David Letterman has firmly sided with Taylor Swift (34) amid her budding romance with Travis Kelce (34).
The legendary talk show host, 76, defended the Grammy winner's cultural influence after she was the subject of numerous criticisms and the victim of sexual, graphic, AI-altered photos.
The former late-night host posted a video on Instagram with the caption, “Dave is Team Taylor.”
“I don't think we've ever seen anything like this in the history of show business or popular culture,” the bearded Emmy winner claimed as he sat in front of the camera in a sports jacket and tan pants.
'Enormously!' he said. “It fills stadiums around the world and puts on a three-hour show.”
David Letterman, 76, posted a video on Monday titled “Dave is Team Taylor.”
“We live in a world now where all we hear is nonsense and ugliness,” he continued.
“The nonsense can't get any more nonsensical and the ugliness, God hopes it can't get any uglier.” But that's all we hear.'
He then focused on the singer: “And now here's Taylor Swift, who is a shining, bright light of goodness in the world, and she's starting to date.” [Travis Kelce].'
David accidentally referred to the Kansas City Chiefs star as Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer, 68.
After the Chiefs won their playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, they secured a place in Super Bowl LVII.
As Taylor left the stadium after the game, a fan appeared to credit her with the win and said, “You did that!” in a video Xformerly known as Twitter.
The anti-hero artist replied, “I didn’t do anything.”
After Taylor leaves, another person can be heard saying, “You ruined the NFL!”
Taylor Swift, 34, has been the subject of online criticism since she began attending NFL games in September to support her boyfriend Travis Kelce, 34. She recently fell victim to AI-altered pornographic images. Pictured in Baltimore on Sunday
The former late-night host called the relationship between the Grammy winner and the NFL star “such a beautiful thing” and advised critics to “shut up!” Pictured in New York in October 2023
During the video, Dave incorrectly referred to Travis Kelce as Kelsey Grammer. He was corrected by someone off camera but made the mistake a few more times
Fans who saw the video were quick to defend the hitmaker.
“I don't understand how they're yelling at her when she's not responsible for the cameraman panning to her,” one wrote, referring to the numerous clips shown on screen every time the Cruel Summer cast Singer attends a game.
Dave continued and said, “This [Travis Kelce] People say, “Oh no, no, no, don’t bother us.” We are all caught up in football. We don’t want Taylor and football.”
He then lashed out at some of the die-hard fans who were less than welcoming to him.
Referring to Taylor's September Instagram post, in which a link to the nonpartisan website Vote.org led to 35,000 people registering to vote, Dave said: “Politically, Taylor Swift is also a huge force, and I think I want to just seeing people do the right thing.” Ding'
The TV legend also addressed his words to the Swifties who hadn't exactly welcomed Travis, saying the relationship was “good for Taylor Swift and something positive and happy for the world.” He ended the video by saying, “So God bless Taylor Swift and.” [Travis Kelce]'
“And the Taylor Swift people, the Swifties, say, ‘Oh, we don’t want a footballer in here [Travis Kelce].”
“And I say to both camps, ‘This is such a beautiful thing. Shut up!” It’s good for the footballers. “It’s good for Taylor Swift and it’s something positive and happy for the world.”
Dave then referenced a September Instagram post in which the Shake It Off singer provided a link to the non-partisan website Vote.org, which resulted in 35,000 people registering to vote, and said: “Taylor is political too Swift is a huge force, and I think just wants people to do the right thing.”
He ended the video with a blessing: “So God bless Taylor Swift and.” [Travis Kelce].'