Jared Leto Fakes Kindness Towards Taylor Swift & Kanye West to Avoid Controversy

We expected something a little more exciting from Jared Leto in his response to the Kanye West and Taylor Swift feud, but instead he was just singing both their praises.

Ever since Kanye called out Swift for giving him permission to use her name in his song “Famous,” friends and other celebrities have been taking sides. Thanks to Jared Leto’s abilities to play off-kilter characters like the Joker in Suicide Squad, it seemed likely he’d have something wild to add to the conversation.

However, it appears he has no bad blood towards either of them. In fact, he even said Taylor reminded him of his mom.

“[Taylor]’s great. She triggers a conversation with myself about what’s possible,” Leto said. “And you know, the thing I like about Taylor is she’s a self-made woman. I see that in my mother.”

He added that he admired her ability to take things in stride: “There were probably points in Taylor’s career where someone else maybe would have been knocked off balance by criticism or other challenges, and she just kept marching forward.”

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