Fans Are Convinced This New Taylor Swift Song Is About Emma Stone, So Here's Their Strong Theory

    Emma Stone and Taylor Swift have been friends for over a decade.

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    Happy Speak Now (Taylor's Version) release date!

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    On Friday, Taylor Swift dropped her latest re-release album, this time for Speak Now, which initially came out in 2010.

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    As usual for her Taylor's Version albums, the singer included several "From the Vault" songs that haven't seen the light of day until now. One of those songs from Speak Now is "When Emma Falls in Love."

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    The song is about watching a friend, named Emma, fall in love. Of course, this had fans thinking of one of Taylor's famous best friends.

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    That'd be Emma Stone.

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    The two have been close for years. According to People, they first met in 2008 at an awards show.

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    Here they are in 2010 at the premiere of Emma's movie Easy A.

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    And here they are on stage at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards.

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    Emma even attended a concert on Taylor's Eras tour earlier this year.

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    “The concert was pretty amazing. I was lucky ’cause we’ve been friends for a really long time. I’ve known her since we were 17 and 18, so she hooked me up, which was very nice ’cause I know those tickets are impossible to get,” Emma told Vanity Fair last month. “She’s a wonderful friend. She blows my mind. I mean, the amount of sheer stamina to do three and a half hours and perform 44 songs and to maintain the extreme energy of the audience — I’ve never seen anything like it.”

    So it's plausible that Taylor may have written a song about Emma some time around 2010. What makes the theory even more believable is that, at the time, Emma was reportedly in a relationship with Kieran Culkin. People says they broke up in 2011.

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    Emma eventually began dating her The Amazing Spider-Man costar Andrew Garfield, though it's probably unlikely their romance would be the subject of Taylor's song, since Speak Now came out in October of 2010. People reports they met on set at the end of that year.

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    Nevertheless, for fans who believe the song is about Emma in some capacity, they're fawning over how supportive Taylor is to her friend in the lyrics, as well as simply hyping up the heartfelt track. So here are 11 tweets about "When Emma Falls in Love."

    It's worth noting that neither Taylor nor Emma has publicly addressed or confirmed the song's possible meaning, so take any theories here with a major grain of salt.

    1.

    andrew garfield describing emma stone as “a shot of espresso” and taylor swift describing her as “a book that you can’t put down”

    she is literally two of my favorite things personified ☕️📚🤍

    — kymae 𓆩♡𓆪 (@cowboylikymae) July 7, 2023
    @cowboylikymae/Twitter / Via Twitter: @cowboylikymae

    2.

    the way andrew garfield AND taylor swift describe emma stone is insane... she’s the luckiest woman in the world.

    — 🕷💭 (@gweterthinker) July 7, 2023
    @gweterthinker/Twitter / Via Twitter: @gweterthinker

    3.

    need to be described the way emma stone is described by other people

    — e ✨ (@estellarss) July 7, 2023
    @estellarss/Twitter / Via Twitter: @estellarss

    4.

    taylor bringing out kieran culkin during when emma falls in love pic.twitter.com/M4sMSIf6wi

    — anna (@therealromanroy) July 7, 2023
    @therealromanroy/Twitter/HBO / Via Twitter: @therealromanroy

    5.

    TAYLOR SWIFT SAID SHE’S THE KIND OF BOOK THAT YOU CAN’T PUT DOWN
    WHILE ANDREW GARFIELD ONCE SAID I’LL WRITE A BOOK ONE DAY ABOUT HOW I FEEL ABOUT EVERY ASPECT OF EMILY STONE

    WHEN EMMA FALLS IN LOVE IS ABOUT STONEFIELD IS ABOUT EMMA STONE pic.twitter.com/KDMGKCPFXV

    — shannon & the six of crows (@zatanasupremacy) July 6, 2023
    @zatanasupremacy/Twitter / Via Twitter: @zatanasupremacy

    6.

    explaining the kieran culkin emma stone taylor swift lore to my co workers this morning pic.twitter.com/AAxypRKuIi

    — elle (@laurensIopez) July 7, 2023
    @laurensIopez/Twitter/George Pimentel/WireImage / Via Twitter: @laurensIopez

    7.

    the transition from When Emma Falls in Love to I Can See You pic.twitter.com/XRr6C6zg3k

    — marley 🪩 (@marleyharper) July 7, 2023
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    8.

    when emma falls in love is such a cute song, y’all just don’t get it like i do

    — jessi ⸆⸉ is manifesting tour tickets (@3vermores) July 7, 2023
    @3vermores/Twitter / Via Twitter: @3vermores

    9.

    when emma falls in love is for the girls who fall in love so hard, that the genuinely battle themselves if they have to let go. i’m emma. pic.twitter.com/RnsXymcr4J

    — amanda 🪩🫧 (@amandamfink) July 7, 2023
    @amandamfink/Twitter / Via Twitter: @amandamfink

    10.

    taylor definitely pulled inspiration from drops of jupiter for when emma falls in love :’)))

    — katelyn (@noitskatelyn) July 7, 2023
    @noitskatelyn/Twitter / Via Twitter: @noitskatelyn

    11.

    when emma falls in love, it's all on her face
    hangs in the air like stars in outer space pic.twitter.com/ME1jEsonJw

    — ً (@connellwaldronn) July 7, 2023
    @connellwaldronn/Twitter/Focus Features/Universal Pictures / Via Twitter: @connellwaldronn

    Alright, Swifties, do you buy that "When Emma Falls in Love" is about Emma Stone? Or is everyone just reading too far into this? Tell us in the comments below.

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