July 27, 2025

📱 INSTAGRAM OFFICIAL: Travis posts first couple photos with matching "Captain" and "First Mate" hats!

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📱 INSTAGRAM OFFICIAL: Travis posts first couple photos with matching "Captain" and "First Mate" hats!
🔢 TS12 THEORIES: Fans spot Taylor holding up fingers on Travis's phone lock screen showing time 11:24!
👨‍👦 FAMILY BONDING: Rare photos show Travis fishing and hanging in woods with Taylor's brother Austin Swift!
😤 MATTY'S MOM ATTACKS: Denise Welch declares she's "glad" she didn't become Taylor's mother-in-law!
❄️ BLAKE FREEZE-OUT: Lively deliberately CUT from Selena's birthday party as Swift's inner circle closes ranks!
💔 FRIENDSHIP AUTOPSY: Sources claim Taylor "stopped responding" to Blake's messages and feels "RELIEVED" it's over!
⚖️ VIENNA VERDICT: Court convicts terror plot suspect's acquaintance on ISIS-related charges!
🎬 DOCUMENTARY DEAL: Channel 4 announces official Taylor Swift series exploring her "unprecedented" cultural impact!
🪞 WAX TAKEOVER: 13 Taylor figures unveiled across 4 continents in Madame Tussauds' largest launch EVER!
💰 SCOOTER SPEAKS: Braun claims "everybody won" from masters drama, says angry fans "miscalculated" if he cares!
👑 SQUAD SHAKEUP: Gigi Hadid also reportedly distancing from Blake as Swift loyalists unite!

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Calarugashawk Media.

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Hey Swifties, welcome back to Taylor Swift today. I'm your host, Ali,

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and wow, do we have a lot to catch up

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on since we were off last week. Travis just went

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Instagram official with Taylor in the most adorable way possible.

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There's drama with Matti Heey's mom throwing shade, Blake Lively

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is apparently being frozen out of friend groups, and there

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are even some TS twelve theories swirling. Plus we've got

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updates on that Vienna terror plot and some exciting news

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about wax figures and documentaries. Let's dive right in first up,

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and this is honestly the sweetest thing ever. Travis Kelcey

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finally went Instagram official with Taylor Swift on July twenty fourth.

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He posted a carousel of photos.

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From his NFL off season with the caption had some

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adventures this off season, kept it and you guys, the

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photos are absolutely adorable. The main photo shows them in

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matching all white outfits wearing coordinating baseball caps. Traviss says

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captain while Taylor says first mate. I'm literally melting at

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how cute and nautical theme this is. It's giving major

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couple goals vibes, and fans are calling it the hard

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launch of all hard launches because this is Travis's first

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actual Instagram post featuring Taylor after almost two years of dating.

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But wait, there's more.

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The photo dump included shots from what appears to be

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There's snowy Montana trip back in March, you know, the

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one we talked about with Aaron Andrews at the Yellowstone Club.

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There's this adorable picture where Taylor has her arm out

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grinning at the camera while Travis leans on her shoulder

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pretending to kick the lens. They look so playful and

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happy together. What really got my heart, though, were the

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photos of Travis bonding with Taylor's brother, Austin Swift.

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There are several shots of them fishing and.

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Enjoying scenic views in the woods, with Jason Kelce making

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a case wearing what Travis described as a legendary straw hat.

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This really shows how integrated Travis has become with Taylor's family.

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Remember how we've talked about family being so important to

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both of them, Well, here's proof that Travis and Austin

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have developed their own friendships. Travis also included group photos

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with Taylor and their friends, including Ross Travis, es to

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Hame from the band him and Ashley Avignone. It's so

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nice to see them hanging out with mutual friends and

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building these shared social circles.

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Es to Ham being in the photos.

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Is particularly sweet since Hame opened for Taylor on some

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of her tours.

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Now here's where it gets really interesting.

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One photo shows Travis and Taylor at a restaurant and

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his phone's lock screen is visible in the shot.

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The lock screen shows a photo.

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Of him and Taylor, with Taylor holding up what appears

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to be a specific number of fingers, and the time

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on the phone reads eleven twenty four. Naturally, swifties are

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going crazy with theories. Shark tanks Barbara Corkran even commented

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with detective emojis, and fans are speculating that this could

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be hinting at TS twelve dropping on November twenty fourth.

