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Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley End 19-Year Joke Feud
Taylor Swift was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at a celebration in Nashville on Oct.
26.
During her speech, she joked that she and country singer Brad Paisley had been estranged since 2007.
Paisley had filled her tour bus with thousands of live crickets during a prank, keeping Swift awake through the night.
Swift said she had considered buying a lizard to deal with them, but described the experience as a dark time.
She called the feud over after 19 years, thanking Paisley for his introduction and saying they were good again.
Swift became the hall’s youngest inductee, according to the story.
Their relationship had already warmed: Paisley and his wife attended Swift’s wedding, and Swift donated to their Tennessee nonprofit, The Store.
Taylor Swift joked that she and Brad Paisley had been “estranged” for 19 years because he filled her tour bus with live crickets.
Swift made the remarks on Oct. 26 as Paisley inducted her into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
She said she was ready to let bygones be bygones after praising his induction speech.
Swift was the youngest inductee in the Hall of Fame.
Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, had attended Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding on July 3.
- Who
- Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley.
- What
- Swift joked that a prank involving thousands of crickets had caused a 19-year estrangement, and said they were now on good terms.
- When
- Oct. 26. The prank took place in 2007.
- Where
- At a celebration for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- Why
- Paisley filled Swift’s tour bus with live crickets during a tour prank.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Paisley filled Swift’s tour bus with thousands of live crickets during a tour prank.
Swift donated to Paisley and his wife’s Tennessee-based nonprofit, The Store.
Paisley and his wife attended Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.
Paisley inducted Swift into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Swift joked about their long-running feud.
- Inductee
- Taylor Swift
- Induction
- Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Prank
- Thousands of live crickets in Swift’s tour bus
- Prank year
- 2007
- Wedding date
- July 3
- Nonprofit
- The Store, based in Tennessee
What people are saying
He took a tour prank too far. Filled my entire tour bus with live crickets. Thousands of them.
I think we can let bygones be bygones. I think we're good now.
One of the least pretentious weddings I’ve ever seen, or ever will see.