Celebrity David Letterman defends Taylor Swift against haters: 'This is such a lovely thing, shut up!' The former "Late Show" host also jokingly mixed up Swift's boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, with "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer. By Lauren Huff Lauren Huff Lauren Huff is a writer at Entertainment Weekly with over a decade of experience covering all facets of the entertainment industry. After graduating with honors from the University of Texas at Austin (Hook 'em, Horns!), Lauren wrote about film, television, awards season, music, and more for the likes of The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline Hollywood, Us Weekly, Awards Circuit, and others before landing at EW in May 2019. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on January 29, 2024 09:06PM EST David Letterman just wants you to say yes to this love story. In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, the legendary TV host let his Swiftie flag fly and shared his blunt thoughts on NFL fans upset about the amount of attention Taylor Swift receives when she attends Kansas City Chiefs games to support her boyfriend, star tight end Travis Kelce. "I don't think in the history of show business or the history of popular culture we've ever witnessed anything like this," Letterman says of Swift in the video. "Tremendous! She fills stadiums around the world and puts on a three-hour show. We live in a world now where all we hear is nonsense and ugliness. The nonsense can't be more nonsensical, and the ugliness — God hopes it can't get any uglier. But that's all we hear. So now here's Taylor Swift, who is a glowing bright light of goodness in the world, and she starts dating Kelsey Grammer." David Letterman, Travis Kelce, and Taylor swift. getty (2) At this point, Late Show With David Letterman producer Barbara Gaines can be heard butting in to point out Letterman's name mixup. "No, that's not true," she tells him. (Grammer is of course the guy from Cheers and Frasier, not a football player.) Pretending not to recognize his mistake, Letterman continues the bit, saying, "The [Kelce] people say, 'Oh, no, no, no, don’t bother us. We're all caught up in football. We don't want Taylor and football.' And the Taylor Swift people, the Swifties, are saying, 'Oh, we don't want a footballer in here with [Swift].' And I say to both camps, 'This is such a lovely thing. Shut up!'" Letterman concludes that "It's good for the footballers. It's good for Taylor Swift, and it's something positive and happy for the world. And also politically, Taylor Swift is a huge force, and I think just wants to see people do the right thing. So God bless Taylor Swift and [Kelce]." The post came the same day the Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens, paving the way for them to play against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11. Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Related content: David Letterman auditioned for Airplane against his better judgment: 'I can't act' Watch The West Wing explain how Taylor Swift can make it to the Super Bowl on time Simu Liu promises there will be no Taylor Swift slander when he hosts the People's Choice Awards