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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’: Everything to Know About Her Double Album

Swifties are wondering whether Taylor’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn inspired the 2024 album.

Many social media users joked that the title reminded them of a few movies and references in popular culture, one of which was the coming-of-age film Dead Poets Society. Others also pointed to the famous TV show Bridgerton and the film Little Women, which starred Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh and Timothée Chalamet. During Joe’s 2022 Variety conversation with Paul Mescal, the Favourite actor revealed that he was part of a WhatsApp group chat called “The Tortured Man Club.”

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