Taylor Swift’s ex Joe Alwyn feels it would be ‘SHADY’ for popstar to diss him in new album The Tortured Poets Department – but is already concerned about what she could reveal because of ‘undeniable’ reference to him in title

Joe Alwyn insiders say he will be ‘shocked’ if his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift reveals negative details about their relationship in her new album The Tortured Poets Department – ​​and thinks it would be ‘shady’ if she put him on any way would ‘diss’ given the fact that he has remained so stoically silent about their split.

Taylor, 34, surprised fans around the world at the Grammys on Sunday night when she announced during her acceptance speech that her 13th album, The Tortured Poets Department, will be released on April 19.

But while the pop star has built a reputation for revealing details about her love life in her albums, sources close to 32-year-old Joe say the actor would be very surprised if her latest release contained any intimate information about their split – though they noted that he feels the title is in fact a direct reference to their time together.

Taylor announced the title of her new album on stage and shortly afterwards ‘broke the internet’ when she revealed the cover art on her Instagram – prompting a slew of responses from fans who speculated that the record contained one or more sassy comments about Joe could contain.

Although the actor is confident this won’t happen, the name of the album may have raised alarm bells for Joe, who reportedly believes it is an ‘unmistakable’ reference to the WhatsApp group he shares with friends Paul Mescal and Andrew. Scott – called The Tortured Man Club.

“Joe hasn’t said a word about Taylor or their split and has completely respected her,” an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively.

‘There’s no denying that the name of her upcoming album refers to Joe’s WhatsApp group chat.

“Taylor knocked him for the name of this when they were together. She didn’t want people to think it had anything to do with her, so when he spoke out about it, she obviously felt bad about it.”

The insider continued, “Joe has no reason to believe she will diss him or their relationship yet.

‘She writes about her past using code and reference points. It could be that she’s thinking about their time together and he’s hoping it’s nothing more.

“If it’s a diss album, that’s dark. He helped her write songs on her last album, so it will be a real shock for him if she talks about their breakup because it’s something he hasn’t talked about at all.”

Joe worked with the Blank Space singer on ten of her songs, including Exile from her eighth studio album, Folklore, which won Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammys. He was also nominated for Evermore.

The source ended, “No matter what she does, he still won’t respond because he has removed himself from her story and is very happy that he has.”

Taylor and Joe dated for six years before their shock split in early 2023.

In 2022, he unveiled Fleabag star Andrew, 47, and co-created The Tortured Man Club with him and actor Paul, 28.

‘He just works on it every day. He’s just dealing with it on his own,” Paul said of Andrew during an interview with Variety.

Joe jokingly added, “I’m just sending myself a good morning.”

Taylor announced her album news when she accepted Best Pop Vocal Album at Sunday’s ceremony.

She turned to the audience and said, “Okay, this is my 13th Grammy. That’s my lucky number. I don’t know if I ever told you that.

“I want to thank the members of the Recording Academy for voting this way, but I know the way the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the fans’ passion.”

She continued, “I want to thank the fans by letting you in on a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the past two years, which is that my brand new album is coming out on April 19th.

‘It’s called The Ward of the Martyred Poet. I’m going to post the cover backstage now.’

Minutes after she left the stage, the artwork for the new album was shared on her Instagram, with the caption: ‘All’s fair in love and poetry… New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Released April 19 (white heart emoji).’

Joe and Taylor were initially romantically linked in 2016, but famously kept the details of their relationship out of the spotlight.

In October 2018, Joe told British Vogue that the secrecy surrounding their relationship was intentional.

‘I am aware that people want to know that side of things. “I think we have been private successfully,” he said.

There have been frequent rumors about the couple’s long-term plans together, with sources saying Taylor thought she had found her soulmate and was hoping they would get engaged.

That speculation increased in January 2020 with the release of Netflix’s documentary Miss. Americana, in which she wore a large diamond on her ring finger during an interview.

Many thought this was a sure sign that the engagement had finally happened, and some even suggested that they had tied the knot in secret.

Three months later, Joe addressed the rumors in an interview with WSJ Magazine, saying he wouldn’t confirm them even if they were true.

“If I had a pound for every time I think I’ve been told I’m engaged, I’d have a lot of pound coins,” he said. “I mean, the truth is, if the answer was yes, I wouldn’t say it, and if the answer was no, I wouldn’t say it.”