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Selena Gomez Revisits How Jonas Brothers Breakups Launched Her 16-Year Friendship With Taylor Swift

Gomez said a shared teen heartbreak cemented their sisterhood after Swift first played her the unreleased ‘Love Story’.

(L) Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift in 2023. (R) The Jonas Brothers in 2024.
Selena Gomez thanks the Jonas Brothers for her friendship with Taylor Swift
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Overview

  • On an August 7 Therapuss podcast episode, Gomez, 33, revealed that she and Swift first met in 2008 when Gomez dated Nick Jonas and Swift dated his brother Joe.
  • Gomez recalled being about 15 while Swift was around 18 at the time of their simultaneous split from the Jonas Brothers.
  • She described Swift’s decision to play her the then-unreleased “Love Story” in a hotel room as a defining moment of trust between them.
  • Over the past 16 years, the duo have publicly championed each other’s achievements, from award-show appearances to celebrating Gomez’s engagement.
  • Gomez emphasized that she, Swift, Nick Jonas and Joe Jonas remain on good terms, saying they now “all know and love each other.”