Stadium Seating: Swift and Kloss sit side by side in Kansas City
The former best friends shared a private suite at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, marking their first public appearance together since 2018.
By Grace Almasi ·
Pop star Taylor Swift and supermodel Karlie Kloss sat next to each other at a professional football game in Kansas City on Sunday. The two women occupied seats in a private suite at Arrowhead Stadium while watching the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the New York Jets. Swift’s mother, Andrea Swift, and her mother-in-law, Donna Kelce, also joined them in the suite.
This gathering marks the first time the pair has been photographed together in more than eight years. Their last confirmed public appearance together occurred in August 2018. Kloss was backstage during Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour in Nashville at that time.
Rumors of a falling out between the two began circulating around that same period. Reports suggest the distance stemmed partly from Kloss maintaining a close relationship with Scooter Braun. Braun had recently purchased the master recordings of Swift’s first six albums.
The absence of Swift from Kloss’s October 2018 wedding to Josh Kushner fueled speculation about a rift. Swift was still performing on tour during that initial ceremony. She also missed their second wedding ceremony in 2019, an event where Braun was listed as a guest.
Tensions appeared to ease during 2023 when Kloss attended a Swift concert in Los Angeles. Kloss sat in the general crowd as a paying customer rather than in the VIP section. The reconciliation became more visible this July when Kloss and Kushner arrived as guests at Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden.
Kloss addressed her attendance at the July 3 wedding during a recent appearance on the Today show. She noted her desire to protect her friends' privacy while expressing joy for the newlyweds. Kloss stated that the couple is amazing and that she is happy for them.
