A man destroyed a guitar that allegedly passed through the hands of pop star Taylor Swift. Because of this, the whole world is talking about the confusing performance of the Texas auction.
Iida Littow Putkonen,
Anu Kerttula
4.10. 18:30•Updated 4.10. 18:57
An unknown man bought a guitar at an auction on Sunday and destroyed it with a hammer in front of the public, and now the case is being talked about everywhere.
At the auction held on September 29, there was a singer for sale Taylor Swift’s a guitar sold under the name, for which a man paid $4,000, only to destroy the guitar.
The case has both social media and news media in a frenzy.
Several different videos of the event are spreading on social media, all of which have millions of views. There has also been a lot of news about it in recent days.
For example, it is disputed whether it was a political statement and whether the guitar was actually signed or not.
Read everything we know about the case below.
A political hammer?
It all started when an older man won a guitar at an auction.
A Taylor Swift-branded guitar sold for $4,000 was handed to a man who promptly destroyed his new possession.
The incident happened in Texas at a charity auction.
Based on the video, it seems that the broker and the audience were involved in the rapture: the broker handed the hammer to the man who bought the guitar, and the audience’s laughter and cheers resounded in the hall.
He punched 17 holes in the guitar.
You can watch a video of the events below or message service from X.
The abduction was almost immediately interpreted as a political statement against Taylor Swift and Donald Trump’s on behalf of.
Swift has said in public that she supports Trump’s counter-candidate Harris and urged her followers to vote for Democrats.
Donald Trump, on the other hand, has said that he hates Swift, after Trump himself fraudulently tried to get the votes of Swift’s fans.
A few days after the auction, it turned out that the guitar had been bought by a 67-year-old Gary Estes. Obstacle told NBC that he bought the guitar as a joke, not at all with the intention of making a political statement.
Also the broker who organized the auction Craig Meier told NBC that the participants thought the destruction of the guitar was funny, which made the audience laugh.
On the other hand, Estes, who destroyed the guitar, also said that he supports Trump and that he is dissatisfied with Taylor Swift’s politics.
– Yes, you can draw conclusions from that, Estes said.
He donated the broken instrument to The WildGame Dinner, an organization that raises funds for agricultural students. The guitar is now for sale on eBay. More than $7,600 has already been bid for it on Friday.
The auction was held in Ellis County, Texas, the county where Trump received majority support in the 2020 elections. The area is known to be conservative.
Genuine Swift or not?
In addition to the politics, the case is whether or not the guitar was genuinely branded with the name of pop star Taylor Swift.
Speculation about the authenticity of the guitar began immediately after the incident, even before anything was known about the motives of Estes who destroyed the guitar.
The organization that held the auction advertised guitar in advance on Facebook signed by country star Taylor Swift. The picture did not show the guitar sold at the auction.
For example, an American entertainment magazine However, Variety reportedthat the guitar was not signed by Swift.
According to the magazine, an anonymous source who knows about Swift’s fan products said that the guitar did come with a signed CD, but the instrument itself did not have an autograph.
The US media Huffpost also reported that the guitar was not signed and it was not accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Neither Taylor Swift nor her representatives have commented on the incident.
Emotions at play
The case has attracted attention also because of its gender composition.
Especially in conservative circles is an idea that has been circulating for a long timethat women are too emotional about politics.
However, Estes’ public outburst has turned the situation on its head. Social media is now discussing whether they are men who support republicans too emotional.
The case is even sparked a debate that men should be able to express their feelings in ways other than through anger.
In Finland, the matter was previously reported, among other things Soundi magazine.