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Joel Leaver

Drake confuses fans as he poses with Taylor Swift 'lookalike' amid Speak Now re-release

Drake confused fans this morning by seemingly sharing a photo of a Taylor Swift 'lookalike' to celebrate the release of the singer's new album Speak Now (Taylor's Version).

Taylor, 33, has just released the re-recorded version of her third album - which was originally released in 2010 - and fellow musician Drake, 36, seemed to mark the occasion.

He took to his Instagram Story earlier this morning to share a photo of himself and another person, writing in the accompanying caption: "Congrats on the drop sis. Dialed in [sic]."

The other person in the photo has been referred to as a Taylor "lookalike," with an individual named Jaime Carson having since claimed to be the person in question.

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Some fans were confused over it, including a few people who believed it was Taylor. One wrote: "It's not Taylor?" Another said: "That's Taylor Swift. Stop confusing me."

A third tweeted: "That has to be Taylor." Another asked: "Is it Taylor?" One person wrote: "Wait I really thought that was Taylor." Another said: "For a second I thought it was her."

Some people said it wasn't her though. One wrote: "Y'all it's a joke. That's not the real Taylor." Someone else commented in a tweet this morning: "She doesn't look like Taylor".

Others weren't sure if it was meant to be a joke. "I can't tell if he's joking or if he genuinely think it's her," wrote one person. Another said: "I'm confused why did he do this?"

"Drake is way too old to be doing this like why he been so shady to Taylor randomly," said another. One fan asked: "Is this supposed to be shade or a joke? It feels like just a joke."

Taylor's album Speak Now (Taylor's Version) was released this morning (AFP via Getty Images)

Jaime - who's said to be in the photo - has said that it was taken this morning. She also wrote in a tweet earlier: "It was just a joke he made cause I get told I look like her a lot."

It's understood that Drake and Taylor have been close friends for some years. He attracted attention last year though after seemingly shading her when her song Anti-Hero topped the Billboard Hot 100 in competition with one of his songs.

As reported by the Daily Mail at the time, Drake shared a screenshot on social media of the chart at the time which showed eight of his songs towards the top of it.

Taylor's track however was in the coveted top spot, but Drake covered the title and her name with emojis. It was interpreted as him throwing shade over her chart position.

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