Caitlyn Clark may have just attracted more Taylor Swift fans than Kamala Harris. And Clark didn't have to ask for any of it.
A social media post from Clark's college days has gone viral again, making her the latest revered ally in Swift's army.
This post was originally posted shortly after Swift went public with her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce. Clark welcomed Swift into the Chiefs fan family. Clark said he grew up in suburban Iowa and has been a lifelong Chiefs fan.
“Taylor Swift, welcome to the good side,” Clark wrote on September 24, 2023. Post to X The hashtag is “Emirate Kingdom.”
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Taylor Swift stands with Donna Kelce after the AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
In the past 24 hours, Clark's tweets have been recirculated on multiple Taylor Swift fan pages on social media following a controversial podcast episode hosted by Clark's arch-rival Angel Reese.
Reese was hosted by a woman named Kayla Nicole, a promotional model, media personality, on-air host, and popular entertainment journalist with over 797,000 followers on Instagram. The episode has been rapidly gaining followers since it was posted on Thursday, after Nicole shared personal details about her past relationship with Kelce and its serious fallout.
“We've met in public before, and I think we both recognize the nature of his new situation. I mean, in public. There's just no room for communication or acknowledgment of each other. It's kind of crazy,” Nicole said of Kelce's new relationship with Swift.
Nicole also claimed that ever since Kelce started dating Swift instead of her, she has received hate for their relationship.
“I'd be lying if I said that level of hate and chaos online doesn't affect me,” Nicole said. “That's still the case. Go to my latest posts, where people will be discussing why I'm worthless. I'll never be a talented person, and I won't have a career. There isn't.
The comment sparked widespread discussion on social media, with some defending Nicole and others sympathizing with the hate she received. But others, and many who profess to be Swift fans, have criticized Nicole for a variety of reasons.
Many of those same Swift fans declared themselves fans of Clark's ongoing women's basketball rivalry with Reese.
Late Angel Reese (right) and Caitlin Clark at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on June 23, 2024. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Clark and Reese are huge figures in women's basketball and have connected with each other since they first met at the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. At the end of the game in which his LSU Tigers defeated Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes for the title, Reese taunted Clark by pointing his finger to remind him who got the ring. is famous.
This sparked the ire of Clark's vast fan base, including Bartstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, who made a widely circulated comment following Reese's gesture at the championship game. Called Reese a “piece of bastard” in the X post.
Clark and Reese have never admitted that there is a “feud” between them, only making respectful comments to each other in interviews and press conferences. But since that game in 2023, fans of the star have become notorious for attacking each other on social media.
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Angel Angel of the LSU Lady Tigers reacts after a 79-72 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies in the 2023 NCAA Women's Final Four at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. Rees (right) and Frauge Johnson. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Ms Rees said Ms Clark's fans had sent her death threats and had explicit AI images of her created and sent to her family.
“I think it's really just justice for the fans, her fans, the Iowa fans, and now the Indiana fans. They're running for her and I respectfully respect that. But sometimes… It can be very disrespectful, and I think there are a lot of opinions out there that say, “It's racist when it comes down to it,'' Reese said.
Her latest episode sparked controversy. Reese issued a response Friday afternoon after criticism of her for hosting Kelce's ex-girlfriend.
“Hating pays off,” Reese wrote. Post to X Includes emoji to paint toenails. The episode garnered a lot of attention on the final day, and Reese would benefit from hosting the podcast.
Nicole isn't the first victim of hateful comments from Swift fans. Swift fans famously attacked another woman known for her relationship with the Chiefs star. Brittany Mahomes, the wife of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was the subject of viral backlash after she liked a post on Donald Trump's Instagram account on Aug. 13.
The post outlines the former president's 2024 policy agenda. Swift fans knew Mahomes well from his friendship with Swift when they attended Chiefs games to watch Patrick Mahomes and Kelce play.
However, many of Swift's fellow fans redistributed screenshots of posts like Mahomes's, making her the target of online attacks that she addressed multiple times through posts on Instagram. It thrust Mahomes and her husband into a national political debate. After Swift endorsed Kamala Harris on September 10, President Trump said in a Fox News interview on September 11 that he liked Brittany Mahomes more than Swift.
Earlier in the day, Patrick publicly praised his wife following President Trump's comments, but declined to endorse any political candidates.
Swift's initial endorsement of Harris also drew a response from Clark, who liked Swift's Instagram post announcing her support.
When asked why Clark liked the post, the basketball star said he did not support Harris, but wanted to use his platform to encourage Americans to vote.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts during the first round of the WNBA Basketball Playoffs against Connecticut on September 25, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
As more Swift fans turn their attention to Clarke after Reese's interview, they join a similarly widely discussed fan base. Some WNBA players, including Reese and the Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas, have accused the Indiana Fever's fan base of racism, and the Sun's DeJonai Carrington called Fever fans “the meanest fans in the world.” I called it. [WNBA]. ”
In his September 27th news conference announcing his departure from the Fever, Clark stated that some fans of his team were not fans.
“They are different fan. those are Vandalism,” Mr. Clark said.
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