Days after unsealed court documents linked several celebrities to late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, many right-wingers were convinced that karma would soon come for Taylor Swift, citing one very unfortunate viral photo of the pop princess.


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“Taylor Swift on Epstein [sic] Island 2004,” Facebook user/apparent racist/possible troll Devin Jesus captioned a snap depicting the artist’s arm wrapped around a silver-haired man. “The sad part is Swift fans won't care.”



Despite garnering thousands of reactions — alongside several similar posts, some earnest, some jokes — there was one problem with these shocking claims: The man in the photo is not actually Epstein, but rather, Republic Records CEO, Monte Lipman.



While several commenters on Jesus’ post noted the caption was blatantly false  — “she would have been 15 years old and should have been considered a victim,” wrote one, another noted how Epstein looked significantly older in his 2006 mugshot than in the alleged photo. 


Yet this snap is far from the first time the artist has been linked with Epstein (however wrong), who (allegedly) died by suicide while awaiting trial back in 2019.


In early January, several right-wing influencers decided to embark on a deep dive into Swift’s discography, arguing that several of her songs were actually odes to the now-deceased billionaire.



“We’ll find the most sus Taylor Swift lyrics,” self-described “@NFT_GOD” Alex Finn said during the space.



It's unclear what songs were cited in this attempt to link Swift to Epstein — a long text post from that same time frame, however, argued Swift’s 2014 song “I Know Places” could ostensibly be about the convict’s private island  — one thing is certain: Little Saint James will most definitely not be getting a Taylor’s Version.