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Taylor Swift actually stated, “Are you prepared for it?” whereas rolling as much as the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards pink carpet. As she arrived to the pink carpet at New York’s UBS Enviornment on Wednesday, September 11, the “Karma” hitmaker, 34, was wearing a fierce look — a distinction to a few of her previous glowing, sequined VMAs outfits through the years.
The worldwide pop icon’s outfit featured a yellow and black plaid prime with an identical practice, black high-waisted shorts, matching leather-based gloves and coordinating thigh-high heeled boots. As for her make-up, Taylor went for a smokey winged eye shadow and wore her hair down in pure waves.
Taylor leads this yr’s VMAs nominees record with a complete of 12 nominations. Her presence at this yr’s awards present comes simply hours after she made headlines for endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris amid the 2024 election. On Tuesday, September 10, the “You Have to Calm Down” hitmaker penned a prolonged assertion through Instagram, explaining why she was endorsing the Democrat over the Republican candidate, Donald Trump.
“Like a lot of you, I watched the talk tonight,” Taylor wrote. “When you haven’t already, now is a good time to do your analysis on the problems at hand and the stances these candidates tackle the subjects that matter to you essentially the most. As a voter, I be certain to observe and skim all the pieces I can about their proposed insurance policies and plans for this nation.”
Whereas stating that she’s “achieved [her] analysis” and has “made [her] alternative,” Taylor defined that she is voting for Kamala, 59, “as a result of she fights for the rights and causes I imagine want a warrior to champion them.”
“I feel she is a steady-handed, gifted chief, and I imagine we are able to accomplish a lot extra on this nation if we’re led by calm and never chaos,” the Grammy Award winner continued, earlier than mentioning Kamala’s working mate, Tim Walz. “I used to be so heartened and impressed by her choice of working mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a girl’s proper to her personal physique for many years.”
Elsewhere in her submit, Taylor blasted Donald, 78, and his staff for posting AI-generated pictures of her over the summer season, making it appear as if she had endorsed him.
“Lately, I used to be made conscious that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his web site,” the Pennsylvania native famous, earlier than including, “It actually conjured up my fears round AI, and the hazards of spreading misinformation.”
The AI pictures of Taylor, in flip, “introduced [her] to the conclusion that [she needed] to be very clear about [her] precise plans for this election as a voter,” the pop star concluded in her caption, including, “The only method to fight misinformation is with the reality.”
In response to Taylor’s public assertion, Donald stated that she’s “pay the value” for her alternative.
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