Not everyone likes to follow celebrity gossip, but we can all appreciate someone's newfound confidence after a messy breakup—especially if they unite with friends against heartbreak.
Such drama has been on display in recent days after Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner and Jonas Brothers' Joe Jonas announced their divorce after a four-year marriage.
The couple tried to do immediate damage control by announcing on Instagram that their divorce was a mutual and amicable decision, and they also requested that fans not pester them for details about their relationship.
You can see the post, which is available on @sophiet and @joejonas on Instagram.
This Instagram effort might have worked if a steady stream of negative content hadn't dogged Sophie Turner right after the divorce was announced. Fans surmised that Jonas's PR team was creating a smear campaign against Turner to make her look like the villain in the relationship.
From a TMZ article suggesting Jonas had taken care of their two children alone for three months (when he actually had assistance while Turner was away on a work trip), to false allegations that the self-defined "homebody" Turner was actually too big of a party animal for Jonas to handle, the attacks plagued the woman behind X-Men's Jean Grey and Game of Thrones' Sansa Stark.
In the meantime, Turner's PR team was silent, and Sophie Turner made no comments about the divorce, her former partner, or the negative publicity.
Instead, she worked on healing and being her own person, including going out with a very surprising friend.
On September 20 in New York City, Sophie Turner was sighted with none other than Taylor Swift, who was also an ex-partner to the Jonas Brother in question. After dating Joe Jonas back in 2018, Swift wrote multiple songs that were immediately tied to her former relationship, including a song Turner has referenced multiple times in her Instagram posts, "Mr. Perfectly Fine."
A photo of Sophie Turner arm-in-arm with Taylor Swift has been popping up everywhere in the last 24 hours.
Taylor Swift and Sophie Turner step out together in New York.— Pop Base (@Pop Base) 1695185481
There's also a brief clip of the two women walking together in New York City.
Girls Night Out. Sophie Turner and Taylor Swift stepped out together in New York City on Thursday.— VANITY FAIR (@VANITY FAIR) 1695222793
Not only did fans love to see these two women together, but they found the friendship incredibly empowering.
taylor swift and sophie turner over the years\ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\udec2— Ron\ud83e\ude75 (@Ron\ud83e\ude75) 1695240830
sophie turner had one dinner with taylor swift and is ready to blow up joe jonas\u2019s life and i love that soooooo much for her— sarah (@sarah) 1695310859
sophie turner and taylor swift had the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever and they did— jay (@jay) 1695185784
There isn\u2019t a man lucky enough to still be alive, that has taken on Taylor Swift, and not lived to immediately regret it. Including Joe Jonas. This was a power move worthy of Sansa Stark. Joe Jonas, welcome to your tape. \n#TaylorSwift #SophieTurner #WomenSupportingWomen— William He/Him (@William He/Him) 1695315611
sophie turner telling taylor swift how she found out about the divorce through the media and taylor planning a no body no crime/mr. perfectly fine mashup. new york, 2023 colorized— \ud83d\udc1d (@\ud83d\udc1d) 1695312388
They also praised Turner's classy behavior through her divorce, compared to Jonas's moves.
sophie turner staying quiet and classy throughout this whole thing and then going out for margs with taylor swift + dropping a lawsuit within 48 hours is the real queen\u2019s gambit— Melina Glusac (@Melina Glusac) 1695309829
taylor swift and sophie turner had the opportunity to do the funniest thing and they actually did it.— swiftie struggle tweets (@swiftie struggle tweets) 1695207394
Joe Jonas broke up with Taylor Swift in an infamous 27 second phone call. Sophie Turner found out Joe Jonas was divorcing her by reading it about online. \n\nMaybe the problem is Joe Jonas.— Meredith (@Meredith) 1695313341
a certain someone has tried to ruin sophie turner\u2019s reputation in the press and nobody knows how that feels more than taylor swift does - she knows by being seen with her sophie will have the support of millions of swifties (who are die hard supportive)\u2026 that is sisterhood— Ruby Naldrett (@Ruby Naldrett) 1695245151
sophie turner being sighted with taylor swift and then filing a lawsuit against joe jonas is unbelievably iconic— beth \u2728ofmd s2 era (@beth \u2728ofmd s2 era) 1695311436
Not only was it refreshing to see a big celebrity like Sophie Turner stay quiet about her divorce, but seeing two women stand together for a girls' night out during such a difficult time? Glorious.
It'll be interesting to see what Sophie Turner does next.
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