The 1975 frontman and former flame of Taylor Swift recently answered a photographer's question about the singer's latest album yet, which fans believe is mostly about him.

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/taylor-swift-and-matty-healy-relationship-break-up-tortured-poets-department-album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matty Healy</a> has been the subject of a seemingly endless barrage of attention from the media, Swifties, and the Internet following the release of Taylor Swift's latest album, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/all-the-celebrities-taylor-swift-name-drops-mentions-the-tortured-poets-department" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tortured Poets Department</a>. While fans of the singer speculated that a song or two would be centered around her "situationship" with the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/celebrities-with-british-royal-titles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">British</a> singer, few expected the sheer volume of tracks supposedly about Healy that the album's release brought to light.&nbsp;
While out on a walk in <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/art/luna-luna-art-amusement-park-reopens-drake-restoration-basquiat-haring" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> on April 24, 2024, Healy ran into a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/24/matty-healy-taylor-swift-break-silence-diss-track-tortured-poets-department/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a>&nbsp;photographer, who promptly asked the singer "how he would rate [his] Taylor diss track compared to the 30 others." Healy appeared confused at first, and after clarification, Healy laughed, before he said &ldquo;Oh, I haven&rsquo;t really listened to that much of it [the album], but I&rsquo;m sure it&rsquo;s good.&rdquo;&nbsp;
While the timeline of the pair's relationship is slightly murky, mostly due to the private nature of both singers, the two were photographed together frequently throughout May 2023, just a month after Swift announced her split from longtime boyfriend <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/taylor-swift-joe-alwyn-relationship-timeline-dating" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Alwyn</a>. Dating rumors quickly emerged&mdash;and were just as quickly confirmed by inside sources close to the pair&mdash;prompting massive amounts of media attention and criticism directed towards Swift, as fans believed Healy was problematic.&nbsp;

Matty Healy and Taylor Swift in New York City on May 2023. Photo courtesy of Getty Images,

Healy's relationship with Swift is a prominent subject on the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/everything-you-need-to-know-about-kpop-group-newjeans-danielle-hanni" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pop</a> star's latest album, but according to an inside source close to Healy, Swift's team gave the British singer a heads up prior to the release of The Tortured Poets Department. The source told&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/matty-healys-reaction-to-ex-taylor-swifts-ttpd-source/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Us Weekly</a> that in the weeks leading up to the release of the album, &ldquo;[Healy] was worried that their story would be shed in a negative light,&rdquo; and that &ldquo;the public wouldn&rsquo;t get the full story.&rdquo;
While Healy may not have listened to Swift's "diss track" about him&mdash;it's unclear which <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/best-zayn-songs-of-all-time-gigi-hadid-one-direction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">song</a> the&nbsp;photographer was referencing specifically, as Swifties believe the tracks "But Daddy I Love Him," "Guilty As Sin," "Down Bad," "The Tortured Poets Department," and "Fresh Out The Slammer" are all about her relationship with Healy and the way fans picked apart their <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/why-taylor-swift-matt-healy-broke-up-breakup-split-relationship-eras-tour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">relationship</a>&mdash;the 1975 singer evidently doesn't have any bad blood with the pop star. &ldquo;Their relationship was fast, but extremely passionate and real,&rdquo; the same&nbsp;Us Weekly insider said about Healy and Swift, revealing that the pair &ldquo;don&rsquo;t speak anymore,&rdquo; but &ldquo;had a strong bond&rdquo; and Healy will &ldquo;always hold a special place for her.&rdquo;

Matty Healy performing in January 2024. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

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