Cat Fight

Taylor Swift Was Not Amused by John Cleese’s Comments About Her Cat



Taylor Swift may be penning a song about John Cleese soon.

The Monty Python comedian seemed to offend Swift when the two appeared together on The Graham Norton Show. Cleese wasn’t teasing Swift herself, though, but rather her Scottish Fold shoe-modeling cat, Olivia Benson.

“How did it have the accident?” Cleese asked Swift when Norton flashed a photo of the cat that Swift carries around in her hand. “What? What accident?” Swift responded, seemingly confused.

“Is that a proper cat?” Cleese continued. “Or is it damaged irreparably? That's the weirdest cat I've ever seen in my life.” Among cat fanciers, those are fighting words and One Direction singer Harry Styles did far less when Swift wrote allegedly wrote “I Knew You Were Trouble” about the young heartbreaker.

Graham Norton, the ever gallant-host, rushed to Swift's defense, “John Cleese! You cannot say that is the weirdest cat you've ever seen in your life!,” but things got more combative between the two from there, although it was all in good fun.

While Swift's appearance on The Graham Norton Show won't air in the U.S. until Oct. 18th on BBC America, Swift fans can start trolling Cleese on Twitter now thanks to this sneak peek.