Did Katy Perry Shade Taylor Swift During Her Super Bowl Performance? Twitter Thinks So

Mike Wass | February 3, 2015 4:00 pm

Katy Perry might have fired shots at Taylor Swift during her epic halftime show at Super Bowl XLIX after all. There were rumors that the 30-year-old would use the occasion to get back at her rival for that diss track, but the candy-colored extravaganza appeared to be totally shade free (at least to my eyes). However, Twitter PIs have uncovered what they believe is a (very subtle) jab.

It turns out Taylor has been snapped in the same polka dot bikini that Katy’s dancers rocked during one segment. So what? Well, the beef allegedly started when the “Dark Horse” diva re-hired her old dance crew for the Prismatic Tour (while they were on the road with Tay Tay). It doesn’t sound like a huge deal but that didn’t stop the 1989 hitmaker from writing a song about their then-imaginary feud called “Bad Blood.”

Katy’s Super Bowl halftime show made TV ratings history when 118+ million people tuned in to watch her ride that mechanical tiger and bring Missy Elliott‘s career back from the dead. The performance resulted in a huge sales boost for the pop queen with five editions of her three albums leaping into the iTunes top 20.

Fans discover hidden shade:

Is this even shade or merely a coincidence? You be the judge in the comments below.

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