text: The rumor mills have been churning and burning around the relationship between Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift ever since they made their debut as a couple earlier this summer.
  There has been speculation on whether this fling was made public for a publicity stunt, or even a possible music video, but in the early days of the relationship both parties have refrained from denying or confirming those rumors.
  Now, Hiddleston has stepped out to put these rumors to bed by finally stating the nature of his relationship with the country-turned-pop singer.
  "We are together and we're very happy," he tells MTV while being interviewed about his recent Emmy nomination.
  He then clarified to the Hollywood Reporter, "That's the truth. It's not a publicity stunt."
  The pair's relationship has been under the public eye ever since they were caught locking lips on Misquamicut beach in Rhode Island in June.
  “They were all over each other — hugging and kissing — even though there were 20 people coming and going on the beach,” an unidentified source tells the Sun tabloid, which first broke the story. “They looked like any young couple madly in love without a care in the world.”
  This happened just weeks after the pop superstar ended her relationship with fellow artist Calvin Harris.
  Since the kiss heard 'round the world happened, the new couple have been photographed frequently, including a trip to England where Swift was introduced to Hiddleston's mother.