‘Gossip’ had godly origins. Here’s how it gained its sinful reputation

A group of women having tea in a swimming pool at Hornsey from July 1935. Fox Photos/Getty Images/Hulton Archive

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In the leadup to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s New York City wedding, the rumor mill went into overdrive.

In the absence of any concrete confirmation from the couple’s team, rumors and gossip about the details – what the couple wore or whether her cats walked her down the aisle – became