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One fan commented, it's literally the photo with Jack for

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Ts eleven people TS twelfth eleven twenty fourth, referring to

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how Taylor and Jack Antonoff used to hold up fingers

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in photos before album announcements. I mean, we know Taylor

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loves her Easter eggs, so this could definitely be intentional.

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Travis also talked about their relationship on the Bustin with

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the Boys podcast, saying, that's my girl, you know what

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I mean, That's my lady.

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So it's like, I'm proud of that.

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The way he talks about her with such genuine pride

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and affection is honestly so sweet. He's not trying to

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downplay the relationship or keep it low key. He's genuinely

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proud to be with her. Now, let's talk about some

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drama that happened while we were off. Matti Healy's mom,

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Denise Welch, appeared on Watch What Happens and through some

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serious shade at Taylor. When Andy Cohen asked about the

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Tortured Poets Department and Taylor's brief romance with her son,

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Denise said, not being her mother in law is a

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role that I'm glad that I lost. The audience literally gasped,

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and then she doubled down. She said, she listen, You're

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not allowed to say anything, and then she writes a

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whole album about it.

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Excuse me? What?

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First of all, Taylor is absolutely allowed to write about

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her own experiences and feelings. That's literally what songwriters do,

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and second, Mattie dated her for like a month, she

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didn't write a whole album about him.

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Denise did try to backtrack a little, saying.

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She doesn't have anything against her at all and that

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it was just tricky. She also mentioned that Mattie is

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very happy with his amazing fiance Gabriella referring to Gabrielle Bechtel,

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and that they've moved on. But honestly, the damage was done.

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The whole thing came across as unnecessarily petty, especially since

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Taylor and Mattie's relationship was so brief.

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And happened over a year ago.

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What's interesting is that Denise claimed Maddie took the aftermath

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of ttpd all in good grace, but then she goes

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on TV to throw shade. That doesn't seem very graceful

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to me. It honestly just makes Taylor look even better

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by comparison. She's moved on, she's happy with Travis, and

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she's not out here talking negatively about her ex's families

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on television. Speaking of relationship drama, there's been some major

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tea about Blake Lively being frozen out of Taylor's friend group.

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According to Rob Shooter's number Shooter Scoop Blake was deliberately

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cut from Selena Gomez's thirty third birthday party guest list,

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and it was personal, all because of the ongoing tension

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with Taylor. An insider said this wasn't some innocent oversight,

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it was personal. The source explained that Taylor's famously tight

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inner circle appears to have closed ranks and Blake's officially out.

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While Selena's disco themed party featured fur trimmed coats, glittering gowns,

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and Taylors shining like a human mirror ball, Blake was

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nowhere to be seen.

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But it's not just Selena.

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Blake has also reportedly been missing from recent hangouts with

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Gigi Hadid, another core member of the Swift squad. As

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we've discussed in previous episodes, this all ties back to

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the It Ends with Us legal battle, where Blake allegedly

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tried to leverage Taylor during behind the scenes negotiations leading

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to that subpoena drama. The source said Swift has allegedly

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stopped responding to Blake's messages and even reportedly feels relieved

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the friendship is over. That's honestly so sad because we've

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covered their friendship for years, from the matching outfits to

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the Rhode Island Fourth of July parties, to Blake's kids

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being featured in Taylor's music, But it sounds like the

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legal drama and the feeling that Blake was using Taylor's

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name for leverage was just too much. According to reports,

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Blake is focusing on family and leaning on Ryan Reynolds

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and her sister Robin as the legal case drags on.

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Whether this is just a cooling off period or a

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permit an end to their friendship remains to be seen,

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but right now it's looking pretty final. In some closure

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on a story we've been following, there was an update

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on the Vienna terror plot from last year. An Austrian

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court convicted an eighteen year old acquaintance of the main

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suspect on terrorism charges unrelated to the actual Swift concert plot.

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The defendant, identified only as Luca Kay, was sentenced to

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two years in prison for involvement with a terrorist organization

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and sharing Isis propaganda. What's notable is that he converted

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to Islam in twenty twenty two and was arrested shortly

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before the planned Swift concerts but wasn't charged with direct

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involvement in the plot against Taylor. The defendant admitted to

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his actions and said he now sees them as a mistake,

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adding I have had a daughter now I see life

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more seriously.

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It's a reminder of how serious.

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These security threats are and how they can affect real

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people's lives more in a moment. Now for some exciting news,

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Channel four in the UK has officially announced they're making

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a Taylor Swift documentary series.

