Taylor Lautner Says Ex Taylor Swift 'Absolutely' Dumped Him, Talks 'Rekindling' Their Friendship

Taylor Lautner is opening up about girlfriend-turned-friend Taylor Swift.

On Alex Cooper’s podcast Call Her Daddy alongside his wife Taylor Dome, the actor, 31, broached the subject of “rekindling” a friendship with the pop star years after breaking up. 

“I think when you respect somebody for who they are, like in their soul, it allows you to move on, forgive and continue that love in a different way,” said the Twilight star, who dated Swift in the fall of 2009. 

“We stayed friendly, we would see each other now and then. But we then did fall out of touch and didn’t talk for a while,” Lautner continued, noting that the two “were so young” at the time. “But I’ve always had the deepest respect for who she is as a person before anything else.”

That changed more recently, he said. “Honestly I would say one of the greater things to happen in my life over the last year is the rekindling of our friendship.”

He added that Swift, 34, “above anything else that she is, she is just a wonderful human. And pretty great to have in your life.”

As for what exactly happened at the end of Lautner and Swift’s romance, the actor confirmed it was Swift who ended things. “Yes, absolutely,” he said after some uncertainty. “I’m thinking back on exactly what happened. But no, yeah, she did.” 

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Published Dec. 13 — Swift’s birthday — the Call Her Daddy interview also covers the filming of the Twilight franchise, fame and body image issues, and how Lautner and Dome met.

Dome, a registered nurse and longtime fan of Swift’s music, attended the pop star’s Eras Tour concert in Kansas City, Missouri, in July with Lautner as her date. He joined the Grammy winner onstage to premiere the music video he appears in for her track “I Can See You." 

“He was a very positive force in my life when I was making the Speak Now album, and I want to say he did every single stunt that you saw in that music video," Swift said at the time when introducing her ex to the crowd. "He and his wife have become some of my closest friends, and it’s very convenient because we all share the same first name.”

The three Taylors have also posed for photos together. On their joint podcast The Squeeze, Lautner called Swift a “genius” while Dome described her as a "mastermind."

Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy covers a wide-range of topics often with starry guests, including Miley Cyrus, Chelsea Handler, John Mayer and Kelsea Ballerini.