Calvin Harris is still at it. The DJ-producer returned to Twitter on Thursday, July 14, after going off on ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift yesterday. 
 
 In response to ongoing chatter about the feud, the “This Is What You Came For” producer (or should we be calling him a songwriter now too?!) tweeted two different photos of men with spoons covering their eyes. “Really me,” he added alongside one image, which he later deleted. 
 
 The photos seemingly correspond with Vine star Brandon Bowen’s viral “blocking out the haters” video. In Bowen’s July 2014 clip, which has garnered more than 2 million views, the YouTuber places spoons over his eyes and tells the camera: “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t see you there. I was busy blocking out the haters.” 
 
 In case you missed it, the internet blew up after Harris went HAM on Swift for allegedly trying to make him “look bad” after her rep confirmed that Swift did indeed write his hit track with Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For.” 
 
 “I wrote the music, produced the song, arranged it and cut the vocals though,” Harris tweeted on Wednesday, July 13. “And initially she wanted it kept secret, hence the pseudonym. Hurtful to me at this point that her and her team would go so far out of their way to try and make ME look bad at this stage though.” 
 
 He continued: “I figure if you’re happy in your new relationship you should focus on that instead of trying to tear your ex bf down for something to do,” he wrote in a follow-up tweet that was liked almost 3,000 times within half an hour. “I know you’re off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy [Perry] ETC but I’m not that guy, sorry. I won’t allow it. Please focus on the positive aspects of YOUR life because you’ve earned a great one. God bless everyone have a beautiful day.” 
 
 As previously reported by Us, Swift blindsided the DJ by cozying up with new beau Tom Hiddleston just two weeks after ending things with Harris. Swift, who is busy galavanting around the world with Hiddleston, has yet to respond to his tweets and was last seen shopping solo in Gold Coast, Australia. 
 
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 "She was the one to put the brakes on the relationship," a source close to the couple tells Us. "Tom wanted the relationship to be more public than she was comfortable with. Taylor knew the backlash that comes with public displays of affection but Tom didn't listen to her concerns when she brought them up." Now that they've split, the source says, Hiddleston is "embarrassed that the relationship fizzled out." 
 
 Indeed, though the two were hot and heavy early on, things became strained when Hiddleston went to Australia to film Thor: Ragnarok and Swift stayed stateside. As Us previously reported, they had their first blowout fight in August. "It was an intense start," a Hiddleston insider says of their whirlwind romance. "No one can keep that kind of momentum going." Adds the source close to the couple: "They get along great and will remain friends, but they just don't see it working romantically right now." 
 
 Swift, 26, moved on with the British hunk, 35, just two weeks after breaking up with ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris in June. (The Scottish DJ, 32, has since been hanging out with Mexican actress-singer Eiza González.) 
 
 Hiddleston and Swift first flirted at the 2016 Met Gala in May, then shocked the internet when they were spotted kissing on a beach in Rhode Island in June. “They were all over each other — hugging and kissing — even though there were 20 people coming and going on the beach,” an eyewitness said at the time. "They looked like any young couple madly in love without a care in the world." 
 
 After meeting each other’s parents, the duo then jetted off to Rome and Australia, where Swift sought support from Hiddleston after getting attacked by Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. “Tom is really being so supportive and telling her to be calm,” a source told Us at the time. 
 
 Back in July, the actor confirmed his relationship with Swift to The Hollywood Reporter, denying rumors that it was a publicity stunt. “Well, um, how best to put this? The truth is that Taylor Swift and I are together and we’re very happy. Thanks for asking,” Hiddleston told THR. “That’s the truth. It’s not a publicity stunt.” 
 
 The pair eventually returned to Los Angeles on July 22 and were last spotted dining at Santa Monica’s Hillstone restaurant on July 28. Swift was seen sans Hiddleston leaving a workout in NYC on Wednesday, August 10. 
 
 The pop superstar has been out solo on other occasions since then, too. One day before reporting for jury duty in Nashville, she attended Blake Lively's dual baby shower and 29th birthday party at Bedford Post Inn in New York on August 28. 
 
 As Us exclusively revealed, Hiddleston, at one point, was planning to propose to the pop star. "[He] has been a dream come true," a Swift source previously told Us. "He’s so romantic, classic and chivalrous, and he’s doing everything right.… She would definitely say yes." 
 
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 Want stories like these delivered straight to your phone? Download the Us Weekly iPhone app now! ||||| What goes around, comes around. Katy Perry felt liberated when Calvin Harris slammed Taylor Swift in his explosive Twitter rant on July 13. Not only did he back Katy up, but he shined a light on who Taylor really is! 
 
 As you’ll recall, the British DJ said how he didn’t appreciate the way Taylor Swift was trying to make him look bad in the press, even noting that he won’t let her “bury” him “like Katy [Perry].” It was quite shocking, but we discovered Katy is very pleased that her side of the story has now been confirmed. 
 
