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A fan who approached Taylor Swift’s VIP suite during the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers risked being removed from Arrowhead Stadium after allegedly entering another spectator’s row and ignoring security.
The claims come according to eyewitness Ashlie Molstad, who said the woman had crossed four people to reach her row before shouting the Grammy-winning singer’s name in Week 6 of the NFL season.
Taylor Swift appears to ask fan to stop filming her during Chiefs game
Although she could not see the singer directly, she watched the security guard intervene and tell the woman, “These are not your seats. You need to leave.”
According to Molstad, the woman explained that she had traveled from Germany and was wearing Oktoberfest clothing, but the explanation apparently did not change the guard’s response.
The fan then tried to take a quick photograph before he raised his hand to block the camera as video from the suite area showed Swift gesturing toward the field and appearing to tell the person filming to watch the game instead.
Molstad said she did not hear Swift speak, but believed the footage showed the singer saying something like, “I’m watching the game,” as she continues to support her husband, Travis Kelce.
“The frustrating part was her assuming she had the right to rush into our row and get right in Taylor’s face, which was distracting while we were trying to watch the game,” Molstad said, describing crossing into another row and approaching Swift’s suite made the encounter disruptive.
She said Swift did not appear distressed from what she could see in the footage, and seemed focused on the Chiefs’ game. Molstad praised the guard for keeping the exchange brief rather than escalating it into a larger scene.
“He didn’t make a big scene,” Molstad said, claiming “he just put his hand up and said, ‘I don’t care. These are not your seats.'”
The witness described another incident outside the suite, claiming she and a friend saw a man pressed against the window and flipping Swift off as they alerted police officers stationed nearby, who removed him from the area.
The incident occurred at the Kansas City Chiefs' Arrowhead StadiumLAPRESSE
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On the field, Kenneth Walker delivered 128 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, while Patrick Mahomes accumulated 272 passing yards as despite missing wide receivers Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton, Kansas City improved to 5-0.
Keeping pace with the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings as the NFL's only undefeated teams, Xavier Worthy contributed seven receptions for 73 yards, and Kelce finished with five catches totaling 53 yards.
The victory also gave Kansas City a different outcome against its AFC West rivals after the Chargers swept their two meetings last season as Walker provided the Chiefs' biggest offensive moment, breaking free for a 33-yard touchdown.
His production reinforced his standing as the league's leading rusher while the Chargers struggled to slow Kansas City's running game whilst Los Angeles, meanwhile, continued to struggle offensively, finishing with 259 total yards.
Justin Herbert threw for 204 yards but surrendered an interception, his eighth of the season, extending his league-leading total. The Chargers had an opportunity to make the contest closer after reaching the 15-yard line following halftime.
However, Herbert's consecutive incompletions ended the drive with another field goal rather than a touchdown whilst the Chiefs also had shortcomings, with Harrison Butker missing both an extra-point attempt and a field goal.