Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce watch play between Jannik Sinner, of Italy, and Taylor Fritz, of the United States, during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP)

No, Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce didn’t say he could ‘twist’ Elon Musk ‘into a pretzel’

Moments after the 2024 presidential debate ended, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift threw her support behind Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, writing on Instagram that Harris “fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.”

Swift posed with one of her three cats, Benjamin Button, and signed the endorsement “Taylor Swift, childless cat lady,” in a dig at comments by Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee.

 

Entrepreneur Elon Musk, who supports former President Donald Trump in the presidential race, responded to Swift’s endorsement on his X platform.

“Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life,” wrote Musk, who has fathered at least 12 children with three different women. He has amplified inaccurate claims that Western countries are experiencing a population collapse and argued he is “doing my part” to combat it.

Musk critics and Swift supporters derided Musk’s remarks as “sexist, controversial,” and “creepy.” Vanity Fair characterized the post as “a disturbing sexual comment.”

One person who hasn’t responded? Swift’s boyfriend, National Football League player Travis Kelce.

However, that fact didn’t stop social media users from circulating a fake X post screenshot as if it were a rebuttal from Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end.

“I’m 6’5″ and actually play football,” read a screenshot shared Sept. 12 on Threads that purported to show Kelce’s reply. “The fact I went to college and got a degree and worked hard might be lost on you. I don’t play backgammon but I do play chess. I could also twist you into a pretzel.”