After her breakup with Joe Alwyn, Taylor Swift moved on with The 1975 frontman, Matty Healy. The two had been friends since 2014 but began to explore something romantic in May 2023. Neither of them ever confirmed the romance, but to many, the connection was clear. But Swift’s rumored romance with Healy became the center of controversy, and it had to do with Ice Spice.
In February 2023, Healy appeared on “The Adam Friedland Show,” and the musician revealed he had DMed Ice Spice but never got a response. But that’s not what caused the controversy. Podcast hosts Adam Friedland and Nick Mullen made insensitive comments toward Ice Spice, calling her offensive slurs. Although Healy didn’t say the comments himself, he did not stop the podcast hosts and instead laughed off what they said.
The interview went viral in May 2023, when Healy sparked a romance with Swift, and the internet went wild. One X user, formerly known as Twitter, wrote, “[M]atty healy being racist and disrespecting ice spice ? oh i knew i was right when i said i hated this man.” But it wasn’t just Healy facing backlash; Swift came under fire for supposedly dating someone who would stand for such horrible comments. One person tweeted, “Ice spice and matty… taylor what are you doing.” The controversy got so bad, but things changed quickly within a couple of weeks.
