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On February 11, 2024, Taylor Swift was present at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas cheering for her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. His team faced the San Francisco 49ers at the Super Bowl LVIII Final and won by 25-22.
Following this victory, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift were spotted inside a club together. Kelce was also filmed smoking and cozying up with Taylor right after.
As soon as the video emerged online, netizens raised concerns over Taylor Swift’s well-being, and wondered whether she was smoking too.
In this regard, an X user with the handle @swlftstv commented in defense of the pop star under @cowboyIikemila's post.
“She is clearly too innocent and young”: Internet has mixed reactions to Travis Kelce smoking around Taylor Swift in viral video
As per The Jut, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were allegedly celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win at the after-party in the Vegas strip. In the now-viral video, the Lover singer is seen holding a glass of drink, while her boyfriend is captured smoking. However, it is unclear what substance the NFL star was smoking.
At no point in the video is the Time Magazine Person of the Year 2023 seen smoking. Regardless, fans are now divided, with many claiming that Travis is reportedly a bad influence on Taylor. Fans are also alleging that Kelce is dragging her to nightclubs when she apparently stays away from them.
Some even stated she should stay away from smoking to save her voice for her ongoing Eras Tour. Meanwhile, the majority have defended the pop icon saying she is a grown woman and can choose to be around anyone she wants.
Here are some of the mixed reactions from X:
So far, neither Taylor’s team nor Travis’ representative have commented on the controversy.
However, according to The Jut, this is not the first time that the Chiefs’ tight end has been filmed smoking. Earlier, in October 2023, Mail Online published images of the American footballer smoking in his vintage 1970 Chevelle convertible on his way to practice, only two days before facing off Minnesota Vikings.
Notably, last year, Kelce told Vanity Fair that approximately 50 to 80 percent of active NFL athletes smoke marijuana during the off-season, but eventually quit the habit during tournaments.
Meanwhile, Cosmopolitan reported that Taylor Swift partied on Sunday night after the Chiefs’ win in Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas with Travis Kelce and his team. The Blank Space songstress even took to TikTok to share a video from the party and captioned it,
“Accidentally going clubbing with your parents is something everyone should try at least once in their life” and “It’s a friends and family party they said. Bring your parents they said.”
The video showed Kelce sticking out his tongue while seated next to Taylor Swift’s parents, Scott and Andrea. The news outlet also reported that this was the first time the Cruel Summer hitmaker posted a picture of her boyfriend on any of her social media accounts. However, it is unclear, whether the smoking video is from the same party.
Last year in July, rumors arose that the 14-time Grammy winner smoked weed at Questlove’s star-studded Uno game night in New York City, which was soon dismissed by the host himself, as per Cosmopolitan.
