It’s a relationship Swifties remember “All Too Well.”
“Love & Other Drugs” director Ed Zwick recalls Jake Gyllenhaal dating Taylor Swift in his new memoir, “Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years.”
“While we were in London for the European premiere, he introduced me to his new girlfriend, Taylor Swift. I’m just sayin’…” Zwick, 71, boasted.
Gyllenhaal and Swift dated from October 2010 into early 2011 when she was 20 and he was 29.
Her fan-favorite song “All Too Well” off her 2012 album “Red” is believed to be about their relationship. The “10-Minute Version” of the song, which supposedly included more context around their breakup, was included on Swift’s “Red (Taylor’s Version)” re-recording in 2021.
Of course, the “Karma” singer has since moved on to Super Bowl LVIII champion, Travis Kelce, while the “Brokeback Mountain” star has been dating his longtime girlfriend, Jeanne Cadieu, since 2018.
Elsewhere in the book, Zwick also reminisced on the acting exercise he challenged Gyllenhaal to in 2010 ahead of the actor’s portrayal of the womanizing Viagra salesman, Jamie, in the rom-com.
“His job as a salesman takes second place to his vocation, which is hitting on women. That wasn’t Jake’s style at all,” Zwick writes, adding, “Not to say he didn’t do just fine with women — at the time he was seeing Reese Witherspoon — but his ‘game’ wasn’t overt.”
While out to dinner, the director recalled, he noticed Gyllenhaal eyeing a woman, so he urged him to use his undiscovered rizz factor and get her phone number.
Gyllenhaal initially refused, Zwick said, but eventually went over and returned with a grin and her number written on a napkin.
“Now, can I eat my dinner?” Gyllenhaal allegedly quipped after the successful encounter.
While the director said he doesn’t necessarily credit himself for impacting Gyllenhaal’s high-profile off-screen relationships, he did note that the star was “damn good” in flirtatious scenes with Anne Hathaway’s character.
“Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years” hit shelves nationwide today.
