Overview

• Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl features the track “Opalite,” whose lines about someone being “on her phone” have been read by fans as a nod to Travis Kelce’s past relationship with Nicole.
• Nicole reposted an America’s Next Top Model clip declaring “I don’t compare myself to other girls,” a move widely interpreted online as a subtle response to the song.
• A resurfaced dinner video showing Kelce urging Nicole to put down her phone is being circulated by fans to connect the lyric to the former couple’s history.
• On her The Pre-Game podcast released after the album, Nicole said she is terrified of comments and DMs because they can be triggering, later joking that critics should leave comments where they help her engagement.
• Swift has not confirmed the lyric’s target and told Capital Breakfast that Kelce loves the track and that “opalite” ties to his opal birthstone, while VIBE said Nicole’s reps had not responded to requests for comment as of publication.