Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy shared a handwritten note Taylor Swift had sent him when he attended her show Saturday, and fans were all saying the same thing about her signature and penmanship.
The 34-year-old singer-songwriter made a friendly gesture at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium to the media mogul, 47, after he took to her defense more than a month ago.
The Shake It Off singer, who is on her lucrative Eras Tour, penned the correspondence to the media mogul after Portnoy came to her defense after she found herself under social media fire last month.
Swift received flak from a number of people after putting herself into the political arena in endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrat candidate in next month’s presidential election.
Swift last month took to Instagram to declare her support for the Democrat ticket following Harris’ debate with the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump.
Taylor Swift’s penmanship was questioned after Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy posted an image of a handwritten she had sent him Saturday
‘I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,’ Swift said. ‘I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.
‘I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.’
The feted entertainer encouraged her fans to get informed on the issues at hand before casting their ballots.
‘I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice,’ Swift said. ‘Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make.’
Portnoy, a self-proclaimed Swift superfan who has endorsed Trump, defended the musical artist in a post, saying he didn’t change his opinion on her because they have differing political views.
‘As the king of the Swifties people are asking me what I think of her Kamala endorsement,’ Portnoy said. ‘I don’t care at all. People can vote for whoever they want in this country.
‘How somebody votes will never change my opinion of a person. I’m voting the other way but to each their own.’
Swift told Portnoy in the letter, ‘Dave, I’m so happy to have you at the show tonight! I wanted to say thank you for always being so supportive, so loyal, and for having my back when a lot of people didn’t.’
Swift’s handwritten note garnered the attention of fans for its content and aesthetics
Via his podcast’s Instagram page @bffspod, Portnoy shared an image of Swift’s letter, which she sent her brother Austin Swift to deliver to him
The letter, delivered by Swift’s sibling, included a green seal with the number 13 inscribed
The Shake It Off singer penned the correspondence to the media mogul after Portnoy came to her defense after she found herself under social media fire after endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrat candidate in next month’s presidential election
The Grammy-winning singer ended the note, ‘I hope you have a blast tonight!! Love, Taylor.’
Via his podcast’s Instagram page @bffspod, Portnoy shared an image of Swift’s letter, which she sent her brother Austin Swift to deliver to him.
The social media post was captioned, ‘What a gift from @taylorswift to @stoolpresidente at last night’s Eras Tour.’
The letter, delivered by Swift’s sibling, included a green seal with the number 13 inscribed.
Swift’s handwritten note garnered the attention of fans for its content and aesthetics, with one fan saying, ‘That signature is wild lol.’
Other comments critical of Swift’s writing included: ‘This is amazing but low key she has terrible hand writing;’ ‘The signature is not what I’d expect;’ and ‘I didn’t think anyone could have worse handwriting than me till I saw this.’
Another said it ‘looks like a 6 year old wrote the whole thing,’ while a fan defended Swift noting her massive net worth.
‘That a 6yr olds $1.6billion signature,’ the fan said. ‘Congrats Dave & thanks for being a Diehard Swiftie & ALWAYS having Moms back!!!’
After a few fans were critical of Swift’s handwriting, one chimed in with her massive net worth
Multiple fans left comments that referred to Swift’s penmanship in her note to Portnoy
One fan pointed out that the criticism of Swift led to her correspondence with Portnoy
Portnoy took to Twitter with a shot of his bracelets as he attended the South Florida show
Portnoy also praised Swift for her efforts during Saturday’s show, saying that he ‘can’t get over how unbelievable’ she is on stage.
Portnoy said that he met Swift’s brother Austin and mother Andrea, but didn’t meet Taylor herself.
‘I didn’t meet Taylor – that’s fine – I don’t think she ever really meets people when she’s performing,’ he said.
Portnoy said the note itself meant more to him since the musical artist ‘took time out’ of her packed slate to pen it.
Portnoy on his podcast had initially said he thought that Swift’s reps had ‘totally ghosted’ him over the show, but ‘were very nice’ when they finally chat.
Pushback to Swift’s endorsement of Harris came from a number of directions – including Trump himself, who wrote, ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’ in a September 15 Truth Social message.
A more specific critique came from ex-Fox News host Megyn Kelly, 53, who said that the singer had essentially divided her own audience with the endorsement.
Pushback to Swift’s endorsement of Harris came from a number of directions – including Trump himself, who wrote, ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’ in a September 15 Truth Social message
Megyn Kelly said Swift had essentially divided her own audience with the endorsement
Kelly said Swift and Travis Kelce were ‘the epitomes of elite snobs’ and the ‘gazillions of dollars’ they have left them out of touch with the issues impacting the people who support them
‘You can kiss your sales to the Republican audience goodbye, Taylor, hope you enjoyed them while you had them,’ Kelly said on her SiriusXM program The Megyn Kelly Show.
Kelly said Swift and her beau Travis Kelce were ‘the epitomes of elite snobs’ and the ‘gazillions of dollars’ they have in the bank left them out of touch with the issues impacting the people who support them.
‘She doesn’t care what happens to these kids,’ Kelly said, ‘just like he doesn’t give a s*** what happens to all the young men who take that Pfizer booster he’s been pushing on them.’
