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Jessica Chastain and Taylor Swift
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It’s been greater than a decade since Jessica Chastain first met Taylor Swift, however she’ll always remember when the pop star helped her get by way of a breakup.
On Friday’s episode of The Tonight Present, the Reminiscence star recalled assembly the “Merciless Summer time” singer-songwriter on the Met Gala in 2011.
“It was like the primary yr I used to be invited to the Met Ball, first yr I had motion pictures out, and we have been each sitting subsequent to one another. We have been like subsequent to Ryan Murphy, who was simply began to develop into profitable with all his TV reveals,” Chastain instructed host Jimmy Fallon. “And she or he was so candy. I simply went by way of a breakup and I used to be speaking to her about that. And, you realize, we went and danced collectively. It was such a enjoyable evening.”
Little did the Molly’s Recreation actress understand she would get up the subsequent morning to a particular e mail in her inbox from somebody who is thought for her iconic breakup tracks.
“The following day, I had an e-mail from iTunes that stated, like Taylor Swift, no matter, and I simply thought it was a Taylor Swift album,” Chastain recalled. “She had made me a breakup playlist that she despatched me. Isn’t that the sweetest factor? … And right here I believed it was like a Taylor Swift commercial. And I used to be like, wait a minute? She curated all these breakup songs to ship me to assist me get by way of my breakup.”
Swift and Chastain lately reunited at one of many Grammy-winning singer’s Eras Tour stops in Mexico Metropolis in August. On the time, the actress shared a carousel of photos from the night on Instagram with the caption, “Spamming u w actually good @taylorswift Eras Tour content material.”