Travis Kelce dismisses claims he and Taylor Swift are 'seeking attention'

Travis Kelce is shaking off haters and doubling down on date nights with girlfriend Taylor Swift after the couple has been seen in public over the past week and received some online backlash for seeking attention.

The Kansas City tight end talked to the podcast hosts of "Bussin' With The Boys" for 90 minutes about Chiefs' season expectations, NFL retirement, acting with Adam Sandler in the new "Happy Gilmore" sequel and his relationship with Swift.

"Having fun with it man, being a couple," Kelce said about his relationship. "It gets thrown out there, like we're trying to seek attention every now and then, but it's like we’re just enjoying life and having fun going to hockey games, kinda introducing her to some more of the sports world."

Taylor Swift performs "Shake It Off" at Tight End University in Nashville, Tenn., June 24, 2025.

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While hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan talked about encounters they've had with some Swifties, Kelce stayed quiet for the remainder of the segment. The "Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?" host said the most unexpected thing to get used to while dating one of the biggest stars on the planet is the paparazzi.

"That's probably the craziest part," he said, "like I'm just playing golf and all of a sudden in the trees there's a [bleeping] guy with a camera."

Earlier in the broadcast Compton, who attended Tight End University in Nashville where Swift gave a surprise performance of "Shake It Off," said that all attendees had to be vetted and photos needed to go through approval before getting posted.

"You can't post anything until it gets cleared," he said.

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