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\n\t\tTaylor Swift and Lena Dunham\u2019s friendship goes back years (Picture: Christopher Polk\/Getty Images for Naras)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tTaylor Swift and Lena Dunham\u2019s friendship goes back years (Picture: Christopher Polk\/Getty Images for Naras)<\/p>\n
The celebrity world is abuzz this morning following Taylor Swift<\/a> and Travis Kelce<\/a>\u2019s star-studded wedding extravaganza<\/a> in Madison Square Garden last night.<\/p>\n Fans have lost count of the A-listers who were in attendance at the New York<\/a> venue, with Adam Sandler officiating the ceremony and stars including Selena Gomez<\/a>, Hugh Grant<\/a>, Ed Sheeran<\/a> and Gigi Hadid<\/a> joining in the celebration.<\/p>\n Lena Dunham, who\u2019s been a close friend of Taylor\u2019s for years, was one of the people who reportedly made a speech at the bash, although she apparently raised a few eyebrows while doing so.<\/p>\n According to a source, Taylor and American football player Travis took it in turns to introduce each other\u2019s loved ones when they addressed the room.<\/p>\n When it was Girls star Lena\u2019s turn to take the mic, she supposedly sparked a very divided reaction.<\/p>\n \u2018American football is just straight guys reenacting gay porn,\u2019 the Girls star said, an insider told the Mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n \t\t \t\t\t\tTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding\t\t\t<\/p>\n Follow the latest from Metro\u2018s coverage below:<\/p>\n It\u2019s been claimed that guests \u2018gasped and laughed\u2019 in response to her joke, but Taylor backed her, declaring her friend a \u2018genius\u2019.<\/p>\n While several of the popstar\u2019s friends were present to witness her tie the knot, there were some notable absences from the party.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s former close friend Blake Lively was nowhere to be seen after their friendship was b believed to have fizzled following Blake\u2019s legal battle with Justin Baldoni.<\/p>\n Lena\u2019s friendship with Taylor goes back years, including dedicating her 2026 memoir Famesick to the Love Story singer.<\/p>\n \u2018TayTay \u2014 you sing the songs I wrote this book to\u2026 and yet somehow, miraculously, you also pick up every desperate call at every desperate hour,\u2019 she wrote in her dedication.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t Speaking to People previously about their friendship, the Too Much creator shared: \u2018It\u2019s a crazy thing, because she\u2019s one of my best friends in the world but she\u2019s also my favourite music.\u2019<\/p>\n Ahead of Taylor and Travis\u2019s wedding, Madison Square Garden was transformed for the event, with multiple roads surrounding the New York venue closed.<\/p>\n It was said that a castle-like set had been built inside, while hundreds of police officers were stationed on the streets.<\/p>\n New York mayor Zohran Mamdani recently joked about the wedding, saying at a press conference: \u2018My recommendation to all New Yorkers is to stay inside and stay cool.<\/p>\n \u2018And if you happen to be getting married at Madison Square Garden, you will be staying inside, and you will be staying cool.\u2019<\/p>\n Metro has contacted Taylor Swift\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"2026](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_303740297_84ceaf-e1783063885498.jpg\")
\n\t\tTravis and Taylor have been together for three years (Picture: Kevin Mazur\/Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2274526557-a165.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe bride reportedly dubbed her friend Lena a \u2018genius\u2019 after her speech (Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-1516081206.jpg\")
\n\t\tWhile plenty of Taylor\u2019s friends were at her wedding, former close pal Blake Lively was nowhere to be seen (Picture: Chris Polk\/WWD\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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