Charles Barkley has a sharp message for Taylor Swift’s NFL haters.
“If you’re screaming that you ruined T-Swift, [football], you’re just a loser. You’re just a loser or an idiot.” Former NBA star, 60, He spoke on Wednesday’s episode of “King Charles.” With Gayle King.
“You can be either A or B. Either one is fine.”
Guest sports commentator Bob Costas agreed, adding that the “Cruel Summer” songstress has brought a whole new audience to football since going public with her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce last year. .
“Look at all the new people she’s brought into the NFL. Young teenage girls are watching football for the first time,” King, 69, agreed.
Kostas, 71, also said Swift’s presence in the 2024 Super Bowl, when the Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 11, will boost ratings for the already highly rated sporting event. We speculated that it could rise further.
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“The NFL reigns supreme, not just over sports, but over all of American entertainment. … It’s the only thing that consistently draws huge audiences,” he said.
“Ninety of the top 100 rated TV shows of the year were football games, and almost all of them were NFL games. So you might think it couldn’t be improved, but now there’s another We are developing a demographic.”
Page Six has exclusively learned that Swift, who has been attending Chiefs games since September 2023, is scheduled to appear at the Super Bowl despite a scheduled Elas tour performance in Japan the day before. Reported.
The 12-time Grammy Award winner’s recurring appearances at Kelce games this season have been controversial among some NFL fans, with TV cameras frequently featuring her during broadcasts. I was dissatisfied with that.
Amid the backlash, Swift, 34, explained in an interview with Time Person of the Year that she has no control over how much screen time she gets.
“I’m just there to support Travis,” the “Bad Blood” songstress said in December 2023. She said, “She’s so visible that she doesn’t even realize that she’s offending some of her dads and Brad and Chad.”
In addition to Barkley, other celebrities have also come to Swift’s defense, but the hitmaker isn’t afraid to stand up for herself.
On Sunday, he applauded a Baltimore Ravens fan who yelled, “You’re ruining the NFL,” only to say, “I didn’t do anything.”
