Taylor Swift Relives Awkward Ex Encounter For 'Story Of Us' Video

Singer tells MTV News that the clip put her right back into 'excruciating, awful moment when you run into an ex for the first time.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway


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Photo: MTV News

After the premiere of her "The Story of Us," video, Taylor Swift opened up to MTV News about how it felt to watch the clip and relive the emotions behind the Speak Now song, which was inspired by a seriously awkward awards-show encounter with an ex.

"Anytime I'm onstage or watching the music video, the first thing that comes into my mind is the person I wrote the song about," she told MTV News' Sway Calloway during "MTV First: Taylor Swift." "It's like the first thing that you think of is the moment that inspired the song, which is that excruciating, awful moment when you run into an ex for the first time."

Just because Swift's awkward ex encounter was at a Hollywood event doesn't mean her fans can't relate. The singer said life as a celebrity is "just like in high school, except [the awkward moments happen] at an awards show. You go on living a normal life, except on a different scale. [In my songs] I tend to focus on love, feelings, emotions, what it was like feeling that particular relationship."

While the song doesn't directly address that awards-show encounter, it does touch on the themes of knowing when it's time to move on from a relationship.

"Noble Jones, the director, had sent in this treatment. He had it set in a library, and I called him and I asked him if he'd be willing to change it to an Ivy League feel," she explained of her input.

Sway asked if the "Story of Us" heroine was at all connected to her "You Belong With Me" character. "Well, I think the biggest difference between the new video and all the other ones is that I love to make a happy ending happen, and with this video, it doesn't happen," she said.

What did you think of Taylor's new video? Share your reviews in the comments!

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Quickies: Justin Bieber's New Perfume Bottle Is Vaginal & Lenny Kravitz Cast In "The Hunger Games"

  • Oh my word. The top of Justin Bieber's perfume bottle for Someday, his new women's fragrance, looks like the lips of a vagina. Or a Georgia O'Keefe painting. [OK! Magazine]
  • Hollywood is remaking "Romeo & Juliet" again? At least we have hot Ed Westwick to look at this time — he's playing cousin Tybalt. [NYmag.com Vulture]
  • Lady Gaga is building a house on Martha's Vineyard, an island off the coast of Cape Cod where people like the late Jackie Onassis have/had homes. Who knew Gaga was a closet preppy? [ONTD]
  • Oops, the apocalypse is actually going to happen in October, everybody! Harold Camping, who was so right about the Rapture this weekend, decrees it so. [New York Times]

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Alyson Hannigan Smiles With Satyana

Cutest picture ever?!

How I Met Your Mother star Alyson Hannigan and hubby Alexis Denisof were spotted at the Santa Monica Pier with their precious 2-year-old daughter Satyana on Sunday (May 22). The smiley family-of-three were joined by Dermot Mulroney and his family.

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Dodger Beating Suspect -- I Was Babysitting

Filed under: Giovanni Ramirez, Chip Matthews, Bryan Stow, TMZ Sports, Celebrity Justice, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers

The man accused of beating the pulp out of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium says he was doing domestic stuff at the time of the incident -- babysitting his young daughter and another child.

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Giovanni Ramirez -- who was arrested Sunday for allegedly beating Bryan Stow so badly he suffered brain damage -- claims he was at home with the girl and, as we previously reported, has 3 alibi witnesses to prove it ... so says his lawyer, Chip Matthews.

The 3 alibi witnesses are his ex-girlfriend, who left Ramirez at the apartment to go to the game, along with 2 friends.  Interestingly, the ex-girlfriend is a suspect in the case -- cops believe she may have been the getaway driver.

Matthews tells TMZ ... there are several pictures of the group at Dodger Stadium and Ramirez is not in any of the photos. 

And, a source familiar with the case tells TMZ, Ramirez had a highly-visible tattoo removed from his neck after the incident, and cops believe it shows a guilty state of mind so he couldn't be ID'd.  But Ramirez says he removed the tattoo of his ex-girlfriend's lips because his new girlfriend didn't like it.

Attorney Matthews adds ...  Ramirez is covered in tattoos so removing one wouldn't make a difference.

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Blink-182, My Chemical Romance Team Up For 2011 Honda Civic Tour

The two bands will be joined by Manchester Orchestra, Rancid and Matt & Kim on select dates.
By James Montgomery


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Photo: Chris Weeks/ WireImage

Though we've yet to hit the summer touring season, we've already got one trek circled: The 2011 Honda Civic Tour, which will see Blink-182 and My Chemical Romance joining forces on an epic, 40-plus-date jaunt that runs from late summer into the fall.

Also along for the ride are Manchester Orchestra, Rancid and Matt & Kim, who will open on select dates. Members of Blink's and MCR's fan clubs will have first crack at tickets to all shows, in an exclusive pre-sale that will begin on June 6. Then, on June 8, anyone who "likes" the Honda Civic Tour's Facebook profile will gain access to tickets. And finally, all remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on June 10 via Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

2011 marks the 10th anniversary for the Honda Civic Tour, which kicked off in 2001 with Blink-182 on the bill and, in following years, has featured everyone from Paramore, the Black Eyed Peas and Panic! at the Disco to Incubus and Maroon 5. The so-called "deca-versary" trek gets under way in Holmdel, New Jersey, on August 5, and crisscrosses the continent before coming to a close on October 15 in San Diego (in what will be a de facto hometown show for the Blink guys). For more information on all shows, check out the Honda Civic Tour's Facebook page.

"It's great to be going back out on the Honda Civic Tour," Blink's Mark Hoppus said in a statement. "We had a blast kicking off the tour 10 years ago, and this summer we'll be taking it to the next level with our friends My Chemical Romance."

The dates for the 2011 Honda Civic Tour:

» 8/5 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
» 8/6, 7 - Wantagh, NJ @ Nikon Theatre at Jones Beach
» 8/9 - Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
» 8/11 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
» 8/12 - Washington, DC @ Jiffy Lube Live
» 8/13 - Hershey, PA @ Hershey Park Pavilion
» 8/14 - Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre
» 8/19 - St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
» 8/20 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Pavilion
» 8/21 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
» 8/23 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre
» 9/1 - Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
» 9/3 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
» 9/4 - Denver, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
» 9/7 - Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Center
» 9/8 - Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
» 9/9 - Kansas City, MO @ Sandstone Amphitheatre
» 9/10 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
» 9/11 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Centre
» 9/13 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
» 9/15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
» 9/16 - Saratoga, NY @ SPAC
» 9/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center
» 9/18 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
» 9/20 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
» 9/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
» 9/23 - Miami, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
» 9/24 - Tampa, FL @ 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
» 9/26 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
» 9/27 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
» 9/29 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
» 9/30 - Phoenix, AZ @ Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre
» 10/1 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
» 10/2 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
» 10/4 - Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
» 10/5 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
» 10/7 - Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Resort, Spa and Casino
» 10/8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
» 10/15 - San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre

Are you planning to see Blink-182 and My Chemical Romance on this year's Honda Civic Tour? Let us know in the comments.

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