$26M charitable donation
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to various charities in New York City and Cleveland to offset any negative optics around the wedding.
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The Wedding Guest List: A to Z Deep Dive and the Blake Lively Bombshell
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Armed with a People magazine article cataloguing every confirmed attendee from A to Z, Jackie and Claudia surface the guest list's two dominant themes: the random and the unforgivable. [1] — Jackie Oshry "Blake Lively was present at virtually every Travis Kelce game during the entire Taylor-Travis courtship — she was a core part of the love s…" 31:46 On the random side: Jessica Alba, Fergie, Dita Von Teese, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tate McRae (firmly Kardashian-adjacent), and Jamie Oliver all made the cut. On the unforgivable side: Blake Lively — who was at every single Chiefs game during the courtship, who is the godmother of Taylor's children, and who had 'It's a Love Story' as a core chapter of her friendship with Taylor — received no invitation. The hosts declare this final and irrefutable proof the friendship is over, likely due to fallout from the Justin Baldoni situation. [1] — Jackie Oshry "Blake Lively was present at virtually every Travis Kelce game during the entire Taylor-Travis courtship — she was a core part of the love s…" 31:46 Karlie Kloss's surprise inclusion generates nearly as much shock: despite years of reported estrangement linked to Scooter Braun's alleged receipt of inside information about Taylor's professional life through Karlie, she was there wearing gold — a color that Taylor Swift gaylore devotees read as coded communication. Kelly Teller's absence is also flagged, as she was Taylor's Golden Globes date barely a year before.
Blake Lively's Wedding Snub: The Friendship Is Definitively Over
Blake Lively was present at virtually every Travis Kelce game during the entire Taylor-Travis courtship — she was a core part of the love story. Not being invited to a 1,000-person wedding is final. Even Karlie Kloss, whose friendship with Taylor has been rocky for years, made the cut.
~1,000 guests at TNT wedding
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