<P> In a separate scene, Swift is shown sitting atop a golden throne, where a carving of a phrase "Et tu, Brute?" could be seen on the armrest, a reference to Shakespeare's drama Julius Caesar . Swift's infamous title as a "snake" during her hiatus was also represented when a snake slithers onto the throne to serve Swift some tea . When Swift's car crashes, some speculated that it may be a jab at Katy Perry as Swift's hairdo is similar to Perry's in the scene . The sports car is also reminiscent of a car in Perry's "Waking Up in Vegas" video which Kahn also directed . However, given the theme of making fun of the media, it is likely making fun of the media theory that Swift's real fall - out with Perry was simply for publicity and album material . Swift is mocking the idea that she would damage her friendships for the sake of her business, with the car crash being a metaphor for the fall out and her holding the Grammy Award after the crash within sight of the photographers' cameras referring to the song inspired by their feud winning awards being the media's claimed ulterior motive for Swift . Swift's withdrawal of her entire music catalog from streaming services and the media theory that she was truly doing this to start her own streaming company were hinted when Swift and her crew robbed a streaming company in the video . </P> <P> Swift gathering at "Squad U" was also said to be a reply to the media dubbing her close "squad" friends as artificial . During the second chorus, Swift can be seen with eight men, each of which revealed an "I Heart TS" crop top after unbuttoning a jacket on her commands . This scene is mocking the idea that Swift forced her then - boyfriend Tom Hiddleston to wear an "I Heart TS" tank top when they were a couple . Swift was also seen standing on a pile of clones of herself from the past, reiterating the idea that she is leaving her past self behind and mocking the idea that she was not genuine during these phases of her life . The shirt that the "You Belong with Me" clone was also different, with her close friends' names scribbled on it this time . </P> <P> In June 2016, discussing the relationship between her and Kanye West after West's song "Famous", Swift wrote on Instagram, "I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative ." The same line is spoken by the 2009 VMA Taylor clone at the end of the video . She is wearing the same outfit Swift had worn during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, when West interrupted her award - winning speech for Best Female Video . </P> <P> Swift performed "Look What You Made Me Do" live for the first time as part of the KIIS - FM's Jingle Ball 2017 on December 1, 2017 in Inglewood, California . Two days later, Swift returned onstage to perform the song again as part of 99.7 Now!'s Poptopia in San Jose, California with the same setlist . The next week Swift sang the song on three other occasions; the B96 Chicago and Pepsi Jingle Bash 2017 in Chicago, the Z100 Jingle Ball 2017 in New York City and Jingle Bell Ball 2017 in London . </P>

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