Has Taylor learned how to use the media to her advantage?

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Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift are seriously dating. They just jetted off for a relaxing weekend “for parts unknown.” (TMZ)

However, a professional celebrity photographer told Cosmo, “My first instinct when seeing the pictures of Taylor and Tom is that they are definitely staged.”

Here’s one theory this morning: Taylor’s team got advanced warning about the GQ interview with Kim Kardashian. So her publicity machine swung into high gear. British actor Tom Hiddleston was recruited-slash-seduced to vacay with Taylor in Rhode Island. One photographer was secretly alerted to when and where Taylor would cuddle with her new boyfriend. Their kiss broke the Internet.

Voila! Taylor Swift and her love life won the media cycle and completely overshadowed Kim Kardashian’s takedown. (The Cut)

What didn’t Taylor want you to hear? Kim Kardashian basically called her a two-faced liar. According to Kim, Swift helped Kanye West write the rap, (quote) “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? I made that [witch] famous.”  But the moment Kanye debuted the song at Madison Square Garden in February, Taylor acted disgusted. She denied approval for Kanye to sexually objectify her. She took it a step further at the Grammys. Taylor called out the people “who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame.” (GQ)