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Calvin Harris Threw Major Shade at Taylor Swift During His VMAs Acceptance Speech

As if Kanye shading Taylor Swift wasn’t enough for one night, her ex-beau Calvin Harris just HAD to hop on the bandwagon. Ugh, Calvin, why?!

According to Cosmopolitan, while accepting his award for Best Male Video for his single “This Is What You Came For” (you know, the one that Taylor helped write), Calvin had a long list of people that he wanted to thank for the moment. But guess what?! His ex was not one of those people. 

“Wow! Wow! First of all, I’m so sorry I can’t be there, I have a show tonight in the U.K., or else I would definitely be there. MTV, this is crazy. I need to thank Rihanna from the bottom of my heart. You’re a superstar. Every time we work together you bring something magical to the project, so thank you. Emil Nava, the director, you’re a legend, you’re my favorite man on earth, thank you for everything you’ve done for me. And everybody who supported this song, who watched the video, I love you so much. Thank you. This is amazing. I love you. Thank you, MTV.”

So basically, he thanked everyone who was involved with the song except for the one person who actually wrote it. Now even though Taylor wasn’t there to give her reaction, we can assume that it would be something like this: 

Come on Calvin, you are better than this. The least you could have done is thanked Nils Sjoberg…

Isabel is a currently the Evening & Weekend Editor at Her Campus and a student at New York University in the Global Liberal Studies program with a concentration in Contemporary Culture and Creative Production. When she is not watching Gilmore Girls or playing with puppies at the local pet store, she spends her time freelancing for numerous publications about celebrities and life. You can find her work on the websites of Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Seventeen, Elle, and Buzzfeed. Follow her on Instagram at @isabelcalkins.