Is it 2026 or 2016?
A reunion of the once-inseparable duo of Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss has activated Swift's fanbase. The two shared a box with Swift's parents and mother-in-law Donna Kelce on Sunday, Nov. 8, to watch the Kansas City Chiefs dominate the New York Jets in their Week 9 home game.
The 36-year-old pop star, wearing a red, striped long-sleeved polo shirt, celebrated husband Travis Kelce hauling the ball into the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
The public outing comes four months after Kloss, 34, made a surprise appearance with her husband, billionaire venture capitalist Joshua Kushner, at the Swift-Kelce wedding following what seemed like years of estrangement and suspected "Bad Blood" between the friends.
What was the drama between Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss?
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first sign that the joint 2015 Vogue cover stars were on amicable terms in recent years came when Kloss attended Swift's final Eras Tour stop in Los Angeles on Aug. 9, 2023. However, the model and mom of three was not in the VIP tent, leading to speculation about whether she was a guest of Swift's at the show.
Kloss seemingly confirmed reconciliation, at least on her part, by liking Swift’s August 2025 engagement post.
Once part of Swift's since-disbanded girl squad of the mid-2010s, Kloss appeared in Swift's 2015 "Bad Blood" music video, and the two shared moments on stage during the 2013 and 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion shows.
Rumors of a falling-out started around 2017 and 2018 and seemed to be confirmed in 2019 when Kloss vacationed with one of Swift’s main antagonists, Scooter Braun, who also attended one of her two weddings. This happened around the same time Braun purchased Swift’s master recordings – which he later sold to Shamrock Capital – allegedly without her prior knowledge.
Another aspect of their friendship – which neither publicly commented on at the time – was some fans' speculation about Swift's sexuality. Dubbed "gaylors," a subset of Swifties believes that the superstar has been romantically involved with at least one of her female celebrity friends, including Kloss.
In the "1989 (Taylor's Version)" prologue, Swift appeared to acknowledge "gaylor" commentary by writing that she "swore off dating" to prioritize her female friendships around 2014, because "if I only hung out with my female friends, people couldn't sensationalize or sexualize that — right?"
She continued, "I would learn later on that people could and people would."
In a 2019 interview with Vogue, Swift said she was "not a part of" the LGBTQ+ community while discussing her decision to start publicly advocating for LGBTQ rights.
Who is Karlie Kloss married to?
Kloss married Joshua Kushner, Jared Kushner's brother, in 2018. Jared Kushner is married to Ivanka Trump and has held formal and informal positions in both Trump administrations.
Swift has been critical of President Donald Trump and endorsed two of his political rivals, Pres. Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, for president.
Though never confirmed, some fans have speculated that Swift might have penned "Right Where You Left Me" and "It's Time to Go" on the deluxe edition of 2020's "Evermore," about her friendship with Kloss. (See: "When the words of a sister come back in whispers / That prove she was not / In fact what she seemed, not a twin from your dreams / She's a crook who was caught.")
Contributing: Jennifer McClellan
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Why Taylor Swift, Karlie Kloss' Chiefs game outing sent shockwaves
