Why does Joe Alwyn look so cozy with Kendall Jenner?

This previous 12 months has gone very effectively for Taylor Swift. However whereas her present relationship makes headlines, her ex isn’t any stranger to fame, both.

Why would Joe Alwyn cozy as much as somebody with whom Taylor has a seemingly contentious relationship?

Taylor isn’t precisely besties with Kendall Jenner. What’s Joe’s angle?

Don’t Joe Alwyn and Kendall Jenner look so cozy, right here?

In a comfortable new photograph that Vogue shared on Instagram, Joe Alwyn is posing with Kendall Jenner.

To be clear, it’s not a date night time photograph. Not less than, to not anybody’s information. Quite, on Saturday, October 19, each Joe Alwyn and Kendall Jenner attended the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles.

As you’ll be able to see in one of many images beneath, Joe posed along with his arm round a blonde Kendall. Additionally within the photograph is Patrick Schwarzenegger, who (as many usually neglect) is definitely one other of Taylor’s exes.

Typically, well-known individuals simply stumble upon one another, whether or not they’re at a celebration or an business operate (or, usually, each). This may imply posing for images with strangers — or with individuals who will sooner or later be infamous monsters.

Nevertheless, Joe Alwyn clearly is aware of who Kendall Jenner is. Actually, he spent a few years with Taylor within the quick aftermath of her 2016 takedown.

To not point out that Taylor and Kendall have been each seemingly in entanglements with Harry Types inside mere months of one another.

Why aren’t Taylor Swift and Kendall Jenner besties?

There was a time when Kendall Jenner had sufficient mutual mates with Taylor Swift that individuals assumed that they have been pleasant. Not besties, and Kendall was by no means a part of Taylor’s “squad” to anybody’s information. However they didn’t appear to have any points.

Nevertheless, in 2016, Kanye West capitalized on Taylor Swift’s absolutely-everywhere recognition by singing about her in “Well-known,” calling her a “b–ch” and suggesting that he and Taylor “may nonetheless have intercourse.” He additionally portrayed her nude as a model in a music video.

When Taylor clearly objected, Kim Kardashian fairly famously launched a closely edited audio recording of a name with Taylor. The edit appeared to recommend that Taylor was tremendous with the lyrics and had merely felt uncomfortable with Ye’s music.

When the complete audio later turned public, it was clear that Taylor had not obtained all the info. By that time, Kim had capitalized on different blowback and Taylor’s state of overexposure — so the reality got here too late.

These have been Kim’s actions and hers alone. She was defending her terrible husband, although fortunately the 2 are now not married.

What does it need to do with Kendall Jenner? Merely put, the Kardashian household’s behavior of circling the wagons signifies that warring with one among them means warring with all of them. Which signifies that Kim’s enemies usually develop into everybody else’s inside the household.

Is that this a message to Taylor Swift?

All that we will fairly say with certainty is that Joe Alwyn taking a comfortable pic with Kendall Jenner needed to be a acutely aware selection. One can fairly assume that he knew how individuals would react.

It’s potential that Taylor doesn’t care concerning the trickle-down feud with Kendall regardless of every part that Kim did to her. Joe isn’t her present boyfriend; he’ll at all times be a part of her story, however he’s now not a part of her life.

Possibly he was stirring the pot with Swifties. However it appears extra possible that the notoriously fame-shy actor was simply posing for images and isn’t making an attempt to play any bizarre socio-political thoughts video games.