{"id":12637,"date":"2024-10-29T00:21:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T00:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=12637"},"modified":"2024-10-29T00:21:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T00:21:22","slug":"taylor-swift-sparks-controversy-as-she-reveals-plan-to-sell-birth-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=12637","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift sparks controversy as she reveals plan to sell birth announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Taylor Swift fan has ignited uproar after she revealed her plans to sell what appears to be the pop star\u2019s birth announcement, with many accusing her of \u2018cashing in\u2019 on the singer\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Facebook, social media user Meg DiPiano explained they had stumbled across the letter in its original envelope, which bore details of the chart-topping artist following her birth on December 13, 1989.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>The adorable announcement \u2013 written in the style of a stock certificate \u2013 included two pictures of the songstress as a baby surrounded by stuffed animal toys.<\/p>\n<p>It also revealed that Taylor, now 34, weighed eight pounds and four ounces at birth, and had a height of 21 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor\u2019s parents, Andrea and Scott, penned a sweet message too, which poked fun at Scott\u2019s job as a stockbroker at the time.<\/p>\n<p>It read: \u2018Pursuant to the hostile takeover and subsequent merger of Andrea Finlay and Scott Swift in February, 1988, this spinoff is blue-skied in Pennsylvania and Texas, stabilizing procedures unnecessary.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6819 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870020.jpg 634w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870020-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870020-150x164.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870020-300x327.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"692\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meg posted her findings to a group dedicated to Eras Tour Swifties, in which she asked whether anybody would be interested in purchasing the treasure from her.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the snaps, she wrote: \u2018My grandmother worked for Taylor Swift\u2019s father in Wyomissing, PA. When my grandmother passed, we found Taylor\u2019s birth announcement in her desk in the original envelope. Is anyone interested in buying this?\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6820 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870021.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870021.jpg 634w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870021-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870021-150x198.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870021-300x397.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"838\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post went viral on X, formerly known as Twitter, with many then questioning why the keepsake was being sold in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote: \u2018Why is this person selling this instead of trying to get it to Taylor, her team or Andrea??? This is just odd\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6821 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870022.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870022.jpg 634w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870022-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870022-150x49.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another said: \u2018I\u2019m also in this group and I saw this\u2026 SO weird to try and market on something that is NOT hers to market. Is that an official document?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Echoing a similar sentiment, a third wrote: \u2018It\u2019s really sad that Taylor\u2019s name is like a giant dollar sign nowadays. People have no common decency anymore.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6822 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870023.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870023.jpg 634w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870023-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870023-150x171.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870023-300x341.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"721\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, others were less critical.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maybe this person really needs the money,\u2019 one suggested. \u2018It\u2019s completely harmless to sell it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u2018It\u2019s just a birth announcement. I\u2019m sure they have copies of it they kept.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6823 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"http:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870024.jpg 634w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870024-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870024-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swiftnewsy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1000870024-300x451.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"953\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Taylor\u2019s fans have been angered by a fellow Swiftie for flogging keepsakes.<\/p>\n<p>In June, a fan came under fire for selling a bracelet that she claimed the popstar\u2019s mom gave her at an Eras Tour concert.<\/p>\n<p>After being online for less than 24 minutes, the bracelet sold for $200 \u2013 much to the annoyance of Swifties.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Who would want to be buy that? Like honestly it means nothing if it wasn\u2019t GIVEN to you,\u2019 another person posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s so sad to me,\u2019 someone else wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A Taylor Swift fan has ignited uproar after she revealed her plans to sell what appears to be the pop star\u2019s birth announcement, with many accusing her of &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12639,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12637\/revisions\/12639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}