In 2015, rumors about Taylor Swift’s legs spread like wildfire on social media.
Taylor was preparing for a world tour to promote herself. 1989 The album — compared to the current Eras Tour, is a bit odd. And her team reportedly decided to take extreme precautions.
National Enquirer The tour’s financiers also reportedly insured Taylor’s legs for $40 million.
Rumor: Taylor Swift’s legs are insured for $40 million
That sounds crazy. But considering the amount of money Taylor’s backers made from the tour, it’s not entirely unbelievable.
of course, Inquirer Not the most reliable source on this matter.
And it’s worth noting that there’s been a long-running rumor that “those celebrities’ most famous body parts are insured for outrageous amounts of money.”
Most of the time it turns out to be nothing more than fan speculation. Or it’s a publicity stunt designed by an ambitious PR professional.
So will that happen again this time? Well, it’s hard to say.
Interestingly, Taylor has never confirmed or denied that her legs are worth eight figures.
she didBut jokes about the situation on social media.
Taylor posted a photo on Twitter showing a long scratch on her leg. The caption reads:
“Great job Meredith. “I was just trying to love you, and now you owe me $40 million.”
Our conclusion: The rumors are most likely fake
The joke about her cat was a funny way to acknowledge the rumors without having to address them more directly.
However, this led many Taylor fans to conclude that the rumors were true. They reasoned that they didn’t want to confirm the singer for fear of appearing pampered and unapproachable.
But if we had to guess, we’d say Taylor’s legs look like this: ~ no I am currently insured and have never had insurance. At least it’s not such an outrageous amount.
In recent articles The Hollywood Reporter Rumors about insured body parts have been a tabloid trope since the 1940s.
Some of the claims were semi-legal (Betty Grable’s leg was insured for $1 million, but the main goal was to generate publicity). But most of them were unfounded.
The fact is that there are no insurance policy records for any of Taylor’s body parts. And maintaining such an expensive policy would probably be a huge pain in the legs.
There was a similar rumor about Julia Roberts’ smile. The actress had this to say about the reports:
“If my smile was guaranteed, I would have someone in my house every night saying, ‘You need to floss your teeth longer.’”
We can’t know for sure if the leg rumors are accurate. But Taylor is a billionaire, so she can’t put up with the constant interference from Allstate’s Celebrity Limb Division.
