Taylor Swift had Kanye West removed from the Super Bowl, former NFL player Brandon Marshall has claimed.
Swift was in attendance at the Allegiant Stadium to watch boyfriend Travis Kelce help the Kansas City Chiefs become the first team to win the Super Bowl back-to-back.
The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in Las Vegas, with Swift watching on in a VIP box alongside Kelce's family, Blake Lively, Ice Spice and Lana Del Rey.
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However, Marshall, who played 13 seasons in the NFL as a wide receiver, says that West purposely bought seats near her in a bid to steal her spotlight.
Speaking on the the I AM ATHLETE podcast, Marshall - who initially confused Swift with Katy Perry - said that the rapper was booted out as a result.
[Kanye] was trying to leverage her celebrity," Marshall said.
'[So] Taylor Swift gets p****d off. She boom boom makes a call or two. Everybody's involved. He gets kicked out the stadium."
West infamously interrupted Swift at the 2009 VMAS when she was on stage after winning the award Best Female Video, stating that Beyonce should have won.
He then referenced her in the song 'Famous', with the lyric, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? I made that b***h famous."
West, who had a naked depiction of Swift in the music video, claimed had permission off the singer to use the lyric following a phone conversation but she denied that she gave consent.
The 46-year-old was in attendance for the Super Bowl alongside Bianca Censori, wearing an all black outfit which included a mask with a white crucifix on.
It is not known when he left the arena, nor where Marshall got his information from and if it is indeed legitimate.
West paid $7 million for a Super Bowl commercial for a homemade video where he promoted his Yeezy fashion line.
SPORTbible has contacted Kanye West's representatives.
Topics: NFL, Super Bowl
Josh Lawless