He Said/She Said In Ugly Tween Star Breakup

NEW YORK — Joe Jonas is tired of hearing about how he's a bad boyfriend _ and now he's trying to defend himself.

The 19-year-old _ part of dreamy teen band the Jonas Brothers with his two siblings _ has gotten an avalanche of negative publicity after former girlfriend and fellow multiplatinum singer Taylor Swift dished about their recent breakup, which she says came in a 27-second phone call. She also was quoted as saying that he dumped her after meeting actress Camilla Belle.

The revelations have been hot topics on the blogs and have muddied his reputation as a clean-cut, upstanding heartthrob.

So, in a posting on the MySpace.com celebrity blog page Thursday, the singer sought to give his side of the split, though he didn't mention the 18-year-old country star by name. (It had also been posted to the Jonas Brothers' own MySpace page but had been removed by Friday afternoon.)

"I never cheated on a girlfriend. It might make someone feel better to assume or imply I have been unfaithful but it is simply not true," he said. "Maybe there were reasons for a breakup. Maybe the heart moved on. Perhaps feelings changed. I am truly saddened that anything would potentially cause you to think less of me."

As for the quick phone call, he said: "I called to discuss feelings with the other person. Those feelings were obviously not well received. I did not end the conversation. Someone else did. Phone calls can only last as long as the person on the other end of the line is willing to talk. A phone call can be pretty short when someone else ends the call. The only difference in this conversation was that I shared something the other person did not want to hear. "

Jonas said he has tried to call Swift since then and gotten no response.

He said he wishes the best for "the other person but could not sit back any longer and leave our fans with a wrong impression of the truth. Hope this helps enlighten a little."

Swift has said Jonas inspired at least one heartbreak song on her new CD, "Fearless," and in a recent interview with The Associated Press, she said: "If you don't want me to write about the things that you do, then don't do bad things for me to write about!"

But in response to Jonas' online posting, her publicist, Paula Erickson, simply said Friday night: "Taylor has moved on."

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On the Net:

http://celebrity.myspace.com/

http://www.myspace.com/taylorswift

Comments

[Treehuggindirtworshiper]

It doesn't matter who ended the phone call. Breaking up over the phone is disrespectful whether you are 16 or 60. My daughter has a huge crush on Joe. Last year it was Corbin Bleu. Can't wait to see who the next one is.

[tombollocks]

Hahahahahahaha! Oh these kids today....

[Opt1musPr1me]

These guys created this whole image where America has not put them on this pedestal. Dude, it's OK if you don't like a chick anymore to move on, its life. I understand you have made this promise to mom and dad about staying pure until marriage. This must be extremely hard being a huge pop star, touring all over the country and the world where women are throwing themselves at you. Your little marketing scheme won't last. Ask Britney Spears.

[DuckofDeath]

I knew America was finished when we produced the first generation to be completely devoid of rebellion and any kind of youth culture to call their own.

[Talullah]

I'd be pissed if I couldn't hit that too.

[LiberalBuzz]

Girlfriend??

Ummmm how about BEARD.

[mglred]

Why would you write such a thing? What evidence do you have to back up this mean allegation?

[LiberalBuzz]

What evidence do you have that it isn't true? Mine is just conjecture based upon what a few friends in the industry have said about him.

[crayola 08]

why do you consider the allegation mean?

[houstonbch]

I'm not sure why that comment was mean. What evidence do you have to back up the statement that he is straight? OH, that's right, his steamy relationship with...wait, no, that's not it.

[jukesgrrl]

"Maybe the heart moved on." Huh?? Without the brain, does he mean? Or is "heart" a metaphor for another body organ? Thanks for this. Now I have something to rag my tween nieces about at Thanksgiving dinner.

[musicisourhigh]

Awwww, young "love". Really this is nothing out of the ordinary. They are young, they are growing unfortunately they are doing it in the public eye.

One day they will look back at this and laugh.

[BarackMan]

Jonas Bros.......are they the brothers of the guy swallowed by the whale?

[Kelra]

I'm only 35, but I yearn for the good old days when children didn't dominate the charts.

[LiberalBuzz]

and untalented ones at that.

[don quixote12]

Ah, the age of the Internet... the upsides are many...and here is an example of one of the downsides: A typical teenage spat turns into national news when cute money-maker teen girl vents post-breakup hurt and anger publically, thus forcing cute money-maker teen boy to post "his side" on the Internet, allegedly in order to confort his fans (i.e. protect his lucrative brand name and image).

Maybe Taylor Swift should post a secret live streaming web cam in front of the Jonas boys' residence to 'prove' how evil Joe Joans is!! [heavy sarcasm]

[girlonthestreet]

god that kid is dopey looking. THIS is what the kids are liking these days?

[AngryAmish]

This scandal has Angelina Jolie's claw marks all over it.

[AndyDandy]

I can't believe I just wasted 15 seconds of my life reading this....

[7tsgirl]

same here. lol

[BarackMan]

and here

[situationcritical]

Girlfriend eh?

...Coulda fooled me.