Jake Gyllenhaal in a recent interview with Esquire magazine said he doesn’t resent Taylor Swift for the new extended version of “All Too Well” that was released last year as part of “Red (Taylor’s Version)” accompanied by a short film that revived speculation about the relationship between the actor and the pop star.
Gyllenhaal received criticism from Swift’s fans online due to how the actor’s alleged portrayal was portrayed in the short and how things apparently turned out in his relationship with the singer, now revealing the truth about him to the popular magazine.
“It has nothing to do with me. It’s about her relationship with her fans“.
“It is her expression. Artists tap into personal experiences for inspiration, and I don’t begrudge anyone that“, Gyllenhaal said when asked about “All Too Well”.
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To deal with all the controversy, Gyllenhaal disabled his Instagram comments for the release of the re-recorded album, leading many to assume that the actor was being directly affected by online bullying.
“At some point, I think it’s important when supporters get unruly that we feel a responsibility to have them be civil and not allow for cyberbullying in one’s name“, Gyllenhaal said.
“That begs for a deeper philosophical question. Not about any individual, per se, but a conversation that allows us to examine how we can — or should, even — take responsibility for what we put into the world, our contributions into the world.
How do we provoke a conversation?
We see that in politics. There’s anger and divisiveness, and it’s literally life-threatening in the extreme“, the actor explained.
“My question is: Is this our future?” he continued.
The magazine wasted no time asking if he had ever listened to “Red (Taylor’s Version)” to which Gyllenhaal simply replied, “No“.
