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Albarn, the British co-founder and songwriter
for the Gorillaz, had suggested that Swift did not write all her
own songs in a media interview, which prompted an angry reaction
from the U.S. singer. Albarn later apologized.
Boric, 35, gave Swift his support in a tweet that quickly went
viral in his country, a reflection of how the former student
protest leader is shaking up politics in Chile, traditionally
South American most strait-laced nation.
"Here in Chile you have a huge group of supporters who know that
you write your own songs from the heart," Boric, a self-avowed
Swift fan, posted to his 1.4 million Twitter followers. The
tweet had 66,000 likes.
"Hugs from the south Taylor," said Boric, who will become
Chile's youngest democratically elected president when he takes
office in March.
Swift had hit back at Albarn on Twitter herself.
"I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this. I write ALL of
my own songs. Your hot take is completely false and SO
damaging," the 32-year-old singer wrote.
Albarn, 53, made his own mea culpa.
"I totally agree with you. I had a conversation about
song-writing and sadly it was reduced to click bait. I apologize
unreservedly and unconditionally. The last thing I would want to
do is discredit your song-writing," he said.
Boric's team did not respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Natalia Ramos and Anthony Esposito; Editing by
Mark Porter)
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