Overview
- Josh Hutcherson used a British GQ interview Monday to describe the online pile-on that followed his comment that he is not a “Swiftie.”
- He stressed he respects Taylor Swift but does not listen to her music, quoting insults that mocked his height and painted him as a villain.
- Variety reported the remark came in an i-D Magazine video last year after he showed a photo from a New Orleans Eras Tour stop he attended with his mother.
- He linked the blowback to his mental health boundaries, saying therapy and time offline helped him accept acne, rosacea, and his height.
- Geo News noted his career is on an upswing with HBO’s I Love LA, viral TikTok edits, and ongoing work on projects like Five Nights at Freddy’s.