Taylor Swift and Katy Perry haven’t exactly been best friends for the past few years. The longstanding feud could be attributed to a number of things — Katy dating John Mayer after Taylor, or one of Taylor’s dancers ditching her tour to go work with Katy —but regardless of how it began, the feud has since been very public. The two have even recorded diss tracks about each other: Taylor’s Bad Blood and Katy’s Swish Swish.
But all of that appears to be in the past after an Instagram story from Taylor on Tuesday.
In a video, Taylor shows a package that Katy sent her — and it turns out to be an olive branch (AKA the symbol of peace). KATY LITERALLY EXTENDED AN OLIVE BRANCH.
There was also a note, which a number of investigative Twitter users have since transcribed despite the blurry text. A couple words may be off, but the general consensus seems to be that the letter reads: “Hey old friend,” followed by, “I’ve been doing some reflecting on past miscommunications and hurt feelings between us. I really want to clear the air… I’m deeply sorry for…”
“Hey old friend,
I’ve been doing some reflecting on past miscommunications and hurt feelings between us. I really want to clear the air..”
Katy goes on to say she is deeply sorry…I wasn’t expecting THIS on opening night OMG TAYLOR ALREADY BLEW MY MIND & THE SHOW HASN’T STARTED!— Brandon (@bbswift13) May 8, 2018
The letter then cuts off — but you get the point. Taylor captioned the video with “Thank you Katy” and a pink heart emoji.
The reconciliation fell on the first night of Taylor’s Reputation tour. Twitter users seemed to be in awe.
If Taylor Swift and Katy Perry can make peace in the year of our lord 2018, anything is possible pic.twitter.com/MfqQKbqzGM
— Michele Corriston (@mcorriston) May 8, 2018
Sure, the Iran nuclear deal fell through, but Katy Perry and Taylor Swift have made up. In international diplomacy, you win some and you lose some.
— itsonlyzach (@itsonlyzach) May 8, 2018
But mostly, everyone was happy.
8th of May of 2018, another important day for pop culture.
Katy-Taylor’s feud publicly comes to an end.
WOMAN SUPPORTING WOMAN IS WHAT WE NEED, UNITED WE ARE STRONGER. pic.twitter.com/5LXlbGkdtX— Lau ? (@movingswiftly) May 8, 2018
DO YALL SEE IT I THINK IT’S FROM KATY PERRY IT SAYS HEY OLD FRIEND AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY IT SAYS MISCOMMUNOCATIONS WIG TAYLOR SWIFT AND KATY PERRY MAKING UP IN 2018 WHAT A GOOD WAY TO START OFF THE TOUR OUR FANDOMS CAN BE AT PEACE NOW pic.twitter.com/JHz5oKgVX1
— emma adores taylor ? (@shookswiftie) May 8, 2018
taylor and katy after setting the internet on fire pic.twitter.com/2agZehiD0K
— neil (@kingdomkeys_) May 8, 2018
OMG TAYLOR AND KATY MY HEART. I HOPE YALL STANS FINALLY LEARN TO BE MATURE AND STOP PUTTING THEM AGAINST EACH OTHER!
— Music Tea & Facts (@PopFactsNews) May 8, 2018
Now can the two do a duet? Here’s to hoping!