Katy Perry Explains Why She 'Liked' Taylor Swift's Instagram Post

Katy Perry is not about to let her past beef with Taylor Swift get in the way of the future of this country.

Earlier this month, after years of of silence, Swift finally spoke up about her political views by endorsing a Senatorial candidate in her home state of Tennessee. But to the surprise of many, she did not endorse Republican candidate Marsha Blackburn. Per a scathing Instagram post, Swift savaged Blackburn's Congressional voting record and urged her fans to educate themselves about the candidates in their own states, rather than relying on party affiliations.

Perry was among the 2 million people who "liked" the political post, telling reporters at Thursday's amfAR gala, "She's setting such a great example."

The Perry and Swift drama began in 2014 when two backup dancers left Swift's tour to join Perry's. Though she didn't call Perry out by name, Swift once suggested that the two were "straight-up enemies." A series of diss tracks -- including "Bad Blood" and "Swish Swish" -- soon followed.

Perry first extended a literal olive branch to her pop star rival back in May. "So I just got to my dressing room and found this actual olive branch," Swift said at the time in a video she posted to her Instagram Story. "This means so much to me."

"Thank you, Katy," she captioned the post, adding a heart emoji.

In June 2017, Perry told Arianna Huffington she was ready to make amends with Swift, saying, "I am ready to let it go. I forgive her, and I'm sorry for anything I ever did, and I hope the same from her. I love her, and I want the best for her. And I think she's a fantastic songwriter, and I think that if we, both her and I, can be representatives of strong women that come together despite their differences, I think the whole world is going to go like, 'Yeah, well, we can do this.'"

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