Taylor Swift fans are shutting down her haters after a video that many are presuming took place during a “drunk karaoke” session surfaced online.
The clip, which is said to have been taken during her annual July 4th party in 2016 (the last time she hosted the fan-favorite event until 2023, when she delighted fans with a belated snapshot of “your local neighborhood independent girlies”), took on Dolly Parton’s beloved “I Will Always Love You,” as made famous by the late Whitney Houston.
In the video, the “Karma” songstress stood on a makeshift stage in a dimly lit room alongside Ed Sheeran, who played the guitar for the occasion.
She appeared to have a drink in her hand, while the nearby table holding some of the audio equipment
The two belted out the iconic chorus as her guests looked on from the rest of the room, many of them singing along with their hands in the air, and, seeing as the snippet was only seconds long, Swifties immediately demanded, “WE NEED THE FULL VIDEO.”
“oh tayvocalist,” another quipped.
A new video of Taylor Swift singing Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” at her 4th of July party in 2016 has surfaced.
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Several commenters, however, criticized the video, with one writing, “Now that’s cringe.”
“Look how everyone is a mess,” someone else commented, while another declared, “Whoever leaked this is MESSY.”
“Everyone in the replies acting like they’ve never done drunk karaoke before 🙄,” one clapped back, suggesting they “learn to have fun omfg.”
“this isn’t even bad LMAO yall just haters,” another declared, as somebody else wrote, “Yall hate fun Taylor just enjoying herself.”
“Everyone in the replies doesn’t sell millions of albums from singing either,” someone else snapped.
Some who reposted the video for themselves even heard a bit of Houston in her vocals, with one declaring, “Oh Whitney’s spirit possessed her on that one note,” and another questioning, “wait why did whitney’s spirit possess her here a little omg.”
It’s not clear who filmed and/or released the brief clip, but attendees are known to have included Alana Haim, Brittany Maack, Martha Hunt, Halston Sage, Cara Delevingne, Abigail Anderson, Ruby Rose, Harley Gusman,Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, Uzo Aduba, andKarlie Kloss. Some users on X credited Gusman, though the video no longer appears on her TikTok if that’s the case.
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