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The two part series, with the.

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Working title Taylor, will explore her twenty year career and

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examine how she transcended from popstar to cultural icon. They're

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promising rare archive footage and interviews with high profile commentators,

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industry insiders and fans. Director Guy King said Taylor Swift

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is an unprecedentedly powerful twenty first century voice for women

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and young people under the microscope of social media since

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the earliest days of MySpace and Tumblr. She came of

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age during a new feminist wave. With her fame came controversy,

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which she so skillfully wrestled to the floor. This sounds

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like it could be really comprehensive and insightful, and speaking

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of exciting Taylor News Madame Tussaud's just unveiled thirteen New

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Taylor swift wax figures across thirteen cities on four continents.

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This is apparently the large multifigure launch in their two

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hundred and fifty year history. The figures represent iconic looks

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from the Aras Tour, with each city getting a different era.

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Hollywood gets the speak Now figure in that gorgeous Lilac

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Nicole plus Felicia ballgown. Las Vegas has the Fearless figure

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in the gold fringed Roberto Cavali dress. New York has

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the Midnight's figure with the multicolored tinsel jacket. Orlando gets

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the Reputation figure in the black sequined katsuit with red

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snake details, and Nashville has the Evermore figure in that

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beautiful mustard metro dress. It took over forty artists fourteen

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months to create these figures, and they've recreated the actual

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designer pieces. Roberto Cavali and the other designers specially recreated

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their pieces for the wax figures, which is incredible attention

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to detail. The goal is to make guests feel as

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if they've stepped on stage at Taylor Swift's the airas

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tour and honestly, from the photos they've released, they look amazing.

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Let's also talk about Scooter Braun, who recently appeared on

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a podcast to address the ongoing hate he receives from Swifties.

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He said, my response to that is they made the

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horrible miscalculation that I care.

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You know, I don't know those people out there.

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He claimed that the angry fans represent less than one

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percent of a fan base that big, and suggested people

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focus on being kind instead of celebrity fodder. Interestingly, Scooter

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said he believes everybody in the end one from the

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Master's situation. He explained that when Taylor announced she was

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going to do re recordings, it actually increased the value

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of the original Masters because of streaming patterns. He said,

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all ships rise in a world of streaming, and noted

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that each time Taylor released a re recording, there was

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a spike in the original catalog. What's particularly noteworthy is

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that this interview was filmed in April, before it was

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announced that Taylor had bought back her Masters from Shamrock Capital,

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So Scooter was saying everyone won, without even knowing that

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Taylor would soon own everything again. Taylor's response to finally

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owning her work was so different. She said, this was

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a business deal to them, but I really felt like

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they saw it for what was to me, my memories

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and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams.

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The contrast between their perspectives really says everything. For Scooter,

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it was about business and financial returns. For Taylor, it

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was about her art, her memories, and her life's work.

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That's why his acquisition of her masters felt so violating

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to her, and why getting them back was so emotionally significant.

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Looking at all these stories together, what really strikes me

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is how Taylor seems.

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To be in such a good place right now.

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She's got Travis proudly posting about their relationship, She's building

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strong bonds with his family, she owns all her music again,

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and she's apparently removing toxic people from her life who

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were using her for leverage. The Blake Lively situation, while sad,

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might actually be healthier for Taylor in the long run.

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If Blake really he was trying to use Taylor's name

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and influence for her own legal battles, then stepping away

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from that friendship was probably necessary. Taylor's learned to protect

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herself and her piece, which is so important, and Travis

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going Instagram official feels like such a milestone. After almost

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two years together, He's ready to share their happiness with

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the world in his own way.

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The photos show.

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Them as this genuinely happy, playful couple who are building

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a life together. From matching captain hats to family fishing

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trips to hanging out with mutual friends.

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They're doing all the things that real couples do.

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Plus, if those TS twelve theories are right, and Taylor

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really is hinting at November twenty fourth for her next album,

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that would be amazing. We've been wondering when she might

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release new music and having Travis inadvertently tease it through

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his phone log screen would be such a tailor thing

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to do. And that's all for today's catch up episode

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of Taylor's Swift Today, what do you think about Travis

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finally going Instagram official? Are you shocked by Mattie Healy's

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mom's comments. Don't forget to like, subscribe and turn on

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About our queen.

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This is Ali signing off until next time, Stay fearless swifties,