Charles Curtis

January 10, 2024 2:25 pm ET

Taylor Swift has heard it from dads, Brads and Chads and even at the Golden Globes from host Jo Koy. And it’s not right.

Any and all criticism of her being shown too much during NFL games (not true) or her somehow affecting Travis Kelce’s performance in 2023 (absolutely not true) is ridiculous and needs to stop.

And who’s coming to her defense? That would be ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who had a lot to say on First Take on the subject, as you’ll see below.

“I have to take a moment to come to the defense of Taylor Swift,” he said. “Everybody’s sitting up there and acting like she’s some kind of impediment and — excuse me — she did her job.”

“She’s going to support her dude,” he added. “To show up at a football game and the cameras are on her — that ain’t her fault!”