Jack Antonoff's Refusal To Discuss Taylor Swift's New Album Has Sparked Mixed Opinions, And I Kind Of See It From Both Sides

“If you're looking for clickbait, you've come to the wrong place."

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Jack Antonoff would appreciate it if you didn't ask him about new Taylor Swift music, please, and thank you.

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Recently, he completely shut down a reporter for asking about her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department.

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Jack was being interviewed over the phone by the Dutch newspaper NRC when he was asked about the project.

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Taylor announced the album in February at the Grammys. Since then, there hasn't been a whole lot of information about it other than that it'll feature collaborations from Post Malone and Florence + The Machine and will be out on April 19. The Los Angeles Times also reports Jack worked on Taylor's new album.

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NRC reported that Jack immediately became "irritated" by the question, saying, "You know I don't talk about that."

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"If you're looking for clickbait, you've come to the wrong place. Thank you for this conversation," he added before reportedly hanging up on the interviewer.

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Online, some people said it was kind of rude.

"He is being such a diva," one person wrote on X.

he was so much more fun when he was trying to be paul simon now that he wants to be springsteen he is being such a diva https://t.co/P5TVVaDjQe

— presidential candidate jonah ryan (@jon4hry4n) March 26, 2024

Twitter: @jon4hry4n

"Whenever I hear about him he's either kissing Taylor's ass or being rude.. loser," another said on Reddit.

He produced her last 10 albums shes his most famous collaborator and he is not talented or good enough at his job to be acting like this much of a fucking cornball https://t.co/Hp9sOyrxnv

— florian (@AAAAAAGGHHHHH) March 26, 2024

Twitter: @AAAAAAGGHHHHH

A third person agreed that they aren't a fan of Jack — and definitely not after that interview.

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While others defended him.

Some felt that, given that it was Jack's interview and was supposed to be about his newly-released Bleachers album, the focus should have stayed that.

It was supposed to be a bleachers interview about his new album BLEACHERS that isn’t even a month old- you’re telling me you wouldn’t be annoyed at someone asking questions that aren’t even relevant to the album you released that you’re supposed to be discussing? https://t.co/VVOG6msdXg

— 🍅Alexis Bergasse🍅 (@AlexisBergasse) March 26, 2024

Twitter: @AlexisBergasse

"It’s gotta be pretty annoying to have someone ask you about someone else’s album instead of y’know your album??" one fan wrote.

it’s gotta be pretty annoying to have someone ask you about someone else’s album instead of y’know your album?? https://t.co/ozfpPoatbz

— lizzie ‧₊˚ ☽ #1 chrissy fan 🍉 (@stupidtojump) March 27, 2024

Twitter: @stupidtojump

Which is fair, IMO!

What do you all make of the interview? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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