 “Katy can’t help but feel vindicated by this. She’s glad Calvin [Harris] is finally shining the light on exactly who Taylor is,” a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. “Katy is still bitter about the way Taylor went after her.” The drama started when Calvin took to Twitter and shared a plethora of tweets, defending his reputation against Tay. He confirmed that his ex did indeed write and put vocals on the first version of his hit, “This Is What You Came For,” which now features Rihanna, 28, and praised her for it, but he didn’t appreciate how she seemed to be downplaying his success. 
 
 Calvin brought Katy in the mix by addressing the previous beef between the “Roar” songstress and Taylor: “I know you’re off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy ETC but I’m not that guy, sorry. I won’t allow it.” 
 
 Even though Katy was unwillingly interjected into the controversy — she took it upon herself to share the most epic GIF as a response. Katy used an animation of Hillary Clinton raising her eyebrows and shrugging in a nonchalant manner, while replying to a question at the podium. It definitely has the “I didn’t say it, but it’s not exactly wrong,” type of vibe! LOL! 
 
 The raven-haired songstress later shared a short, but simple message that seemed to get right to the point of the matter: “Time, the only truth teller.” A source also dished to HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY, “Katy definitely had thoughts to squash their beef in light of all the bigger things happening in the world. But as the weeks have gone by and seeing what she is doing in this whole Calvin debacle has really lit the fire again.” 
 
 HollywoodLifers, do you think Katy’s response to Calvin’s Twitter rant about Taylor was priceless?! Let us know! ||||| Here are the facts: Taylor Swift, the famous pop singer, and Tom Hiddleston, the famous actor, recently spent some time together upon some oceanside rocks in Rhode Island. The pair (it is as yet unclear whether they are, indeed, a couple) climbed those rocks—she in a chunky sweater, a short skirt, and oxfords; he in black jeans, a button-down, and a quilted jacket. At one point, he gave her the jacket to wear, perhaps because of the sea-chilled air or perhaps for another reason. Together, the two also: sat on the rocks, kissed on the rocks, cuddled on the rocks, held hands on the rocks, and took at least one selfie on the rocks. Related Story The Real Housewives of Jane Austen We—the small but significant slice of humanity who follow the comings and goings of celebrity’s artificial aristocracy—know all of these things because the seaside frolic was captured by another camera besides the smartphone’s: A paparazzo, or perhaps multiple paparazzi, documented the beach-rock frolic. And they did so so thoroughly that the U.K.’s Sun tabloid was able to include, in a story headlined “TINKER TAYLOR SNOGS A SPY,” 15 separate images of Tay and Tom, captioned with dreamy descriptions like “Tom Hiddleston looks reflects [sic] on the special moment leaning his head on new girlfriend Taylor Swift’s shoulder” and “Taylor Swift can’t let go of her new man Tom Hiddleston who has been strongly tipped to be the new Bond.” WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's romance sensationally revealed https://t.co/xc2yGvUPFj pic.twitter.com/gTCfDZsjfV — The Sun (@TheSun) June 15, 2016 But what, actually, was “revealed” with all this? Assertions of “romance” and “girlfriend” aside, all that is known for sure is that Tay and Tom once made out on some rocks. (And even that might be in doubt.) The paps might have captured an intimate moment shared between a new couple, as they learn about each other and delight in each other; they might have participated, on the other hand, in one of Hollywood’s oldest institutions: the staged romance. That discrepancy, coupled with the fact that pretty much all consumers of celebrity journalism understand the cynical mechanics of celebrity journalism, is perhaps why so many people’s initial reactions to the Sun’s new-couple news (Hiddleswift! The latest celebrity centaur!) was not surprise, or joy, or even horror, but rather ... skepticism. “‘Can we talk about those staged photos?’” the Daily Mail asked, simultaneously acknowledging and dismissing its rival’s scoop. 
 
 And so, almost immediately, the conversation about Hiddleswift came to concern not just the new maybe-couple, but also the photo shoot, staged or not, that announced their new maybe-coupledom. These looks like stills from a film about a man who takes his weak nana to see the water one last time. pic.twitter.com/zz0VMpiPLR — Sarah Kурчак (@fodderfigure) June 15, 2016 **Looks at first staged photo op for Taylor Swift/Tom Hiddleston relationship roll-out** 
 
