During the opening night of her "Reputation" tour in Glendale, AZ, the singer briefly opened up about her drama with Kardashian and West and used it as a way to empower her fans. "A couple of years ago, someone called me a snake on social media, and it caught on," she said, alluding to Kardashian. "I went through some times when I didn't know if I was going to get to do this anymore. I wanted to send a message to you guys that if someone uses name-calling to bully you on social media, and even if a lot of people jump on board with it, that doesn't have to defeat you. It can strengthen you instead."