Taylor Swift made her return to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, and what started as a typical late-night appearance turned into something much bigger.
Fallon used part of that time to let the 14-time Grammy winner address some rumors that have been making the rounds lately. One of the bigger ones involved the Super Bowl halftime show. Early reports suggested Swift had turned down the gig because the NFL wouldn’t let her keep the footage.
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“No,” she clarified during the conversation.
Swift explained that it wasn’t exactly a formal offer in the first place. It was more of a casual check-in to see if she’d even be interested.
“I am in love with a guy who does that sport on that actual field. That is violent chess, that is gladiators without swords, that is dangerous. The whole season I am locked in on what that man is doing on the field,” Swift explained. “Can you imagine if he’s out there like every single week, putting his life on the line doing this very dangerous, very high pressure and high intensity sport and I’m like, ‘I wonder what my choreo should be.’ This is nothing to do with Travis, he would love for me to do it, I’m just too locked in.”
With fiancé Travis Kelce still locked into the NFL season and the Kansas City Chiefs chasing another playoff run, her answer was pretty straightforward. Her focus couldn’t be split right now, not with what Kelce is dealing with every Sunday.
Swift also didn’t hold back when Fallon asked if her upcoming marriage to Kelce means the end of her music career. She called that idea not only wrong but downright offensive. Marriage isn’t about giving up what you love, she said.
Recording artist Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce talk during the men’s singles final of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images
Kelce completely understands her drive to create and actually celebrates it. His own passion for football mirrors her devotion to songwriting and performing, something she believes strengthens their bond rather than complicates it.
Coming off The Eras Tour, the most successful concert run in history, Swift made it clear she’s not slowing down anytime soon.
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