Josh Hutcherson is clarifying his quote about Taylor Swift.

In an December 2025 interview, his I Love LA co-star Jordan Firstman asked him, “Are you a Swiftie?” He replied, “I’m not a Swiftie. Very much not. No shade, all respect, but definitely not… a little bit of shade.” At the time, Swifties noted that Josh actually went to the Eras tour and sat in the VIP section. This caused some backlash.

Now, Josh is explaining.

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In a new interview published on Monday (April 20), he told UK’s GQ, “I got some heat because I did a photo shoot with Jordan, and Jordan asked me something about being a [Taylor Swift fan], and I was like, ‘Oh no, I’m definitely not a Swiftie.’”

He clarified he “meant it as neither judgement nor critique.”

“All of a sudden it garnered this, ‘F-ck him! He’s a monster! Destroy him! He’s short! He hates her because he’s short!’ It’s just like, whoa! I think she’s great. Her music is not my kind of music. That is why I don’t want to be online,” he added

“I don’t need that energy. It’s counterintuitive to my job, because if people know you more, you can’t disappear into characters. They see you as, ‘Oh, that’s Josh.’ You know what I mean? So, if you’re a f-king meme, people know you for the meme,” he added.