Alright, folks, buckle up, because this Super Bowl moment was “not” what Taylor Swift was expecting. One minute, she’s settling into her VIP suite, all set to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs. The next? A wave of boos echoing through the Caesars Superdome as she pops up on the jumbotron. Oof.
Now, was this “all” Eagles fans throwing shade, or was there something more to it? That’s up for debate, but one thing’s for sure—Taylor “noticed”. And thanks to a lip reader, we now know her reaction. According to NJ Hickling, Swift turned to a friend and said, ““Aww what, what’s going on?””—which is about as polite and bewildered a response as you’d expect from someone who just got booed in front of millions.
Let’s set the scene. The game hadn’t even gotten ugly yet, but the stadium was packed with Eagles fans, and they weren’t about to let Swift off the hook, especially since she once “famously” admitted to being an Eagles fan herself. Tough crowd. But did she lash out? Nope. Instead, she gave a legendary “side-eye” that instantly became meme material. Classic Taylor.
And then—because “of course”—Donald Trump decided to weigh in. Taking to Truth Social, he claimed Swift was “booed out of the stadium” and that “MAGA is very unforgiving.” (Unforgiving of what, exactly? Her re-recordings? Her stadium domination? The fact that she probably doesn’t have “his” songs on her playlist?) Either way, Trump wasn’t about to let the moment slide, even going as far as to post a video of the boos.
But Taylor’s friends had her back. Tennis legend Serena Williams quickly took to X (formerly Twitter) with a message: ““I love you @taylorswift13 don’t listen to those booo!!”” And honestly, does Taylor strike anyone as the type to be rattled by a few jeers? Unlikely.
As for the game itself—yikes. The Chiefs struggled from the start, going into halftime with zero points on the board. Swift, once bubbly and chatty in her suite with Ice Spice and the Haim sisters, took on a more serious tone as the game slipped away. A body language expert even described her stance as ““grim support””—standing alone, gripping the railing as Kelce stood dejected on the field below. No dancing, no champagne toasts, just a long night of watching the Chiefs take hit after hit.
Now, before the game, rumors were swirling about a possible post-Super Bowl proposal from Kelce. But after a loss like this? The only ring anyone was talking about was the one the Chiefs “didn’t” win. The heartbreak was real, and when Kelce returned to the locker room, he admitted that “everything” had gone wrong. His face said it all—misery, frustration, disbelief.
The official end of woke celebrity culture.
Just after Donald Trump receives rapturous applause at the Superbowl, Taylor Swift is roundly and loudly booed.
These “stars” don’t know what hit em. pic.twitter.com/Vb7in5LHx9— Dan Wootton (@danwootton) February 10, 2025
And just like that, the fairytale ending everyone was hoping for turned into a nightmare. No confetti-filled kisses this year. No back-to-back championships. Just a stunned Taylor Swift and a devastated Travis Kelce walking away from one of the toughest nights of his career.
Will this loss shake things up for the NFL’s biggest power couple? Probably not. But one thing’s for sure—next year’s Super Bowl just got “a lot” more interesting.