Zach Bryan Deletes X Account After Alcohol-Fueled Tweet About Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan has deleted his X account following backlash over his tweet about fellow artists Kanye West and Taylor Swift.

The nation singer defined that the submit, wherein he implied that West was higher than Swift, was fueled by alcohol, and he did not imply to upset anybody.

Nevertheless, Taylor Swift’s enormous fan base on X did not let it slide, as they made a number of feedback criticizing Zach Bryan.

The nation music sensation deleted his X account after the warmth he obtained for making a tweet evaluating Kanye West and Taylor Swift.

In an X submit on Wednesday, Bryan tweeted “Eagles> Chiefs,” seemingly a swipe at Swift’s associate, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs participant Travis Kelce, earlier than including “Kanye > Taylor who’s with me.”

The tweet did not sit properly with Swifties, who expressed their emotions to him in droves. This prompted Bryan to rapidly make clear his tweet in a follow-up submit, explaining that he was drunk when he made the controversial comment.

“Guys I really like Taylor,” he wrote, per The Daily Beast. “Was listening to [The Tortured Poets Department] final evening and ‘Thank You Aimee’ got here on and I drunkenly tweeted that about Kanye. If anybody took it severe please know I really like each artists quite a bit and assume we’re in a extremely lovely time of music.”

Shortly after, he deleted his X account to take a break from the warmth.

The “Pink Skies” singer then took to his Instagram Tales to additional clarify that he meant no hurt together with his submit and that he “wasn’t coming for Taylor.”

Alongside a submit of Swift’s “Fortnight” that includes Put up Malone, he wrote, “For the data guys I wasn’t coming for Taylor the opposite evening. I used to be drunkenly evaluating two data and it got here out flawed.”

He famous that he was conscious of “lots of stuff that clouds round” West however stated that he was “purely talking musically.”

Bryan then stated that he loves Swift and hopes that he sometime will get to “clarify this to her,” including that X will get him “in hassle an excessive amount of” and “It is best I keep off it.”

“I am sorry to any Taylor followers I pissed off or let down,” Bryan added. “Love you guys and I am making an attempt my finest!”

He additionally made related efforts to pacify Swift’s followers by posting cowl artwork of her songs “The Albatross” and “Castles Crumbling,” wherein Swift featured Hayley Williams.

In one other submit on his IG tales, the “American Heartbreak” crooner opened up about his struggles, explaining that issues have not actually been going his method.

“This 12 months has been an terrible lot on me in private ways in which nobody is aware of and I have been making an attempt to manage and steadiness too many issues without delay,” he wrote.

Bryan added that he was “going to take a breather from tweeting silly stuff,” concentrate on ending his tour, and “floor myself by some means within the midst of all this.”

He ended the submit by stating that he feels “very, very blessed” earlier than thanking his followers.

A few of Swift’s followers took to X to share their feedback about sheathing their swords following Bryan’s apology.

“He posted castles crumbling; we are able to let it slide,” a fan wrote in reply to a remark asserting Bryan’s IG Tales explanations.

“The albatross? FORGIVEN,” one fan penned.

An adamant fan did not have his rationalization, although, writing, “This is the factor…. He might have stated ANYONE’s album is larger than Taylor’s. However he picked Kanye? Cmon now. Everybody, together with Zack,  is aware of their historical past. He was being a d-ck and knew rattling properly what he was doing. Nobody will persuade me in any other case.”

One other fan stated, “He’s making an attempt to avoid wasting face…. The truth that it wasn’t simply Taylor and Kayne, but additionally the chiefs…. Reveals me it was a MAGA assault on Taylor and Travis – they’re the one those that hate them each for no cause aside from not being MAGA.”

Bryan’s tweet was met with extreme backlash because of the West and Swift’s long-running feud, which dates again to the 2009 MTV VMAs. On the time, the rapper infamously interrupted her acceptance speech to reward singer Beyoncé, who misplaced to Swift within the Finest Feminine Video class.

Since then, the pair have maintained a fractured relationship, with West heating issues up with a provocative line in his 2016 tune “Well-known,” rapping, “I made that b-tch well-known” – a sly reference to his encounter with Swift seven years prior.

Within the video, West may very well be seen in a scene mendacity in mattress subsequent to dummies of a number of topless celebrities, together with these of his then-wife, Kardashian, in addition to Swift.

The “Clean House” hitmaker later claimed that she had no concept West would use the road, “I made that b-tch well-known,” despite the fact that there was hypothesis that she had accepted the lyrics.