Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal: How Did It End?

He was older and he hated the attention.

Those were the reasons cited by sources for Jake Gyllenhaal's decision to split with Taylor Swift after a few weeks of dating.

But the latest issue of Us Weekly claims to have all the real scoop on the break-up, highlighted by this supposed fact: Jake dumped Taylor Swift over the phone!

If true, this would mark the second time Swift has received sad news in such a manner. Joe Jonas (in)famously broke her heart with a 27-second call a couple years ago.

  Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal: How Did It End?

How is Taylor Swift taking the split? Not well.

At last week's People's Choice Awards, a friend says the singer “was not her usual bubbly self. She didn’t eat anything, seemed very sad and definitely wasn’t having a good time."

At one point, Taylor Swift found Selena Gomez and reportedly and said to her: ‘It’s so good to see you. I need a friend tonight.’”

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Taylor Swift CoverGirl Commercial: You're Next!

Taylor Swift CoverGirl Commercial

 Taylor Swift CoverGirl Commercial: You're Next!

That's what Taylor Swift tells viewers of her new CoverGirl commercial, as the singer hawks that company's NatureLuxe collection of beauty products. Her theme of the campaign, as depicted below:

The next generation of beauty is upon us. Do you wanna be a part of it? Watch now.

Happy 21st Birthday Taylor Swift!

Happy 21st Birthday Taylor Swift!

Wow, what a year 2010 has been for Taylor Swift! In addition to being named EW’s Entertainer of the Year, as well as having landed Jake Gyllenhaal, Taylor Swift is celebrating her 21st birthday today! The singer told Us Weekly that;

“I want a Christmas-themed birthday, because I love Christmas as much as my birthday,”
“Combining the two just seems like the perfect festivity.”

And like most people when they hit that magic age of 21, Taylor is looking forward to the benefits that come with finally being of legal age!

“It’ll be cool to get into the 21-and-over places my friends go to,”

I have a hard time believing that there were many places that Taylor Swift couldn’t get into, but at least now she’ll be going there legally! The singer also tweeted yesterday that her friends;

” Tonight @caitlinbird and @elizabethhuett knocked on my door- they brought a pizza with a lit 21 candle on it and bday hats. ,”

Wow, I can’t believe that Taylor Swift is only 21! She has accomplished so much! Happy Birthday Taylor Swift!

Taylor Swift on New Album: A Collection of Confessions

On October 25, Taylor Swift comes out with a new album titled "Speak Now."

We've already given readers a look at its cover art, but now we're excited to go even more in depth with the singer. What was the song-writing process like for the CD? What would she consider to be its theme?

 Swift answers all these questions and more in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. Check out excerpts from it now:

On coming up with new tracks: It’s just such a fun challenge to constantly be writing and constantly be trying to top what you just wrote. It’s one of my favorite games to play - trying to beat what I’ve written last. What I wrote last is something I got really excited about when I wrote it, but I know I could write something better. It’s just a really fun thing to go through.

On connecting to the material: I think that whatever I go through in life will be directly reflected in my music. If I have a bunch of different experiences with a bunch of different people and some of them are good and some of them are bad and some of them are confusing, you have an album like this... I like to feel like I’ve covered every emotion that I’ve felt in the last two years.

On the single "Sparks Fly:" It's a song that the fans have been talking to me about in meet-and-greet lines for the last two years. So I revisited it, and I breathed some new life into it, lyrically and from a production standpoint. I’m really excited about the way it turned out.

On a summation of the CD: It's a collection of confessions, things I wish I had said when I was in the moment.  (thehollywoodgossip)