Taylor Swift is setting the record straight on swirling Super Bowl rumors — and sparking a wave of online chatter in the process.
While promoting her new album The Life of a Showgirl, which dropped on Friday, October 3 and quickly became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day for 2025, Swift stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the following Monday. Fallon asked her about the viral claim that she had turned down the coveted halftime show gig, supposedly over concerns about performance footage. Swift didn’t hesitate to shut it down. “No,” she said firmly, before explaining her real reason.
“Here’s the thing,” Swift told Fallon. “Jay Z has always been very good to me. Our teams are very close. They sometimes will call and say how does she feel about… and that’s not an official offer or a conference room conversation. We’re always able to tell him the truth, which is that I am in love with a guy who does that sport on that actual field.”
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That “guy” is, of course, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, her fiancé. Swift described the emotional weight of watching him play, likening football to “violent chess” and “gladiators without swords.” She admitted the experience consumes her attention each season, noting “The whole season, I’m locked in on what that man is doing on the field. Can you imagine if he’s out there putting his life on the line, and I’m like, ‘I wonder what my choreo should be.’”
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That line, “putting his life on the line,” didn’t sit well with some, who immediately took to social media to share their opinions.
“‘Putting his life on the line’ is a little much though,” one person declared.
Another shared, “bless travis for fighting for our freedom.”
“How embarrassing to go on tv and say your man’s job of playing a sport is putting his life on the line xd while at the same time downplaying your own job as ‘I wonder what my choreo should be,’” said a third.
One raced to Swift's defense, saying, “Football is a super dangerous sport. It causes major brain injuries that can often garner super devastating results…. The people in the comments downplaying that, are EXACTLY what’s wrong with America.”
A second agreed, adding, “I admit that the “life on the line” comment was a bit OTT, but some of you obviously don’t have athletes that you love in your lives and it shows.”
Swift emphasized that her decision has “nothing to do with Travis,” adding that Kelce would love to see her perform at the Super Bowl. As for the backlash, she’s yet to speak out on that.
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