Jake Gyllenhaal says 'All Too Well' is not about him but about Taylor Swift fans

American singer Taylor Swift has made some noise and a lot of ruckus with her 10-minute version of the previous hit, All Too Well. The Grammy-winning artist re-released her 2012 hit number for Taylor's version of her popular album, Red. With glaring similarities, that were too obvious to miss. Fans put two and two together and came to a conclusion how Taylor's breakup track has always been about her ex-boyfriend, actor Jake, Gyllenhaal. 

After keeping mum on the same for a while, the Demolition star is finally addressing the matter. “It has nothing to do with me,” Gyllenhaal told Esquire when asked about Taylor's recent chartbuster. “It’s about her relationship with her fans. It is her expression. Artists tap into personal experiences for inspiration, and I don’t begrudge anyone that.”

“At some point, I think it’s important when supporters get unruly that we feel a responsibility to have them be civil and not allow for cyberbullying in one’s name,” Gyllenhaal said. “That begs for a deeper philosophical question. Not about any individual, per se, but a conversation that allows us to examine how we can — or should, even — take responsibility for what we put into the world, our contributions into the world. How do we provoke a conversation? We see that in politics. There’s anger and divisiveness, and it’s literally life-threatening in the extreme.”

“My question is: Is this our future?” Gyllenhaal continued. “Is anger and divisiveness our future? Or can we be empowered and empower others while simultaneously putting empathy and civility into the dominant conversation? That’s the discussion we should be having.”