Taylor Swift flees Long Beach Island bar after SHUTTING DOWN street when HUNDREDS of
Taylor Swift fled a restaurant in Long Beach Island, New Jersey after being the cause of a major road being shut down as her presence at pal Jack Antonoff’s star-studded wedding rehearsal dinner caused quite a commotion.
Hundreds of the 33-year-old hitmaker’s diehard fans – known as Swifties – made their way to the Black Whale corner bar just for a chance to get a glimpse of the music icon.
Taylor – who was seen out with pal Ed Sheeran the previous day – is in town to celebrate her 39-year-old music collaborator’s nuptials with 28-year-old actress Margaret Qualley.
The megastar arrived at the star-packed event with Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz to an uproarious ovation from her passionate fans.
Taylor, Zoe, and Channing were not the only stars at the gathering as Lana Del Rey, who has also often collaborated with Antonoff, was also there in addition to mother-of-the-bride Andie MacDowell
Uh oh: Taylor Swift is the cause of an entire street being shut down in Long Beach Island, New Jersey as her presence at pal Jack Antonoff’s star-studded wedding rehearsal dinner caused quite a commotion
Leading up to the big day: Taylor is in town to celebrate her 39-year-old music collaborator’s nuptials with 28-year-old actress Margaret Qualley; the happy couple are seen in March 2022
Police ended up having to arrive outside of the popular Long Beach Island spot to ensure that the massive crowd was behaving themselves.
Taylor looked absolutely stunning upon her arrival at the Black Whale as she stunned in a two-piece strapless dress.
Her signature dirty blonde locks were worn down into an elegant updo with her fringe hanging to just above her eye.
There were several video’s of Taylor’s presence at the neighborhood bar all over social media including a TikTok of her arrival with the 34-year-old actress and 43-year-old actor from inside of the restaurant.
The scene grew even more chaotic as hundreds of fans could be heard chanting ‘Taylor! Taylor!’ as the wedding rehearsal was in full swing.
Other video footage showed the massive crowds who had lined the street in hopes that they would be able to catch a glimpse of the Bad Blood hitmaker.
Finally after the wedding rehearsal dinner had commenced, Taylor quickly walked down the steps with her thespian pals and made her swift exit alongside a security detail.
Earlier in the day news of the pop megastar’s arrival had spread around the neighborhood amongst locals who made their way to the Black Whale in droves leading to law enforcement having to direct traffic according to Page Six.
Causing a stir: Police ended up having to arrive outside of the popular Long Beach Island spot to ensure that the massive crowd was behaving themselves; Swift is pictured in Arizona back in May 2018
Bond: The scene grew even more chaotic as hundreds of fans could be heard chanting ‘Taylor! Taylor!’ as the wedding rehearsal was in full swing; Taylor is seen performing in Inglewood, California earlier this month
Tripod: The megastar arrived at the star-packed event with Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz to an uproarious ovation from her passionate fans; the couple are seen at the Met Gala in September 2021
Talented: Taylor, Zoe, and Channing were not the only stars at the gathering as Lana Del Rey, who has also often collaborated with Antonoff, was also there; Lana is seen performing at Glastonbury in June
Sweet: The famous mother-of-the-bride Andie MacDowell (pictured in March) was also in attendance
At around 8:45pm the eatery ended up shutting the balcony curtains which was a move met with boos by the Swifties in attendance.
The publication reports that the rehearsal dinner had wrapped around 9pm as Swift and Del Rey left promptly.
Black Whale is definitely a change of pace for the megastar who is used to life in the lap of luxury as it is a modest bar and fish house which was established in 2005.
Before this the eatery’s claim to fame was as the neighborhood bar for the township of Beach Haven on Long Beach Island.
Interesting: Black Whale is definitely a change of pace for the megastar who is used to life in the lap of luxury as it is a modest bar and fish house which was established in 2005
Humble: Before this the eatery’s claim to fame was as the neighborhood bar for the township of Beach Haven on Long Beach Island
Flashing her bling: Back in May 2022, Qualley confirmed that she was engaged to Antonoff as she took to Instagram to share a snap flashing her diamond engagement ring
Back in May 2022, Qualley confirmed that she was engaged to Antonoff as she took to Instagram to share a snap flashing her diamond engagement ring.
The beauty was hugging and kissing her musician beau in the cozy images. ‘Oh I love him!’ wrote the daughter of Andie MacDowell in her caption.
Rumours swirled on that she was set to marry Antonoff after wearing the ring at the Cannes Film Festival just weeks before that.
The actress has been attached to Jack since the summer of 2021.
They confirmed they were dating in August 2021, when they were spotted kissing and embracing while strolling around New York City.
As for Swift’s relationship with Antonoff, he has played a major role in her very successful career.
He started working with the singer on her 1989 album, which she won a GRAMMY award for, and is credited as a writer and producer on every Taylor album since.
Antonoff started working with the singer on her 1989 album, which she won a GRAMMY award for, and is credited as a writer and producer on every Taylor album since; they are seen performing in New Jersey back in May
The two became close after meeting at the MTV European Music Awards in 2012 and has since been hailed by Swift as her ‘friend for life’.
Jack made a cameo in her star-studded Bejeweled music video and joined the star in performing songs from her Folklore album for the Disney+ special film Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions.
The musician is the lead singer of rock band Bleachers and was the guitarist and drummer in the pop rock band Fun. He was also the lead singer of the indie rock band Steel Train.
In May last year he credited Taylor for launching his career as a producer, telling The New Yorker: ‘I’d been trying to produce for a while, but there was always some industry herb going, ‘That’s cute, but that’s not your lane.’
‘Taylor was the first person with the stature to go, ‘I like the way this sounds, I’m putting it on my album’ – and then, suddenly, I was allowed to be a producer.’