Katy Perry and Taylor Swift's feud has had its clearest twist, as the 'Swish Swish' singer has directly acknowledged that the pop stars have got proper bad blood.
Katy joined James Corden for his latest Carpool Karaoke special, where he directly asked the star about her feud with Tay Tay and whether her new single is about the row, as many have speculated.
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"There's a situation. Honestly, it's really like she started it, and it's time for her to finish it," E! Online report Katy as saying.
Although she didn't confirm whether her latest single – which she previously called an anti-bullying anthem – is about the spat, she did go into more detail about what had happened.
"I tried to talk to her about it and she wouldn't speak to me. I do the right thing any time that it feels like a fumble.
"It was a full shutdown and then she writes a song about me, and I'm like, OK, cool, cool, cool, that's how you want to deal with it? Karma!"
Just as a reminder, Katy is referring to Taylor Swift's smash-hit 'Bad Blood' which saw her rally the fabled squad and sing about a row with a former friend.
She continued: "But what I want to say is that I'm ready for that BS to be done. Now, there is the law of cause and effect.
"You do something, there's going to be a reaction, and trust me daddy, there's going to be a reaction. It's all about karma, right?
"I think personally that women together, not divided, and none of this petty bullshit, women together will heal the world."
James asked: "Would it be enough to just receive a text from Taylor Swift that just said 'the beef is off the grill?'"
Katy's answer? "100%"
Katy Perry's latest single was blasted by Taylor Swift's friend and Orange is the New Black actress Ruby Rose, who called it a "sloppy mess of writing".
In case you want a full history of the Taylor Swift vs Katy Perry feud, we've compiled everything that's happened into one handy feature, you can read it here.
In much more serious and important news, The Late Late Show's host James Corden opened his show with a tribute to the victims killed in the Manchester terror attack last night (May 22).
"My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Manchester tonight, all of the staff of the MEN arena, all of the security teams, all of the emergency services, Ariana and her team, and all of those families affected by tonight," he said.
"We'll all go to bed, holding our little ones even tighter this evening."
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