On Sunday Taylor Swift appeared to be filmed being escorted to her fiancé Travis Kelce’s NFL game behind a portable wall, leaving fans perplexed at such secrecy.
While some theorised Swift could be hiding a baby bump; making one of her secretive entrances like at her shows; or simply wished to avoid outshining her future husband’s big moment at Arrowhead Stadium – now it’s claimed this was a bullet-proof protective shield.
This reported precaution at the Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles game comes amid worries over gun violence following the assasination of Charlie Kirk, sources say.
‘If someone is going to do a tit-for-tat for Charlie Kirk, Taylor is a pretty logical choice,’ the insider told the Daily Mail, who reported Swift was behind the screen.
They added: ‘They used the screen to keep her safe. They have used that screen before, but usually it is for the President or someone like that, not a celebrity. But this was a weird week.’
MAGA spokesperson Kirk was fatally shot by a gunman last Wednesday while speaking to students at Utah Valley University.
Kirk, a conservative influencer who founded Turning Point USA, has previously made comments about Swift, including his controversial hope that Kelce could ‘de-radicalise’ her and that she should ‘submit’ to her future husband.
Swift is reportedly concerned about stalkers and hate mail from extremist groups, which came after she endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential run against Donald Trump.
‘Taylor had concerns because she has received hate mail from the same kinds of extreme groups,’ another source told the publication.
‘Charlie’s murder, and the weirdness with her stalkers, is why she will take serious measures to increase her security and only a core group of people know what her schedule is.
‘She was targeted by far-right extremist groups after going against Trump [by endorsing Kamala Harris] and there are legitimate concerns about some of the threats that have been made. They aren’t taking any chances.’
Swift’s houses have been targeted by a number of stalkers over the years.
In 2023 Mitchell Taebel, 37, was arrested after showing up outside her Nashville home and charged with intimidation, harassment, stalking by threatening serious injury or death and invasion of privacy.
He claimed that he was the Getaway Car singer’s ‘soulmate’, and left a string of concerning pictures and messages for her and her team, as well as her dad.
In 2024, an alleged stalker – seen at Swift’s New York City apartment a reported 30 times – was arrested after trying to break in.
In 2021, Patrick Nissen, then 28, was arrested in the vestibule of her New York City apartment building and was charged with a misdemeanour for second-degree criminal trespassing after being found in her building without permission.
The same year, a man, then aged 52, was arrested after attempting to enter Taylor’s Manhattan home, claiming to police that he had spoken to the star on Instagram.
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