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Taylor Swift fans have claimed to have been able to lip-read what the singer and Travis Kelce said to each other after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills Sunday night.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
The actresses — who were the target of separate lip-reading rumors at the Golden Globes last weekend — poked fun at all the commotion online by posing for a cheeky photo together at the 2023 American Film Institute Awards in Los Angeles on Friday.
—EW.com, 13 Jan. 2024
The idea that there was a snub gained traction Monday when people on the internet, as well as Freeman, whom Page Six identified Monday as a lip-reading expert, viewed one or more of the video clips that have been circulating on social media.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
The Broadway vet proceeds to show off her lip-reading skills by reading the lips of attorny Kristin VanOrman and Gwyneth Paltrow from the actress’ 2023 ski collision trial.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2024
Jacob Elordi lip-reads celebrities including Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
On a mock TV entertainment news show, two hosts brought on Elordi and SNL cast member Bowen Yang as professional lip-readers with hilariously bad interpretations of celebrity moments.
—TIME, 21 Jan. 2024
Emily Blunt got caught up in lip-reading speculation, too, and the actors joked about it together at the American Film Institute Awards.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
The exchange was inaudible, however lip-reading fans on the internet are convinced that the Only Murders in the Building actress was telling Swift that the Kardashians star had said no to Gomez’s request for a photo with Chalamet.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2024
Judge your lip-reading skills below to see if the claims hold up.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
The actresses — who were the target of separate lip-reading rumors at the Golden Globes last weekend — poked fun at all the commotion online by posing for a cheeky photo together at the 2023 American Film Institute Awards in Los Angeles on Friday.
—EW.com, 13 Jan. 2024
The idea that there was a snub gained traction Monday when people on the internet, as well as Freeman, whom Page Six identified Monday as a lip-reading expert, viewed one or more of the video clips that have been circulating on social media.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
The Broadway vet proceeds to show off her lip-reading skills by reading the lips of attorny Kristin VanOrman and Gwyneth Paltrow from the actress’ 2023 ski collision trial.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2024
Jacob Elordi lip-reads celebrities including Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
On a mock TV entertainment news show, two hosts brought on Elordi and SNL cast member Bowen Yang as professional lip-readers with hilariously bad interpretations of celebrity moments.
—TIME, 21 Jan. 2024
Emily Blunt got caught up in lip-reading speculation, too, and the actors joked about it together at the American Film Institute Awards.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
The exchange was inaudible, however lip-reading fans on the internet are convinced that the Only Murders in the Building actress was telling Swift that the Kardashians star had said no to Gomez’s request for a photo with Chalamet.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2024
Judge your lip-reading skills below to see if the claims hold up.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Lip-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lip-read. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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