‘Friend Of 10 Years’ Publicly Calls Out Travis Kelce Over Taylor Swift Wedding Snub: ‘Is It A Personal Shot?’
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Travis Kelce faces backlash from a friend of 10 years who was not invited to his wedding with Taylor Swift. The ‘flabbergasted’ pal spoke out after seeing photos of other guests, sparking major social media buzz.
This has caused a major rift that could spell the end of their friendship going forward.
Travis Kelce Faces Backlash From Longtime Friend Over Wedding Snub
The spectacular summer wedding of pop megastar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce completely dominated the entertainment landscape. It was a star-studded ceremony that took place last Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Roughly 1,000 guests were in attendance. While A-list icons celebrated the high-profile union, certain close figures from the athlete’s past were noticeably missing.
Longtime Football Companions Target Kelce
Retired NFL linebacker Will Compton publicly expressed his utter disbelief after realizing he did not secure a coveted invitation. The defensive veteran has maintained a close relationship with the superstar tight end for over a decade. The sudden exclusion has ignited intense speculation across the digital football community.
Compton discussed the surprising situation during a recent appearance on the popular digital program “Wake Up Barstool.” He confessed that he initially did not think much of the missing envelope until pictures circulated online.
The podcast host became deeply perplexed after noticing various television analysts and media personnel scored entry. His broadcast partner, former Pro Bowl offensive lineman Taylor Lewan, quickly joined the public discourse.
Lewan launched into a passionate monologue during Tuesday’s episode of their shared media show. He noted that the deliberate omission felt like an intentional personal slight from his longtime peer.
‘We are extremely happy for them. Clearly, it was an extremely intimate wedding,’ Lewan began. ‘An intimate wedding with only their closest friends, only their closest friends and family went to.
‘Going into the weekend, I thought “all good, didn’t get an invite”. At the end of the day, when it comes to weddings, don’t make it about yourself. I sit back, happy for them, I shot Travis a text saying congratulations, he hit me back pretty quick. Happy for them and their relationship.
‘I hear it’s at MSG. Unique spot to get married. Heard they donated $26m to charity, incredible thing. I see a Pat McAfee post, him and his beautiful wife at the wedding, that’s awesome.
I see Paul Rudd is there. Incredible stuff, man, great actor. Abigail Anderson, I was thinking “I don’t know who that is”, turns out one of Taylor Swift’s closest friends from when she was little. That’s so beautiful.’
Eventually, Lewan started to feel hurt over who got there before him.
‘Then I start to see – who is (US women’s soccer player) Alex Morgan? Who is that? And then Saturday afternoon, or in the evening, seems like a lot of people go to this wedding. Baker Mayfield, his wife there. Beaabadoobee (the singer)… gotta go? Benson Boone, yeah, gotta have him. Bowen Yang, who is that?
‘Dude when I saw that Dean Blandino got invited, friend of our show. Dean Blandino was there. Now I am starting to think, is this a personal shot that Will and I are taking?’
Before the wedding, Will Compton and Taylor Lewan joked about whether Swift would take Kelce’s last name after marriage.
The duo previously hosted the Kansas City star on their platform multiple times over the last few years. They also stand out as prominent fixtures at his annual offseason football training summit.
