There is no “bad blood”.
Video of Taylor Swift paying $4,000 to take a hammer to a guitar goes viral She’s a Donald Trump supporter who swears she did it just for “jokes” — and is using it to help a children’s charity Is trying to raise thousands of dollars for. ,
Gary Estes, 67, was filmed picking up a guitar decorated with the “Shake It Off” singer’s face at an auction in Waxahachie, just outside Dallas, last Saturday — and then promptly tearing it apart to loud applause.
Estes came forward and confirmed speculation that he was a Trump supporter, reacting to Swift’s recent support of Trump’s rival, Vice President Kamala Harris,
“Yes, you can connect the dots there,” Estes. told NBC News On Tuesday, he was asked if he was a fan of the 45th President.
Still, although he was not happy with Swift’s decision to vote for the Democratic candidate in the upcoming election, he insisted that her hammer-wielding antics would do no harm.
“There was nothing malicious or anything about it,” Estes said.
“It was just a joke at the auction that we were supposed to raise money for the kids, right? And that was all. There was nothing bad in it, there was nothing bad in it.”
In the viral footage, a smiling Estes can be seen slowly approaching the stage to claim the guitar after making the winning bid.
Once in front of the audience, Estes took the equipment from the auctioneer and immediately began dismantling the equipment.
“It was a fun, light-hearted thing. “I know it probably seemed malicious, but everyone was laughing,” auctioneer Craig Meyer told the outlet.
“There were people at the time who joked that he was crazy because he didn’t know how to play the guitar.”
Meanwhile, the broken device is now up for auction again – this time on eBay – after Estes donated it back to the youth charity just moments after destroying it.
The listing, which debuted Wednesday at $2,800, describes the guitar as signed by Swift and comes with a “certificate of authenticity.”
But a source close to Swift’s business company has since provided this information told tmz They never certified the equipment.
Initially the organizer of the charity event took to facebook Last week he advertised what he said was a Swift-signed guitar and described the upcoming bid as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
According to the event’s website, the dinner was held to raise funds to support agricultural and rural education for the county’s youth.
