LOS ANGELES — Pop superstar Taylor Swift has once again dominated the charts with her latest single “Cross-Examine Me,” leaving fans in a frenzy trying to decode the lyrics that seem to reference legal proceedings nobody knew about.
The track, which features cryptic lines like “Sustained objection to your lies” and “Exhibit A: the texts you sent at 2 AM,” has Swifties convinced it’s about actress Blake Lively’s supposed secret courtroom drama.
“Blake must be involved in some kind of massive lawsuit we don’t know about,” theorized TikTok user SwiftDetective29, who has created a 47-part video series analyzing each line of the song. “Taylor never does anything without meaning. The lyric ‘blonde justice with a gavel swing’ is OBVIOUSLY about Blake becoming a judge!”
Lively, who has no known legal troubles or judicial aspirations, appeared confused when asked about the song at a recent premiere. “I think it’s just a song? Taylor and I had brunch last week and she didn’t mention anything about court,” Lively stated, which fans immediately interpreted as “coded language.”
Legal experts have weighed in, with one prominent attorney noting, “None of the legal terminology in the song is used correctly, but it’s catchy as hell.”
Swift has remained characteristically silent about the song’s meaning, though she was spotted wearing a “Justice For Brunch” t-shirt, sending fans into yet another interpretive spiral.
The music video, which features Swift in a courtroom setting with 13 different outfit changes, has been analyzed frame-by-frame by dedicated fans who claim to have found references to everything from Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds’ upcoming movie to international maritime law.
“She’s clearly telling us that Blake is suing the entire country of Denmark,” claimed SwiftTok influencer EasterEggHunter88. “The Danish flag appears for 0.3 seconds at the 2:13 mark if you play it at half-speed and squint.”
At press time, “Cross-Examine Me” had broken streaming records in 42 countries, and law school applications had increased by 17% among teenage girls.
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