Overview

• On Oct. 14, Teyana Taylor posted an Instagram Story thanking Taylor Swift for a Life of a Showgirl package that included vinyl, a sweatshirt and a note, following reports of a strong first week for the album.
• Swift’s note read in part, “If you’re reading this, you’re someone who has shown love, someone I admire … I hope you like these gifts and record! With love, a showgirl named Taylor.”
• Social-media users and tabloids floated that the gesture was a slight toward Kayla Nicole due to past connections involving Iman Shumpert, a claim not corroborated by Swift, Taylor or Nicole.
• The speculation references Nicole’s 2024 podcast story about dressing as Taylor for Halloween in a jab at Shumpert and Teyana Taylor’s public pushback at the time.
• Coverage also points to a non-feud context, noting Swift recently praised Taylor’s performance in the film One Battle After Another on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.