Taylor Swift misses Emmys to cheer on Travis Kelce at NFL game with Tom Cruise

Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Jessica Coates
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Summary

Taylor Swift opted to watch an NFL game with her husband Travis Kelce instead of attending the Emmys. At the game, they were joined by Swift’s father and members of Kelce's family. Swift made a pre-recorded appearance at the Emmys as part of a sketch featuring Mariska Hargitay. The couple married on July 3 in New York with over 1,000 guests including Tom Cruise and other celebrities. Their relationship started when Kelce publicly expressed interest in Swift during an episode of his podcast.
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🔮 So how on earth could they make that conclusion?” he said.
🔮 The skit saw Hargitay reprise her Law And Order: SVU and ceremony role as Olivia Benson as her team of SVU detectives investigated whether Swift would attend the ceremony.
🔮 Separately, National Rail said pre-planned engineering work between London Paddington and Burnham would close some lines on Sunday morning, with all lines between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway closed early in the morning.
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Kansas City NFL New Heights New York’s SVU

Subjects

Swift PERSON · 10× Kelce PERSON · 6× Hargitay PERSON · 4× Donna PERSON · 1× Jason PERSON · 1× Kansas City ORG · 1× Mariska Hargitay PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Olivia Benson PERSON · 1× Scott PERSON · 1×

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After Hargitay concluded the singer would not attend because of the conflicting game, Swift – appearing as a detective – said: “Maybe she’ll do one of those cool, pre-taped sketch things to support the host.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-15
🔮 The skit saw Hargitay reprise her Law And Order: SVU and ceremony role as Olivia Benson as her team of SVU detectives investigated whether Swift would attend the ceremony.
2026-09-15 · Evening Standard
Taylor Swift misses Emmys to cheer on Travis Kelce at NFL game with Tom Cruise · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

The pair were seen laughing, chatting and cheering as they watched the game alongside Swift’s father Scott and Kelce’s mother Donna and brother Jason. asserted
they → see → father
Kelce marked his first match as a married man by moving to second in the NFL’s list of most receiving yards by a tight end. asserted
Kelce → mark → end
Swift has made regular appearances at games since she began dating the Kansas City tight end in 2023. asserted
she → make → 2023
Despite skipping the ceremony, Swift did appear in a pre-recorded sketch alongside host Mariska Hargitay. asserted
Swift → skip → Hargitay
The skit saw Hargitay reprise her Law And Order: SVU and ceremony role as Olivia Benson as her team of SVU detectives investigated whether Swift would attend the ceremony. asserted
Swift → see → ceremony
After Hargitay concluded the singer would not attend because of the conflicting game, Swift – appearing as a detective – said: “Maybe she’ll do one of those cool, pre-taped sketch things to support the host.” asserted
she → conclude → host
Swift’s cat, named Olivia Benson after Hargitay’s character, also appeared in the clip. asserted
cat → name → clip
The pop star’s documentary series The Eras Tour: The Final Show had also been nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy earlier this month but lost out to The Muppet Show. asserted
series → nominate → Show
Swift and Kelce, both 36, tied the knot in a star-studded event at New York’s Madison Square Garden on July 3, which Kelce said offered a “private” setting “without a lot of distractions”. asserted
Kelce → tie → distractions
More than 1,000 guests attended the event, including Cruise and Hargitay, a long-time friend of the singer. asserted
guests → attend → singer
The couple’s romance began after Kelce publicly announced on his New Heights podcast that he was interested in Swift and tried to give her a friendship bracelet containing his phone number after a concert. asserted
he → begin → concert
Swift later described the move as a “wild, romantic gesture”. asserted
Swift → describe → gesture
Speaking on his podcast earlier this month, Kelce said he and Swift had been having “so much fun” since the big day. asserted
he → speak → day
He said: “Me and Taylor are so thankful for everybody that showed up, from the vows to just seeing everyone, to how much fun we had throughout the entire evening.” asserted
we → say → evening
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