Taylor Swift Swastika Photo Mishap

Taylor Swift says she doesn’t even know the other person in the controversial swastika photo.

Model AJ English, stands next to country music singer Taylor Swift sporting a shirt with a swastika on it. Whether this was unbeknownst to the star –or not – is up for debate the morning after Katy Perry’s huge birthday bash.

Guests to Perry’s party were told to wear all white, and then the birthday girl announced that everyone would be painted with neon paint for the Willy Wonka themed event. English told the UK Daily Mail that his polo shirt design started out as an “x” and was “perverted” later in the night. This morning the model tweeted a message to Swift: “Front page of TMZ…. sorry Taylor…”

Adding to the controversy is the letters on Swift’s dress – J H – which she explained as an exchange of initials with fellow country music singer Julianne Hough. But, the Daily Mail says it “often stands for ‘Jew Hater.’” In Swift’s defense, Hough could be seen in photos leaving the party with Swift, and sported Swift’s initials on each leg of her white jeans.

Swift seemed unaware of the problem with the photo until this morning. A single tweet about the night simply stated: “Katyperry[sic] knows how to throw a birthday party! I would even go as far as to say it was party-licious. Best EVER. Happy bday, pretty girl!!” Her reps later told TMZ that she had taken photos with about 100 people and that Swift “doesn’t know who this guy is and she didn’t realize what was on his shirt.”

Although Swift has been a hot topic in the news since the MTV VMA’s, one thing she hasn’t made news for is getting plastic surgery. While other stars her age indulge in breast augmentation, lip injections and nose jobs, the consensus on Swift is that she has not–and doesn’t need to–have anything done to look better than she already does.

Swift is currently on a tour for her new album, and is rumored to be dating Valentine’s Day co-star Taylor Lautner.