WATCH: Taylor Swift defends fans during a concert in Philadelphia
Taylor Swift used her platform on stage to defuse a confrontation between a security guard and fans attending her concert in Philadelphia.
On the second night of her three weekend shows at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, Swift called the security guard while performing her hit song “Bad Blood.”
In a moment captured on camera by fellow concert-goers, Swift can be heard telling the security guard to stop interacting with a fan.
“She’s fine,” Swift said during the song’s chorus. “She didn’t do anything. hey stop it Stop.”
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Taylor Swift speaks to security personnel during a performance in Philadelphia on May 13, 2023.
The fan Swift allegedly pointed at now speaks up, identifying himself as Kelly Kelly.
Kelly, a third-grade teacher and mother from Maryland, told Good Morning America that she and her friends were dancing to “Bad Blood” in their front-row seats when they emerged to get the guard’s attention pull.
“He kept telling me to stop. He kept telling me to calm down and not dance,” Kelly told GMA. “And I guess she noticed and she yelled at him and told him to leave me alone and that I hadn’t done anything wrong.”
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“He was immediately escorted by other security personnel,” Layfield said
tells Storyful.
Kelly told GMA that she appreciates Swift’s commitment to her fans.
“I think it meant a lot to everyone else, so her fans know she has our back,” she said.
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Kelly also had another chance to see her favorite musician when she returned to Philadelphia on Sunday to catch Swift’s final, sold-out show at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Eras Tour marks Swift’s first tour in almost five years. Their next performance is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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Taylor Swift performs at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on May 12, 2023.
Swift officials did not respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
The venue, Lincoln Financial Field, did not respond to a written request for comment. A man who called ticket support said “No comment” when asked about the incident.
ABC News’ Miles Cohen and Monica Escobedo contributed to this report.