Taylor Lautner jokes he’s ‘praying’ for John Mayer following Taylor Swift’s Speak Now announcement

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taylor Lautner has joked that he’s “praying” for John Mayer following the news that Taylor Swift has re-recorded her third studio album Speak Now. Earlier this month, Swift announced that the “Taylor’s Version” of her 2010 album will be re-released in July, as part of her ongoing project to re-record her back catalogue, following a dispute over the master rights to her first six albums. In “Dear John”, Swift sings: “Dear John, I see it all now it was wrong/ Don’t you think 19’s too young to be played by/ Your dark twisted games when I loved you so?” Mayer and Swift in 2009 Meanwhile, Swift and Lautner briefly dated in 2009 after meeting on the set of the romcom Valentine’s Day, in which they appeared as an enthusiastic couple at high school. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up “I love this album because it tells a tale of growing up, flailing, flying and crashing… and living to speak about it.” So far, Swift has put out “Taylor’s Versions” of her albums Fearless and Red in the past two years, as well as new albums including Folklore and Evermore and Midnights.