Zendaya Calls Pal Taylor Swift a 'Genius'

Zendaya poses with a male fan while attending the Material Girl Summer Collection Launch on Saturday (May 16) at Macy’s South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif.

The 18-year-old actress/singer recently opened up about being in Taylor Swift‘s action-packed “Bad Blood” music video!

“She’s just a genius,” Zendaya told Entertainment Tonight. “She’s so smart. People are going to be blown and are going to be obsessed with [the video]. I don’t know how they’re going to think about anything else!”

Z added, “She’s so open and wants everyone to have fun together…For me, it was just a cool experience ’cause [Taylor] asked me to be a part of it.”

20+ pics inside of Zenadya meeting fans at the launch…