made a surprise appearance at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday, where she took in the U.S. Open Men’s Final while simultaneously quelling rumors that she and fellow WAG Brittany Mahomes are on the outs.
Swift and her football beau, Kansas City Chiefs tight end , arrived hand-in-hand to their box shortly before the start of the final. The Mahomes—Brittany and husband Patrick, the Chiefs’ quarterback—rolled up a little later. Swift and Mahomes were all smiles as they were photographed greeting each other with a hug, contradicting speculation about a brewing feud kickstarted by reports that the pair took in the Chiefs’ season opener against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday.
The Chiefs beat Baltimore, 27-20. The two are usually inseparable inside (and ) Arrowhead Stadium, and fans were quick to read into their newfound distance, connecting it to the minor online ruckus Mahomes caused late last month when she liked one of ’s Instagram posts. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, as well as Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, attend the US Open men’s singles final between Taylor Fritz of the United States and Jannik Sinner of Italy.
The Aug. 13 post listed Trump’s campaign promises, including “Keep men OUT of women’s sports” and “Cut federal funding for any school pushing Critical Race Theory, Radical Gender Ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children.” Mahomes has since removed the like, preserved for posterity in , and was not .