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Ben Weiss

Never ever getting back together: Taylor Swift actually was dumped by FTX after signing $100 million-plus deal, new report says

Taylor Swift performs in Cincinnati on June 30 during her latest tour. (Credit: Taylor Hill—TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

In "Love Story," one of Taylor Swift's most popular songs, the celebrity croons the following to her lover right before the track's chorus: "I was begging you, please don't go."

That sentiment is perhaps a more accurate depiction of the pop star's team's mood after an endorsement deal broke down between Swift, who was previously said to wield a nuanced understanding of U.S. securities law, and the disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, according to a new report from the New York Times.

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