Josh Hutcherson Says Backlash Over Not Liking Taylor Swift’s Music Is ‘Why I Don’t Like the Internet’; Her Fans Called Him a ‘Monster’ and Said to ‘Destroy Him’

Apr 20, 2026 5:47am PT Josh Hutcherson Says Backlash Over Not Liking Taylor Swift’s Music Is ‘Why I Don’t Like the Internet’; Her Fans Called Him a ‘Monster’ and Said to ‘Destroy Him’

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Josh Hutcherson is opening up about the online backlash he received last year for not being a Taylor Swift fan, saying it’s exactly why he stays off the internet.

In a new interview with GQ, the famously offline actor reflected on reentering the worldwide web last year during the press tour for Rachel Sennott’s HBO show “I Love L.A.,” and a certain Swift comment that got him in hot water.

Josh Hutcherson Says Backlash Over Not Liking Taylor Swift’s Music Is ‘Why I Don’t Like the Internet’; Her Fans Called Him a ‘Monster’ and Said to ‘Destroy Him’

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