Ice Spice addresses ‘rude’ claims Taylor Swift is only her friend for clout (ch)

Karma is her BFF being Taylor Swift.

Ice Spice addressed the “rude” claims that the 14-time Grammy winner only befriended her for clout during her cover story for Rolling Stone released Thursday.

“Why would she not want to be my friend?” she asked the outlet. “Taylor f—ks with me. She’s so funny. I think our personalities mesh really well.”

Ice Spice appeared on stage with Taylor Swift at the Eras Tour in May 2023 after they collaborated on the “Karma” remix.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Ice Spice joined Taylor Swift at MetLife Stadium for the Eras Tour the same day they released the “Karma” remix video in May 2023.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
If the rapper’s clapback wasn’t enough, Swift herself revealed why she is so drawn to Ice for the story.

“I love when I meet a new artist who takes a keen interest in not just the music, but the music industry and how it works,” she told Rolling Stone.

“Seeing Ice lean into the strategic, financial, and business aspects of her career is really exciting for me.”

Ice Spice and Taylor Swift arrived at the Neon Carnival held during the Coachella Music and Arts Festival on April 13, 2024.WWD via Getty Images

The singers watched the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas.Getty Images
She continued, “I knew based on the questions she asked and the observations she made that she didn’t just want to be a passenger in her own career. She wanted to be the driver of it.”

Ice, 24, and Swift, 34, first gave fans a glimpse of their friendship via their collaboration on the latter’s remix of “Karma.” The video was released on May 27, 2023.

That same weekend, the “Bejeweled” singer invited her collaborator and pal up on stage during an Eras Tour stop at New Jersey’s MetLife stadium to perform their song.

However, their collaboration came with harsh criticism, as fans accused Swift of working with the “Barbie World” hitmaker to make up for her then-beau Matty Healy spewing racist remarks about her. She never addressed the gossip.

Ice Spice held a drink while Taylor Swift hugged Blake Lively at the 2024 Super Bowl.Getty Images

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively cheered at the 2024 Super Bowl while standing with Ice Spice.Getty Images
After debuting the “Karma” video, the duo appeared to have a blast together at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, where they were seated next to one another. Ice also joined Swift and her pals at the 2024 Super Bowl in February.

By the time their friendship became public, Ice (real name Isis Naija Gaston) was a star by her own doing, having gone viral on TikTok in 2021.

In 2022, her song “Munch (Feelin’ U)” charted on the Billboard Bubbling Under 100 chart. The following year, her track “In Ha Mood” topped the chart and peaked at No. 58 on the Hot 100.

Furthermore, her collaborations “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” with PinkPantheress and “Princess Diana” with Nicki Minaj peaked at No. 3 and 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

Ice Spice called out haters for their “rude” comments about Taylor Swift befriending her for clout.

“Why would she not want to be my friend?” she asked Rolling Stone.icespice/Instagram
According to Ice, however, she and Swift became friendly years before their collaboration and her rise to fame.

She told Variety in September 2023 that she met Swift after watching her 2020 documentary, “Miss Americana.”

“That’s my sis,” she gushed.