Taylor Swift Pays the Price for Endorsing Kamala Harris? Fan Smashes $4000 Signed Guitar Moments After Purchase
- Taylor Swift has never been a fan of Donald Trump and expressing her support for Kamala Harris might be backfiring.
- In a video that has gone viral on the internet, a man can be seen using a hammer for destroying a guitar signed by Swift after buying it at the auction.
- The smashed guitar is still being sold on eBay, but the man named Gary Estes seems to have done this to show his displeasure about Swift supporting Harris.
Taylor Swift seems to have picked up bad blood with fans who are not very happy about her endorsement of US presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Consequently, she now seems to have become the anti-hero to these Donald Trump-supporting fans who do not seem to hesitate from withdrawing their support for Swift.
Recently, a person won a bid for an autographed guitar only to smash it right there. The video of him doing so has gone viral on the internet. Fans can’t help but wonder if this had something to do with the political stance Swift took with the presidential elections approaching.
Taylor Swift’s Signed Guitar Was Smashed by Elderly Man Moments After He Bought It For $4000
A 67-year-old man named Gary Estes paid $4000 for a Taylor Swift-autographed guitar at the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner in Waxahachie (via NBC News). It is an annual charity event that benefits agricultural-based education efforts for local youths. The body of the instrument was adorned with decor related to Swift (via TMZ).
In a surprising turn of events, Estes walked up to the auctioneer to collect his win and began smashing the guitar with a hammer which was handed to him by someone working at auction. Although the instrument, as one can imagine, was no longer usable, Estes walked away with it happily.
Rob Bartley, an attendee of the event, spoke to The Independent regarding the incident and revealed that this is not the first time such an auction of a guitar related to Swift has taken place. In fact, it happened earlier this year at a different event. He also suggested that it might have happened because of the Look What You Made Me Do singer’s political inclination.
The signed guitar comes with a certificate of authenticity and was put on sale on eBay for a minimum of $100. The bid has since reached $2600 according to Daily Mail. What is interesting about this whole thing is that the guitar is allegedly not actually signed by the songstress because the authenticity certificate obtained by TMZ does not have a seal from her merchandise company.
Why Did Gary Estes Smash the Guitar?
The fact that people are even willing to buy the smashed instrument is telling enough about the kind of craze there is for anything signed by the Grammy-winning artist. This brings one to wonder about the motives behind Estes destroying the guitar so brutally.
After talking to Estes, auctioneer Craig Meier, a spokesperson for the event, told NBC News that it might have been a joke, but it was a political statement as well.
Taylor Swift, it became a political thing, and that was kind of the gist of it, just a light-hearted bit of a dig at Taylor for coming out politically and entertainers using their influence to influence politics.
Estes is the owner of an electrical wiring business. Being a supporter of Trump, he wasn’t pleased with Swift’s endorsement of Harris. He said: “Yes, you can connect the dots there.” However, during his chat with the outlet earlier, he had stated that he did not have anything against The Man singer.
