Taylor Swift gave her ex Taylor Lautner a nice hug onstage at her Kansas City show on Friday.
Swift has just re-recorded her third studio album, Speak Now, which includes some of her most renowned breakup ballads.
This includes the emotional single Back To December, which she wrote about her breakup with Lautner, whom she dated briefly in 2009.
Lautner and his wife Taylor Dome were captured on camera arriving at Swift’s most recent gig on Friday night, according to footage posted on Twitter.
As the show began, Swift brought Lautner to the stage, along with actress Joey King and Presley Cash.
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What a moment: Taylor Swift shared a warm hug onstage with her ex Taylor Lautner during her concert in Kansas City on Friday night
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Her words: Swift has just a re-recording of her third studio album Speak Now which features some of her most famous breakup ballads, including one about Lautner
During the performance, Swift released a new music video for her song I Can See You, which stars herself, Lautner, King, and Cash.
Friday night, all three of Swift’s castmates appeared to be overjoyed as they rushed onto the stage to join her.
In a move sure to warm the hearts of the “Swifties,” all four of them joined for an intimate group hug.
When Lautner first took the stage, he astonished the audience by performing a double cartwheel, which was captured on film and shared on Twitter.
He was greeted with an embrace from his ex-girlfriend, eliciting another round of applause from the audience.
During his speech, which has also surfaced on Twitter, Lautner dished that ‘by the way,’ he ‘didn’t plan the flip. It just – it felt right.’
He graciously thanked the audience ‘for the energy,’ adding: ‘We had so much fun making this video. Taylor, thank you for having me and all of us.’
Lautner gushed: ‘I just wanna say one thing quick – I respect you so much, not for the singer you are, the songwriter, the performer, but truly for the human you are.’
Wow: During the performance, Swift debuted a new music video for her song I Can See You – starring herself with Lautner, King and Cash
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Having a ball: All three of her castmates appeared to be brimming over with ebullience Friday night as they bounded onto the stage to join Swift
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So sweet: In a move certain to warm the hearts of the ‘Swifties,’ all four of them gathered together for an affectionate group hug
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Terrific: When Lautner first walked onto the stage, he delighted the audience by performing a double cartwheel, in a moment captured on video and circulated on Twitter
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Behind the Scenes: During his address, which has now appeared on Twitter, Lautner dished that ‘by the way,’ he ‘didn’t plan the flip,’ but: ‘It just – it felt right’
He waxed lyrical: ‘You are gracious, humble, and kind, and I’m honoured to know you. So thank you for allowing me to be a part of this and for being in my life.
Lautner recently told the TODAY show that he isn’t concerned about the song’s inevitable revival.
‘I think it’s an excellent album. ‘Yeah, I feel protected,’ he added, adding that his wife, who previously acknowledged to being a Swift fan, was also pleased for the release.
Swift and Lautner met on the set of the star-studded romantic comedy Valentine’s Day in 2009, and they went on to have a whirlwind affair that autumn.
Unlike many of her breakup songs, Back To December finds Swift apologising to Lautner for the way things ended.
Though he is unlikely to face Swift’s wrath, Lautner is concerned that her ex, John Mayer, will not be so fortunate. ‘Praying for John,’ the Michigan native said.
It has long been speculated that the hitmaker’s murky song Dear John, which appears on Speak Now, is about her age-gap romance with the Mayer.
He told Rolling Stone in 2012 that the song ‘humiliated him’ and made him ‘feel bad,’ claiming that ‘I didn’t deserve that. I’m really excellent at taking responsibility now, yet I never done anything to deserve it.
He ended by saying that ‘it was a really lousy thing for her to do’ and that he found it be ‘cheap songwriting’ on Swift’s part. Swift and Mayer dated from December 2009 to to early 2010 when she was just 19 and he was 32.
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Dynamic duo: Lautner and his wife Taylor Dome, pictured last April, breezily attended Friday night’s Kansas City concert by his ex-girlfriend
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What does HE think? Lautner recently reacted to Swift releasing a re-recording of her album Speak Now, which features a song about their 2009 split; the pair seen in October 2009
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Not worried: And when asked how he feels about the song’s eventual resurgence, the Twilight star told TODAY that he’s not sweating it; seen in April
