According to Diplo, Taylor Swift's fans need to come the eff down.
In November 2014, the producer tweeted about Swift's "booty." The "Blank Space" singer, 25, didn't respond to Diplo directly, but her BFF Lorde came to her defense when she mocked the DJ's allegedly "tiny penis." In hindsight, Diplo calls the Twitter feud "really dumb." As he explains in GQ's February 2015 issue, "So many great albums came out that week, and all people talked about, on all the big press, was me vs. Lorde, and Kim Kardashian's butt. No one covered any music. And it's funny, because me and Lorde, we're actually friends, and it was a funny, in-jest conversation. So many tabloids used it to make it story, when it was not. Literally, it was such a tongue-in-cheek joke on both sides. I think Taylor Swift is such an impactful character, that it was because she was involved that it became really big."
Diplo had no idea that his tweet would create such a stir.
"The repercussions are really bad. Like, Taylor Swift fans are really crazy. They threatened to murder me and stuff. It's really bizarre, and disgusting," the musician says. "They're the worst people in the world."
Diplo admits that he's a "pretty big fan" of Swift, but he doesn't appreciate how the pop star's fans behaved. "They're like, 'I wish your kids had Down syndrome.' They're so evil. I dissed Lady Gaga before, and the gays were never even this mean. They're funny. These people are like mean-spirited, evil human beings," he says. "I'm not a politician. I shouldn't have to be under the microscope for people like that."
The producer, who's worked with everyone from Britney Spears to Lil Wayne, knows better than to cross Swift—or her fans—again. "She has like 40 million Twitter fans. Forty million! Yeah. It's crazy. I'm a fan, though. Her powers—she's big. She's strong, bro. Taylor Swift is very strategic with her friends and enemies. And I know lots of secrets. I can't divulge, but I know a lot of stuff about her. And she's definitely...there's definitely scary stuff going on," he tells GQ. "And I'm scared. I'm scared for my life."