CHARLI XCX revealed she's back in the studio after fans were left convinced Taylor Swift's diss track is about the star.
Taylor, 35, released her 12th album The Life Of A Showgirl on Friday, which includes the song Actually Romantic.
And in The Official Release Party Of A Showgirl, in UK cinemas, Taylor describes the track as a "love letter to someone who hates you".
In the track, Taylor sings: "I heard you call me 'Boring Barbie' when the coke's got you brave.
"High-fived my ex and then you said you're glad he ghosted me."
Following the release, Charli, 33, took to Instagram to share a photo of her in a white see-through frilly frock.
It showed her bending down on the floor and glancing up towards the ceiling.
The photo dump also included a picture of her puffing on a cigarette, while joined by a group of friends during an evening out.
Earlier today, the Boom Clap hitmaker posted a clip of a recording studio, just hours after Taylor's diss track.
Fans were convinced Charli was working on a retaliation track, with one writing: "Drop that diss track sis."
A second said: "OH IM SEATED FOR THE TAYLOR WHACKS."
A third commented: "Taylor brought you out of retirement huh??"
Taylor sat in a director's chair to explain the meaning of the track during the screening.
Taylor said: "Sometimes you don't know that you're a part of someone else's story, but you are, and then kind of there can be this moment where it's unveiled to you.
"There's things they do that are very overt. As I've gotten older, I've just started to be like, 'Oh, my God, thanks so much. You did so much with this'. 'It's flattering . . . I don't hate you and I don't think about this, but, like, thank you for all the effort.
"That is very, very sweet of you to think about it this much. Even if it's negative, in my industry, attention is affection, and you are giving me a whole lot of it'.
Taylor had a whirlwind romance with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy in 2023.
Meanwhile, Charli's husband George Daniel is the band's drummer.
Charli released the song Sympathy Is A Knife last year in which she sings about being insecure around "one girl" — believed to be Taylor.
However, Charli has denied it was about Taylor, adding: "The song is about me and my feelings and my anxiety."
The first sign of cracks in their friendship came after Charli supported Taylor on her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour.
Speaking to Pitchfork, Charli said: "I'm really grateful that [Taylor] asked me on that tour. But as an artist, it kind of felt like I was getting up on stage and waving to five-year-olds."
Following the comments, Charli said on X: "There is absolutely no shade and only love here."
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