Taylor Swift reportedly dated Matty Healy after her break-up with Joe Alwyn last year. The rumours first erupted when they were seen holding hands and kissing in New York City on May 11, 2023. However, in June, it was reported that the duo had called it quits, just months after dating.

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