{"id":6266,"date":"2024-10-01T08:31:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T08:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2024-10-01T08:31:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T08:31:37","slug":"taylor-swift-guitar-is-smashed-by-elderly-man-who-had-just-spent-4k-for-the-signed-instrument-at-charity-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6266","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift guitar is SMASHED by elderly man who had just spent $4K for the signed instrument at charity auction!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Taylor Swift guitar\u00a0<em>really\u00a0<\/em>went under the hammer at auction.<\/p>\n<p>A mystery buyer is going viral for reportedly coughing up $4,000 to buy a\u00a0signed Taylor Swift\u00a0guitar at a Texas charity auction \u2014 just to immediately smash it up with a hammer.<\/p>\n<p>The white-haired man obliterated the \u201cShake It Off\u201d singer\u2019s old instrument at the Ellis County WildGame Dinner in Waxahachie, just outside of Dallas, on Saturday night,\u00a0according to footage\u00a0posted on social media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737615.jpg?resize=234,125&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737615.jpg?resize=150,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737615.jpg?resize=50,27&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Man holding a hammer while being passed Taylor Swift's guitar\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption>A man spent $4,000 to win a guitar signed by Taylor Swift at an auction in Texas \u2014 and then proceeded to smash it with a hammer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737619.jpg?resize=234,127&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737619.jpg?resize=150,81&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737619.jpg?resize=50,27&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"The unidentified man won the Swift memorabilia at the Ellis County WildGame Dinner in Waxahachie.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption>The unidentified man won the Swift memorabilia at the Ellis County WildGame Dinner in Waxahachie.<span class=\"credit\">TikTok \/ @jdcobb58<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The footage doesn\u2019t show what led up to the guitar-smashing antics or why he bought it.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation was rife on social media that the chaos may have been tied to politics after the 34-year-old pop star recently revealed she would be\u00a0voting for Vice President Kamala Harris\u00a0in the upcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>However, it wasn\u2019t immediately clear if the man was a Donald Trump supporter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/30\/us-news\/mystery-buyer-spends-4k-on-taylor-swift-guitar-just-to-smash-it-with-hammer\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33461312\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737618.jpg?w=752\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737618.jpg?resize=43,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 43w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737618.jpg?resize=115,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 115w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737618.jpg?resize=150,204&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/video-started-blowing-monday-scene-90737618.jpg?resize=37,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 37w\" alt=\"It was not immediately clear why the man smashed the guitar.\" width=\"433\" height=\"590\" \/><\/a><\/div><figcaption>It was not immediately clear why the man smashed the guitar.<span class=\"credit\">TikTok \/ @jdcobb58<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump, on his part, has repeatedly trashed the superstar \u2014 and took to his Truth Social platform as recently as last week to declare: \u201cI hate\u00a0Taylor Swift!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, organizers of the charity event\u00a0took to Facebook\u00a0last week to advertise Swift\u2019s autographed guitar as an auction item, describing the upcoming bidding as \u201conce in a life time opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other auction items included a \u201ctrained Labrador hunting partner,\u201d an \u201cexotic ram hunt,\u201d a five day black bear hunt and a smoked rib eye dinner party.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/30\/us-news\/mystery-buyer-spends-4k-on-taylor-swift-guitar-just-to-smash-it-with-hammer\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 4 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"4\" 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