Taylor Lautner has once again discussed his fleeting 2009 romance with Taylor Swift – and revealed she was the one who dumped him.
The Twilight actor, 31, who has maintained a famously close friendship with his superstar ex, 34, told the Call Her Daddy podcast Swift was ‘absolutely’ the instigator of their split after five months.
He said: ‘I’m thinking back on exactly what happened. But no, yeah, she did.
‘I think when you respect somebody for who they are, like in their soul, it allows you to move on, forgive and continue that love in a different way.
‘We stayed friendly, we would see each other now and then. But we then did fall out of touch and didn’t talk for a while. But I’ve always had the deepest respect for who she is as a person before anything else.’
Taylor Lautner has once again discussed his fleeting 2009 romance with Taylor Swift – and revealed she was the one who dumped him (pictured 2009)
The Twilight actor, 31, who has maintained a famously close friendship with his superstar ex , 34, told the Call Her Daddy podcast Swift was ‘absolutely’ the instigator of their split after five months (pictured with Swift and wife Taylor Dome)
Lautner also spoke about the former couple reuniting for his appearance in her I Can See You video, saying: ‘Honestly I would say one of the greater things to happen in my life over the last year is the rekindling of our friendship.
‘Above anything else that she is, she is just a wonderful human. And she’s pretty great to have in your life.’
‘We stayed friendly, we would see each other now and then. But we then did fall out of touch and didn’t talk for a while.
‘But I’ve always had the deepest respect for who she is as a person before anything else.’
Lautner’s constant mentions of Swift has led to fans begging him to ‘move on’ – particularly in light of his marriage to Taylor Dome, 26.
One fan wrote: ‘Taylor Lautner is so annoying when will he get a personality that isn’t just being Taylor’s ex.’
Another typed: ‘someone get taylor lautner a job
Others wrote: ‘can someone pls give Taylor Lautner a job??! im tired of this desperate and jobless ass behavior, ‘taylor lautner really went from being the favorite unproblematic ex to the most annoying clingy ex real quick lmao.’
The star wed Dome earlier this year – but is still close pals with his ex (pictured 2022)
Lautner’s constant mentions of Swift has led to fans begging him to ‘move on’ – particularly in light of his marriage (pictured 2009)
In October Lautner showed of his wild moves at an Eras Tour film screening with his wife, despite his former girlfriend penning a heartbreak song about him.
Lautner was shown in a theater full of other fans watching and singing along to every song.
His wife Taylor ‘Tay’ Dome shared a video to Instagram holding the iconic Taylor Swift-themed bucket of popcorn with the caption, ‘Eras pt. 4.’
The Twilight actor whipped out his best party trick and can be seen doing a backflip and landing in a Spider-Man-like stance in the cinema.
Other clips showed Lautner singing along and dancing to hits such as ‘Ready for It’ and ‘Look What You Made Me Do.’
Lautner might have dated pop star Swift for five months in 2009, but there’s apparently nothing awkward about their continued friendship alongside his wife.
‘I know on paper, it sounds like a tough situation, but I not once was ever worried about it,’ the Michigan-born star recalled on the newlyweds’ podcast The Squeeze.
‘We’re just confident in our relationship. Tay is the coolest, chillest person ever. She also is a diehard fan of that person. And [Swift] is the sweetest human being on Earth, so it kind of was just a perfect situation.’
The 26-year-old registered nurse – sporting The Eras Tour T-shirt – admitted it helps that the Pennsylvania-born 34-year-old is ‘as nice as she is, and so sweet and so respectful.’
Good vibes: Taylor Swift’s ex Taylor Lautner showed of his wild moves at Eras Tour film screening with his wife, despite his former girlfriend penning heartbreak song about him
Lautner showed of his wild moves at Eras Tour film screening with his wife in October
Fun: The Twilight actor whipped out his party trick and can be seen doing a backflip and landing in a Spider-Man-like stance in the cinema
Lautner might have dated pop star Swift but there’s apparently nothing awkward about their continued friendship alongside his wife
‘She’s just a nice person, very disarming. You wouldn’t know she was famous if you didn’t know who she was. You would never know. A laidback vibe is definitely our vibe. She makes it easy, I don’t know! I’m here for the Swifties. I feel like the middle man. I feel like I have a duty to be a voice for the Swifties,’ Tay explained.
‘Obviously now knowing her on a personal level – not that she is a different person on stage versus in private – but there’s just like, a friend. It’s so easy and laidback. I said it before, I love meeting people like that.
‘You can just have genuine conversations with them. She’s cracking jokes, she’s hysterical. It’s been so fun to get to know her and I love having people like that in my life and in our life, I feel really thankful to call her a friend.’