KEY POINT
- Swift was absent from the Chiefs’ September 27 game against Miami and October 4 matchup against Las Vegas.
- She returned to Arrowhead Stadium on October 18 to watch Kansas City face the Los Angeles Chargers.
- Kelce faced criticism after reportedly liking an Instagram video featuring comedian Shane Gillis’ controversial Saturday Night Live monologue.
Taylor Swift’s absence from two consecutive Chiefs road games drew attention before the singer reappeared at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 18. Her return came during the team’s home matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, with photographs published by People confirming her attendance.
Swift missed Kansas City’s September 27 meeting with the Miami Dolphins and its October 4 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Both fixtures took place away from Arrowhead Stadium, where she has previously appeared to support her husband, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Her absence from those games does not establish a change in the couple’s relationship or indicate that she was avoiding the controversy surrounding Kelce.The separate controversy began after reports emerged that Kelce liked an Instagram video featuring comedian Shane Gillis during his October 10 appearance on Saturday Night Live.
According to Us Weekly, the interaction attracted criticism because Gillis’ monologue included jokes about women’s gym clothing. Actor Dan Levy, comedian Ego Nwodim and singer Maren Morris were among the entertainers who publicly objected to the comedian’s remarks.
Kelce had not publicly explained his reported interaction with the video in the supplied reporting.
Kelce and Gillis had previously met through Tight End University, a football event hosted by Kelce, George Kittle and Greg Olsen in June.
Page Six quoted an unnamed source who described Kelce as a longtime Saturday Night Live fan supporting a friend. That explanation was attributed to the source, not a public statement from Kelce himself.
Swift’s October 18 appearance confirmed that she was back at a Chiefs home game after missing two road fixtures. However, neither her earlier absences nor her return establishes any connection to the Instagram criticism involving Kelce.
The reasons for her absence from the two road games were not established by the supplied reports.
