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Calvin Harris is comfortably in a relationship with Taylor Swift, but before the popstar the DJ dated another famous singer, Rita Ora. Now, the "I Will NeverLet You Down" songstress opened up about their breakup and how did just that. The British beauty opened up about the relationship in the July issue of Marie Claire saying, "There was a reason why I split up with him."
Rita and Calvin at the 2014 Grammys Photo: Getty Images
The 24-year-old dated theScottish hottie from May 2013 through early 2014 and their split was announcedvia Calvin on Twitter. "To address speculation — myself and Rita ended ourrelationship some time ago," he wrote last June. "She is a beautiful,talented woman & I wish her all the best."
At first, Rita admitted thebreakup was amicable, but later turned sour. "There was a reason why I'mat this point in my life where I feel like I have so much musical freedom, andI don't have to explain myself to anybody," she said in the interview. "Itwas more of a thing where I was in awe. I was at that point in my relationshipwhere I felt he could do no wrong. I thought he had my back and that he'd neversteer me wrong. But then "I Will Never Let You Down" came out, and everythingstarted to go a bit weird. I don't know if it was because business was mixedwith personal or what."
Rita in the July issue of Marie Claire Photo: Beau Grealy/Marie Claire
Rita had revealed earlierthat Calvin had prevented her from performing the single, which he wrote andproduced, during the Teen Choice Awards. "For anybody who doesn’tunderstand how it works, he wrote and produced the song," the singer told Ryan Seacrest."So he has to approve anything TV-wise... And obviously he owns the rightsto it, and he didn’t approve the Teen Choice Awards."
Quick to defend himself,Calvin made his own statements about the situation. "You'll only know 1side of the story RE Teen choice awards because I choose not to talk to thepapers about every aspect of my personal life," he tweeted a day later."But just know I had a damn good reason."
Thoughthis relationship ended, Rita spoke openly about dating in general. "I’m afraidof being alone… I’m not afraid to admit that, you know. I’m notembarrassed to admit that," she shared with the magazine. "I just hope it’snot a never-ending cycle. Sometimes love just makes you feel crazy. And thatfeeling that we have as girls, just to have that feeling, even for fiveseconds... It’s like comfort eating.”
Photo: Beau Grealy/Marie Claire
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