‘I was there… and she WAS asked to leave twice’: Kathie Lee Gifford confirms Taylor Swift DID crash Kennedy wedding

‘I was there… and she WAS asked to leave twice’: Kathie Lee Gifford confirms Taylor Swift DID crash Kennedy wedding

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 17:23 EST, 23 August 2012 | Updated: 03:11 EST, 24 August 2012

e-mail

144

View
comments

Gifford described MOB Victoria Gifford Kennedy’s account as ‘accurate’

Swift’s spokesperson maintains she was invited to the nuptials

TV host Kathie Lee Gifford weighed in on the Taylor Swift wedding crasher debacle today – also insisting the country singer was asked to leave the event twice.

Earlier this week it was reported how mother of the bride Victoria Gifford Kennedy – Kathie’s step daughter – told the Boston Herald how the 22-year-old singer – accompanying boyfriend Conor Kennedy – was asked to leave on two occasions – but didn’t.

Speaking the Today show this morning, co-host Kathie – who was at the wedding – verified the reports that Taylor crashed the wedding of Kyle Kennedy and beau Liam Kerry.

Scroll down for video…

Speaking out: Today show co-host Kathie Lee Gifford confirmed her step-daughter’s claims that Taylor Swift crashed a Kennedy wedding over the weekend

Weighing in: Kathie, appearing alongside co-host Hoda Kotb, was an invited guest at the Boston ceremony and said she witnessed Taylor and boyfriend Conor Kennedy there

‘Why can’t I stay out of trouble? I was just a guest at that wedding. [Kyle] is actually my granddaughter by marriage ,’ Gifford, 59, explained.

‘The truth is, because I was there, Vicki’s account is accurate,’ she went on, explaining the Speak Now singer and 18-year-old Conor were asked to leave twice.

Kathie spotted swift hanging around in the hallway of the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, but didn’t realise there was any drama until she spoke to Victoria.

Wedding crashers? Taylor Swift, pictured in Hyannis Port with boyfriend Conor Kennedy in Massachusetts on the 19th, was apparently told not to come to the wedding of Conor’s cousin twice

Ritzy: The reception was held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston

Gatecrashing: According to the bride’s mother, Swift and Kennedy left during dinner, but came back to dance

High roller: The singer, pictured at this year’s Billboard Music Awards, is said to be worth $80million

But giving the Grammy winner some credit, she added she wasn’t sure Swift knew she wasn’t invited and added that she did eventually leave with Conor.

On Tuesday Victoria told the Boston Herald that Swift and her new boyfriend Conor, the eldest son of RFk Jr., texted an hour before the wedding asking to come, to which she responded with a polite but firm ‘no’.

She told the Herald: ‘They came anyway…I personally went up to Ms Swift, whose entrance distracted the entire event…and asked her as nicely as I could to leave.’

Swift’s spokesperson, Paula Erikson, did not immediately return MailOnline’s request for comment, but told the Herald quite the contrary – that the waifish blonde was indeed invited, and moreover was graciously welcomed by the bride, Kyle.

Kyle is the daughter of Michael LeMoyne Kennedy and the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 in a Los Angeles Hotel.

Her father Michael tragically died in a skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado in 1997.

Conor is Kyle’s first cousin, and according to Victoria, was invited to the nuptials with Liam Kerr, a director for education reform.

However, Conor never bothered to RSVP.

According to the Herald, Swift and Conor showed up in the lobby of the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, where fans eagerly asked the star for her autograph.

The luxurious hotel, located in Boston’s historic Back Bay neighbourhood, was built in 1912, and has been host to countless society events.

Happy couple: Liam Kerr, left, a director for education reform, married Kyle Kennedy, right, on Saturday in Boston

Family ties: Michael Kennedy, pictured in 1992 with his with wife Victoria, her father, former football pro Frank Gifford and his wife, Kathie Lee Gifford; Michael tragically died in 1997

The mother of the bride said that the young couple left the hotel during the dinner at the reception, but returned to dance.

She added that she didn’t want Swift to attend because it would take the focus off of her daughter and new son-in-law.

Somewhat ironically, in one of Swift’s songs entitled Speak Now, she sings: ‘I am not the kind of girl, who rudely barges in to a white veil occasion.’

The day after Saturday’s wedding, Swift accompanied her boyfriend, along with his other siblings, on a sombre visit to his mother’s grave in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.

The New York Daily Herald News Today News, which obtained exclusive pictures of the visit, reported that Swift and Kennedy walked hand-in-hand to the Hyannis, Massachusetts cemetery.

Exclusive video by ET shows that the couple rarely let go of each others’ hands.

Connor was wearing a grey T-shirt and shorts, with Swift looking summery in a red floral print A-line dress, Ray Ban sunglasses, and leather shoes.

Resting place: Religious statues and American flags adorn the grave site of Mary Richardson Kennedy in Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery; at one point, Conor cleared away overgrown grass from her grave

The couple, who was seen caressing at the ceremony just a day before, appeared solemn at his mother’s grave, and at one point appeared to bow their heads in prayer, as did Kennedy’s siblings.

According to the Daily News, Kennedy also reached down to clear some brambles and overgrown grass from his mother’s yet-unmarked grave.

Mary Kennedy, 52, hanged herself on May 16 in a barn behind the couple’s home in Bedford, New York, amid bitter divorce proceedings and a battle with depression and addiction.

Swift, who is said to be worth as much as $80million, reportedly purchased a $5million Cape Cod mansion next to the Kennedy’s sprawling estate. 

Before the sombre visit, the young couple attended mass together.

The two have been sighted around Cape Cod and Nantucket throughout the summer, walking hand-in-hand on the Cape’s pristine beaches, and even stealing a kiss or two on the docks.

Stage five clingers: In the 2005 film Wedding Crashers, Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn’s characters would often attend weddings uninvited

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Taylor Swift