In 2012, Ellen DeGeneres nearly made Taylor Swift cry
Anyone with an internet connection knows that Swift’s early career was largely scrutinized because of her highly public love life. It was a sore spot, a bruise that was continuously pressed on, and Ellen Not-So-Generous did the worst thing ever—turn it into a joke.
The talk show host pressed the songwriter about the subject of her single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” She turned it into a game: DeGeneres would show Swift pictures of people the song might be about, and Swift would ring the bell if it was true. Learn to read the room, Ellen.