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What does Taylor Swift’s handwriting look like? See note on personalized stationery

Taylor Swift performs in the orange body suit Friday night at The Eras Tour at Hard Rock Stadium.
Taylor Swift performs in the orange body suit Friday night at The Eras Tour at Hard Rock Stadium. mocner@miamiherald.com

Handwritten notes are few and far between in the digital era.

So you could excuse Taylor Swift if she wanted to text somebody.

Turns out, she is a big-time letter writer, with awesome stationery, to boot.

On Sunday, one of her personal notes was revealed by Dave Portnoy, who, just days earlier had been complaining that the singer’s team had been ghosting him.

The controversial blogger said he was willing to pay for the exorbitantly priced tickets to her Hard Rock concert, but just didn’t want to be in the “general pop.”

On Instagram, an update: Portnoy ended up attending the show Saturday night, Night 2, from the VIP section.

While telling followers what a “spectacular” time he had, he shared a post from a woman who went viral for accusing Portnoy of being a “performative Swiftie,” as in fake, and that Taylor’s team can’t stand him.

That’s when the Internet mogul, sporting multiple friendship bracelets, pulled out a note he claims was hand delivered to him at his seat by the superstar’s younger brother, Austin, 32.

It’s tucked inside an envelope that is sealed with a green wax imprinted with “13,” Swift’s lucky number. Reasons include she was born on Dec. 13, turned 13 on Friday the 13th and her first album went gold in 13 weeks.

Portnoy, who has publicly defended Swift for years in both the good and bad times, shows the contents to the camera, and reads it aloud:

“Dave, I’m so happy to have you at the show tonight! I wanted to say thank you for always being so supportive, so loyal, and for having my back when a lot of people didn’t. I hope you have a blast tonight!!”

The 34-year-old “Shake if Off” singer then signs, “Love, Taylor,” with a heart.

The note Taylor Swift reportedly had sent to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy who attended Night 2 of her Eras tour concert at Hard Rock in Miami Gardens/BFFs podcast Instagram screenshot
The note Taylor Swift reportedly had sent to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy who attended Night 2 of her Eras tour concert at Hard Rock in Miami Gardens/BFFs podcast Instagram screenshot @BFFs podcast Instagram screenshot

The cursive scribbling on the card looks legit, as does the stationery that reads “from the desk of Taylor Swift ...songwriter/feline enthusiast.”

Portnoy goes one step further hammering home the point that he really, really wasn’t ever ostracized by Swift’s entourage, revealing that Taylor’s mother, Andrea, gave him a big, tear-inducing hug when she saw him.

There’s no proof of that, so we’ll have to take his word.

This story was originally published October 21, 2024 at 11:32 AM.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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