Taylor Swift’s Squad: Everything You Need To Know

Squad Backlash

The success and popularity of Swift and her squad hasn’t come about without criticism and backlash. For her 1989 World Tour, Swift has for some reason made it a point to share her stage with other famous people, inviting someone new on stage in every city that she visited.

One of the critics was Grizzly Bear frontman Ed Droste, who has called Taylor Swift a mean girl, even comparing her to Mean Girls character Regina George. According to stereogum.com, “Droste called her ‘self serving’ and ‘calculating,’ explaining that he has ‘first hand experience’ of being treated rudely by [Swift] and saying that ‘she’s been given a free pass for too long” and that Swift “frightens [him] terribly.” Of course, members of Swift’s squad were quick to come to her defense, showing their loyalty. Members of the band Haim, who were once close with Droste, unfollowed him on Twitter and model Gigi Hadid called his rant “the biggest load of bs.”