Taylor Swift unexpectedly faced boos while simply attending the Super Bowl, and fans have managed to figure out the reason behind it.
The 35-year-old was caught on camera asking ‘what is going on?’ to her friend, rapper Ice Spice. Ice Spice had joined her at the game where Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, was playing for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the incident. When the camera featured Swift, showing her on the big screen at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, a significant portion of the 75,000 attendees began to boo.
Swift generally isn’t a controversial figure, so what prompted the outcry?
Fans on Twitter think they might have solved the mystery.
“Eagles fans are booing her. She’s originally from Philly area but obviously rooting for Travis and cheifs,” one person commented.
Another explained: “The booos are from eagles fans aka the opposite team she supports this is normal.”
However, some users were puzzled over why Swift would face jeers.
“What I don’t understand is why people booed at Taylor Swift? Like she was doing literally nothing and she’s just there to show support to Travis Kelce and see the game, it’s not like they’re going to make a Gabriella-Troy scene in High School Musical 3,” one person wrote.
In a humorous tweet, another shared a conversation with their partner.
They recounted: “Boyfriend: I can’t believe they haven’t showed Taylor Swift yet. Me: I heard that they showed a shot of her in the stadium and she got booed. Boyfriend: Why’d she get booed? Me: Um, the Philadelphia Eagles are playing her boyfriend’s team. These are the same fans that booed Santa Claus.
“Anyway, go birds.”
Despite the boos aimed at Swift, President Donald Trump, known for his controversial reputation, was not booed.
In fact, he received loud cheers as he became the first sitting US president to ever attend the Super Bowl.
Trump and Swift have a bit of a history, as the 78-year-old expressed his dislike for her on his social media platform Truth Social during his presidential campaign last year.
He bluntly stated: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
This post followed Swift’s encouragement for her fans to vote as they wish, while also revealing her intention to support Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Swift’s political stance emerged after Trump’s campaign team mistakenly shared a fake AI-generated photo of her claiming she was backing the Republican candidate.