Jeopardy!Clue Throws Shade at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Romance — and Fans React

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in September 2024.Photo:Gotham/GC Images

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Travis Kelcemay need to shake it off!

During the Wednesday, Nov. 6 episode ofJeopardy!, the Kansas City Chiefs player, 35, and his relationship withTaylor Swiftwas thrown a little shade in one of the game show’s clues.

“Who is Travis Kelce?” a contestant named Derek answered and hostKen Jenningsconfirmed he was correct.

The ‘Jeopardy!’ set.Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

The moment went viral after the episode and fans flocked to social media to share their reactions.

“Jeopardy was NASTY with travis kelce today,” one userwrote, while another added, “Jeopardy with some Travis Kelce shade tonight.”

While many considered theJeopardy!clue offensive to Kelce, the NFL star previously revealed that hedidn’t mind being Swift’s arm candy.

(L) Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift at the 2024 Super Bowl.Tim Nwachukwu/Getty

Tim Nwachukwu/Getty

“It’s the life I chose, I guess,” Kelce said onCBS Morningsin September. “I have fun with it.”

“It comes with the territory of wanting to do fun activities like this and signing up for cool sponsorships like this and endorsements,” he explained in the interview, which was filmed on the set of his Pepsi commercial.

As for how his family is handling life in the spotlight, theGrotesqueriestar said that the Kelce family is embracing their newfound fame, especially his momDonna.

“Everyone’s loving it. Mama Kelce is having so much fun,” he explained. “I think my dad is slowly getting more comfortable with it, and Jason has always been a pro at it,” he added of his brother, retired Philadelphia Eagles centerJason Kelce, 36.

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Travis went on to open up about why he thinks “people are rooting for him" and his whirlwind romance with the Grammy award winner.

“I hope it’s because they see I’m just a genuinely good person and I love what I do and I love doing it with the people that I’m doing it with,” he shared. “I’d rather give everybody happiness and something to cheer about than otherwise.”

source: people.com