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Dr. T

(836 posts)

4. Celebrity hoopla makes me ill.

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 05:57 PM

13 hrs ago

At the end of the day, they're just people. It's their fans that make them what they are.

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Lost in all the Taylor Swift wedding hoopla [View all] senseandsensibility 15 hrs ago OP

Unlike a number of famous people... some_of_us_are_sane 15 hrs ago #1

Getting married in Madison Square Garden displacedvermoter 7 hrs ago #30

If there is a plus side to this whole thing... Initech 6 hrs ago #33

Totally!!! For ONCE, Trump is pushed off the top of the headlines! calimary 3 hrs ago #37

I wish them the best twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #2

One of the good things about living abroad Old Crank 14 hrs ago #3

Celebrity hoopla makes me ill. Dr. T 13 hrs ago #4

Dolly Parton is a National Treasure! 🇺🇸 Unrepentant Fenian 13 hrs ago #5

And a lot of idiots on Threads are criticizing them, saying the donations spooky3 13 hrs ago #6

People are sure generous with other people's money MIButterfly 13 hrs ago #8

Exactly. And how much have Musk, Thiel, the AI boys, and others, who have far more spooky3 13 hrs ago #11

And she works extremely hard for her money! colorado_ufo 3 hrs ago #35

Yes she does. calimary 3 hrs ago #38

I don't know anything about Taylor Swift. Tom Dyer 13 hrs ago #7

Great story! senseandsensibility 13 hrs ago #9

That's great 👍 MustLoveBeagles 12 hrs ago #16

senseandsensibility.......... Upthevibe 13 hrs ago #10

Imagine if ALL wealthy people did that TVguyCards 12 hrs ago #12

It's the equivalent of pennies to them. Blue Full Moon 12 hrs ago #13

Travis is worth $52 million so his half of the 26 (13 million) questionseverything 10 hrs ago #17

Now they have 2,052,000,000-20,000,0002,032,000,000 Blue Full Moon 7 hrs ago #31

This is exactly what I hate angrychair 12 hrs ago #14

Your comment might be justified if this was the one and only time that she gave. colorado_ufo 3 hrs ago #36

lost is that shes a billionaire who pumps co2 into the atmosphere SamuelTheThird 12 hrs ago #15

Gimme a break! oasis 9 hrs ago #23

There are over 100,000 commercial air flights per day worldwide. Perhaps you are focusing a little too much on the Whyisthisstillclose 9 hrs ago #24

ok... SamuelTheThird 5 hrs ago #34

Hater. nt. druidity33 1 hr ago #40

TS has given away more than $230m sarchasm 10 hrs ago #18

What are you talking about? senseandsensibility 10 hrs ago #19

I think they meant to reply to someone else's post? synni 9 hrs ago #21

The people on here complaining about the size of this particular donation from Taylor Whyisthisstillclose 10 hrs ago #20

Those are the kind millionaires I like. oasis 9 hrs ago #22

It Was maybe 15 years ago. Guy I worked with, his wife was.C.E.O. of a company that was promoting a T. S. concert. 3Hotdogs 8 hrs ago #25

K&R spanone 8 hrs ago #26

I read a headline where they donated to a Nashville Ilsa 8 hrs ago #27

The donation to Dolly has been seen on BS vapor2 8 hrs ago #28

Did she get married? Kelce? OAITW r.2.0 7 hrs ago #29

Good tidings to the happy couple. Xipe Totec 6 hrs ago #32

THANK YOU. betsuni 2 hrs ago #39

not lost.... markie 1 hr ago #41

TS has been a huge advocate of artists' rights vs AI LSparkle 3 min ago #42