Taylor Lautner isn’t worried about “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” … but he is worried for “John.”
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00:00Taylor Lautner isn't too concerned about being one of the subjects of Taylor Swift's upcoming re-recorded album. Earlier this month,
00:06Swift announced the release of Speak Now, Taylor's version, a 2010 record that was released following Swift and Lautner's
00:122009 breakup. On the album is Back to December, a track that Lautner confirmed was about their breakup. When asked if he's worried about
00:19revisiting that time, he told Today that he believes it's a great album and that he's safe, but that he is, quote, praying for John.
00:24By John, he's referring to John Mayer, the reported inspiration behind the song Dear John, as well as other tracks on both Speak Now and later albums.
00:36In 2012, Mayer told Rolling Stone that he felt really
00:39humiliated by the song and that naming him was a really lousy thing to do. With each Taylor's version
00:43re-release, attention gets put on the past lovers that inspired many of Swift's songs. Last year, when Swift released the 10-minute version of her
00:50song All Too Well, all attention went to her ex Jake Gyllenhaal, whom the song is reportedly about. Gyllenhaal received an influx of hate from Swift's
00:56fans, which he addressed in a profile with Esquire. Quote,