Kathie Lee Gifford Backs Up Claims That Taylor Swift DID Crash Kennedy Wedding!

Kathie Lee Gifford is backing up her stepdaughter Victoria Gifford Kennedy's claim that Conor Kennedy and Taylor Swift crashed Victoria's daughter's wedding over the weekend in Boston. Kathie Lee spoke about the incident on NBC's Today Thursday, saying she saw Conor and Taylor departing the wedding after they were asked to leave twice. As Victoria told the Boston Herald earlier this week, Kathie Lee recounted that Conor was invited to the wedding but failed to RSVP. When he texted an hour before the ceremony asking if he could bring Taylor, Victoria asked them to please not come. Victoria was concerned Taylor's presence would steal the spotlight from her daughter Kyle on her wedding day.
Taylor's rep denied those claims to ABC News Radio Wednesday, saying Taylor was an invited guest to the wedding and the bride thanked her for being there.

Taylor Swift's Camp Shoots Down Reports She Crashed Kennedy Wedding.

Taylor Swift's camp is shooting down reports that she crashed the wedding of Conor Kennedy's cousin Kyle Kennedy over the weekend in Boston. Kyle's mother, Victoria Gifford Kennedy, tells the Boston Herald that Conor and Taylor were asked not to come to the wedding Saturday, as Taylor's presence would take attention away from the bride. Taylor's rep denies those claims, however, and confirms to ABC News Radio that Taylor not only was invited to the wedding, the bride actually thanked Taylor for being there. For herpart, Victoria says Conor was invited to the ceremony but never RSVP'd. When the couple texted an hour before the ceremony was to start, Victoria says she responded clearly asking them not to come. When they showed up at the reception, Taylor's entrance reportedly caused a big stir.
Victoria says, "I personally went up to Ms. Swift, whose entrance distracted the entire event, politely introduced myself to her, and asked her as nicely as I could to leave. It was like talking to a ghost. She seemed to look right past me." Victoria goes on to say that Taylor and Conor left the reception during the meal and then returned afterwards to dance the rest of the night with the other attendees. As previously reported, Taylor and Conor visited his mother Mary Richardson Kennedy's grave in Hyannis, MA on Sunday. She committed suicide in May in the midst of a bitter divorce battle with Conor's father, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Another Kennedy Family Member is Gushing Over Taylor Swift.

TAYLOR SWIFT is still tight-lipped about her relationship with CONOR KENNEDY. So the press has turned to HIS family for details. The latest is KICK KENNEDY . . . whose real name is Kathleen Kennedy. She's Conor's half-sister. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is their father. (--She's also a fledgling actress who had a guest spot as Brenda on HBO's "The Newsroom".) Anyway, Kick told New York's "Daily News" that the relationship is "very real". She added, quote, "I love her, she's great."

Ethel Kennedy Says Her Family Would Be "Lucky" to Have Taylor Swift!

In case you're wondering, CONOR KENNEDY'S grandmother ETHEL KENNEDY TOTALLY approves of him dating TAYLOR SWIFT. Ethel was at a press event yesterday promoting "Ethel", HBO's documentary about her life, when someone asked if she'd be cool with Taylor joining the family. She answered, quote, "We should be so lucky." Ethel did shoot down the rumor that she's the one who set them up. Turns out it was her daughter Rory Kennedy, who is Conor's aunt. Ethel said, quote, "Rory went to a concert of hers with her two little girls, and that's how that started." And then Rory added, quote, "That's how we first met Taylor Swift, and she's a great friend of all of ours. We love her. She's awesome."