 Well this is going to be a nightmare of PR blitzs. — Donna Dickens (@MildlyAmused) June 15, 2016 Those staged photos of Tom Hiddleston and Taylor swift are reminding me how bad an actor Hiddleston is. — Hattiewelsh (@hattiewelsh) June 16, 2016 Hiddleswift photos are so painfully, painfully staged. Expected better for T.Swift's team. — Daniel Bentley (@DJBentley) June 15, 2016 Media outlets got in on the action, too. “​Is Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston’s ‘relationship’ real or a great big FAKE?” Digital Spy asked, adding: “What’s the deal, and is it the real deal?” One Country, the country music site, published a post titled “Why We Think the Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston Photo Was Staged,” offering a detailed explanation pegged to the notion that Taylor could be so victimized by paparazzi when she has historically been so firmly control of her own image. The Daily Beast’s Kevin Fallon noted that “at best Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift are in love and craggy rock enthusiasts ... At worst, this is a stunt and a terrible career move for both.” In a culture that treats “reality” as a genre of entertainment, it’s no wonder that Hiddleswift has inspired not just speculation, but literature. What that amounts to is a celebrity-journalism spin on the old saying that “comment is free, but facts are sacred.” It was the naked (or, in this case, the chunky-sweater-wearing) facts—Taylor and Tom, together, on some rocks—that mattered more than the ancillary truths about their real relationship or how it may or may not have come about. The Sun’s photos claimed to “reveal a secret romance”; their real purpose, however, was to titillate people with the mere idea that Taylor and Tom might be a couple. It was to give people an excuse to do what they will do any time a new celebrity couple, whether Brangelina or Gigi-and-Zayn or Bennifers I or II, emerges: create nicknames (Hiddleswift! Or maybe Tomlor?​ ​Or Hiddley Swiddley Swiffleton?); generate memes; fantasize about the mergings and clashings of fandoms; ask questions about what the new union might mean for Taylor’s song-writing and for Tom’s Bond prospects and for their respective exes and, in general, for the status of the space-time continuum. ||||| Taylor Swift and her post-Calvin Harris rebound, Tom Hiddleston, have reportedly split after three months of planning elaborate photoshoots on the Rhode Island coast, People has confirmed. 
 
 According to multiple outlets, the romance affectionately known as Hiddleswift came to a grinding halt when the pop star had concerns over their public image. In unrelated news, the “Thor” actor is burning his July 4th edition “I <3 T. S.” shirt. 
 
 “She was the one to put the brakes on the relationship,” a source told Us Weekly about the split. “Tom wanted the relationship to be more public than she was comfortable with. Taylor knew the backlash that comes with public displays of affection but Tom didn’t listen to her concerns when she brought them up.” 
 
 Hiddleston was rumored to have asked Swift to accompany him to the upcoming Emmy Awards, where he is nominated for his performance in AMC’s critically hailed miniseries “The Night Manager.” R.I.P., the amazing questions Ryan Seacrest and company could have asked them on the red carpet. 
 
 Swift is reportedly “embarrassed that the relationship fizzled out” so soon, but honestly, isn’t this what she came here for? ||||| Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images 
 
 The world is reeling from the news that Taylor Swift lured a man to Rhode Island to make out with her on a rock. Though Swift has lured other men to other rocks in her day, this conquest was special, because the man in question was Tom Hiddleston, and cameras were strategically placed around the scene so the news of this coupling could be transmitted around the world. Swiftleton—or Hiddleswift, Tiddleswift, or any number of fantastical tiddlywinks-sounding portmanteaus—was born; Brangelina wept; Swift’s rumored Aryan fanbase presumably rejoiced; and the internet nearly exploded. 
 
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 Why does this news have everyone out of their minds? We’ll attempt to break it down. 
 
 Immediately, there were whispers that the photos look staged. As if it’s unnatural to make out on a rock in front of photographers and not an important part of the courtship process. There’s also the timing: Swift broke up with her boyfriend of more than a year, DJ Calvin Harris (whose real name, oddly, is Adam), only weeks ago. Lainey Gossip saw the photos as a way to get back at Harris for advancing the narrative that he was the one who ended things: “She gave him a couple of weeks. And then she decided to take over with her own message. Oh hi. I’m just with Loki now, everybody see?”
– Yes, Hiddleswift is legit. Unless, of course, Tom Hiddleston is lying. "We are together and we’re very happy," Hiddleston told MTV, regarding Taylor Swift, on Thursday. He went further when the Hollywood Reporter asked him whether the relationship is for real: "Well, um. How best to put this? The truth is that Taylor Swift and I are together, and we're very happy. Thanks for asking. That's the truth. It's not a publicity stunt." More from the land of T-Swift: Her ex, Calvin Harris, appeared to continue his Twitter references to the Swift situation, tweeting a couple references Thursday to him "blocking out the haters," Us reports. He later deleted them. As for Harris' original Twitter rant against Taylor, in which he made a reference to her feud with Katy Perry, Perry appeared to respond by retweeting her own tweet from last year, CBS 8 reports: "Time, the ultimate truth teller." And, a source tells Hollywood Life, "Katy can’t help but feel vindicated by this. She’s glad Calvin is finally shining the light on exactly who Taylor is." Kim Kardashian also recently went after Swift. In a preview for Sunday's Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kim explains why she trashed Swift in a GQ interview, People reports. "I never talk s--- about anyone publicly, especially in interviews. But I was just like I had so had it. I wanted to defend him in it. She legitimately quote says, 'As soon as I get on that Grammy red carpet I'm gonna tell all the press. Like I was in on it,'" Kim tells Kourtney in the preview, referring to Kanye West's lyric about Taylor in "Famous." But then Swift wasn't happy with the reaction, Kim claims: "You know, just another way to play the victim."