Travis Kelce's former girlfriend, Maya Benberry, said Taylor Swift's fans have sent her death threats since she addressed the rumored romance between the NFL player and pop star.
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Benberry, who met Kelce in 2016 on his E! dating series, "Catching Kelce," described Swift's fanbase, known as Swifties, as "aggressive" and "very hypocritical," in a Thursday interview with "Inside Edition." The reality TV personality said she's faced backlash after implying that Kelce may cheat on Swift.
Benberry told the Daily Mail earlier this week that she wished Swift "the best of luck" in their romance, but also warned, "I wouldn't be a girls' girl if I didn't advise her to be smart."
Although Kelce has yet to address the allegations, a source close to him told TMZ that Kelce never cheated on Benberry and called the statements, “A poor excuse of someone trying to get her 15 minutes of fame.” A representative for Kelce did not immediately respond to The Times' request for comment.
Benberry said in the "Inside Edition" interview that she was offended by the statement given to TMZ and said she felt Kelce and his camp were "laughing" and "mocking" her.
“I'm not jealous or bitter about Taylor — she's beautiful, she's successful, we're in two different lanes — my issue is more with Travis, in the sense of now you're trying to turn me into a bitter person, or a liar, like I'm delusional, and I'm the furthest thing from that,” she said.