Taylor Swift Guitar-Smasher States He Wasn'' t Attempting to Be ' Harmful '

Gary Estes, the Texas male who invested $4,000 to damage a Taylor Swift guitar, is getting rid of criticism following the extremely discussed viral minute.

The 67-year-old has actually spoken up in the after-effects of the questionable video, which saw him bidding countless dollars to get a guitar presumably signed by the pop star … just to smash it with a hammer straight after purchasing it.

Estes states he didn’t have any “destructive” intents behind the damaging gesture … clarifying it “was simply a joke”– and one he didn’t even create.

He continued … “There was absolutely nothing suggest about it, absolutely nothing bad about it. It was simply a joke that they were comprising on the phase, and we simply followed through with a joke.”

Auctioneer Craig Meier has actually because safeguarded Estes … as the Texas male was handed both a hammer and the guitar throughout the charity auction at the Ellis County Wild Video Game Supper in Waxahachie, Texas Sunday night.

Meier stated … “It was an amusing, light-hearted thing. I understand possibly it appeared to be destructive, however everyone was chuckling.”

While Estes’ political intentions have actually been minimized amidst the outrage, Meier did keep in mind the action was plainly “a political thing.”

Meier stated the entire bit was implied to be “a light-hearted little a dig at Taylor” for utilizing her impact to weigh in on politics

The pop vocalist openly backed Vice President Kamala Harris after the governmental dispute in September. In her declaration, Swift, who formerly backed Joe Biden in the 2020 election, stated Harris was a “steady-handed, talented leader” who would promote causes near her heart.

The recommendation stimulated “Bad Blood” in between the vocalist and Harris’ political competitor, Donald Trump … who stated his “hate” for the Grammy winner after her declaration.

Estes isn’t the very first individual to damage Swift merch following the recommendation, either. Numerous Trump-supporting Swifties required to social networks to disavow the vocalist … with one significantly burning her collection of CDs and Tee shirts.

Ooh, look what you made them do, Taylor!!!