Fans noticed over the weekend before BuzzFeed's October 26 report that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's official Instagram account had liked a video criticising Taylor Swift's singing and talent. The video's caption called her "not a good singer" and asked whether she was "a carefully crafted fake". According to BuzzFeed, the like was still visible under the video at the time of writing.
The source places the moment against a long public friendship. It says Johnson used "Shake It Off" for his 2015 Lip Sync Battle performance, later voiced a character in Swift's music video for "The Man", featured her music in DC League of Super-Pets, and called her "the biggest star" in the world in 2024. It also says he referenced her positively on Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast last year.
Some fans said they were disappointed and asked whether the like was accidental. Others said it probably was. The source does not establish which is true, and it does not include a response from Johnson or Swift's representatives.
A single tap on Instagram can be an accident, and nothing in the report shows a rift. What the piece does show is how closely fans now read a celebrity's small digital gestures against their public record, and how little a like can settle on its own.
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