{"id":3989,"date":"2026-07-08T14:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:38:10","slug":"charles-barkley-reveals-why-he-politely-declined-a-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-invite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley reveals why he ‘politely declined’ a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

It\u2019s not very often that someone says no to Taylor Swift.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Charles Barkley often dares to be different.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The NBA great and \u201cInside the NBA\u201d analyst declined an invitation to the Madison Square Garden wedding of Swift and NFL tight end Travis Kelce on July 3, telling \u201cUnfiltered with Ricky Bo and Bill Colarulo\u201d on 97.5 The Fanatic that \u201cI don\u2019t go to weddings or funerals.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more Trump promises he\u2019ll hit Iran \u2018hard\u2019 for second straight night, threatens Kharg Island takeover after calling off deal with Tehran \u2018scum\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBut I did get an invite, and I politely declined because I thought it was going to be a crap show,\u201d he told the two hosts. \u201cI love Travis and Jason [Kelce], and I\u2019ve only met Taylor one time, but yeah, I did get an invite. But I said, that\u2019s just too much. I just want to hang out and play golf, and I don\u2019t want to dress up and all that other stuff. But I appreciate the invitation; it was pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n

The answer came about after Colarulo had figured that Barkley didn\u2019t get an invite to the star-studded affair since his name didn\u2019t pop up in any of the reports surrounding the nuptials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Swift-Kelce wedding had a number of sports media personalities in attendance, including the \u201cNFL on Fox\u201d broadcast team\u2019s Tom Brady, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson, Michael Strahan, Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman and Dean Blandino.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more NYC Pfizer building developer tries to downplay collapse risk \u2014 insists high-rise buckling is a \u2018freak accident\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Andrew Whitworth \u2013 all of whom are part of Prime Video\u2019s \u201cThursday Night Football\u201d coverage team \u2013 got invites, as did ESPN\u2019s Joe Buck, Rich Eisen, Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Strahan described the whole evening as Swift and Kelce\u2019s \u201cdream wedding\u201d and that it \u201creally was amazing\u201d on \u201cGood Morning America\u201d on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One person who did not receive an invite was podcaster and former NFLer Will Compton, who told \u201cWake Up Barstool that he was \u201ckind of flabbergasted I didn\u2019t get that invite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Family of teen football player found dead demands answers after 4th of July boat trip disappearance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not very often that someone says no to Taylor Swift.\u00a0But Charles Barkley often dares to be different.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\nCharles Barkley reveals why he 'politely declined' a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite - Metro Transit Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Charles Barkley reveals why he 'politely declined' a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite - Metro Transit Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It\u2019s not very often that someone says no to Taylor Swift.\u00a0But Charles Barkley often dares to be different.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Metro Transit Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-08T14:38:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14\"},\"headline\":\"Charles Barkley reveals why he ‘politely declined’ a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-08T14:38:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989\"},\"wordCount\":395,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/976bfd85efa3c9d720894841006fe74a.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Sports Entertainment\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989\",\"name\":\"Charles Barkley reveals why he 'politely declined' a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite - Metro Transit Review\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/976bfd85efa3c9d720894841006fe74a.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-08T14:38:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/976bfd85efa3c9d720894841006fe74a.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/976bfd85efa3c9d720894841006fe74a.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":799},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3989#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Charles Barkley reveals why he ‘politely declined’ a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Metro Transit Review\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Charles Barkley reveals why he 'politely declined' a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite - Metro Transit Review","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Charles Barkley reveals why he 'politely declined' a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite - Metro Transit Review","og_description":"It\u2019s not very often that someone says no to Taylor Swift.\u00a0But Charles Barkley often dares to be different.\u00a0","og_url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989","og_site_name":"Metro Transit Review","article_published_time":"2026-07-08T14:38:10+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14"},"headline":"Charles Barkley reveals why he ‘politely declined’ a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite","datePublished":"2026-07-08T14:38:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989"},"wordCount":395,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/976bfd85efa3c9d720894841006fe74a.webp","articleSection":["Sports Entertainment"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989","url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989","name":"Charles Barkley reveals why he 'politely declined' a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite - Metro Transit Review","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/976bfd85efa3c9d720894841006fe74a.webp","datePublished":"2026-07-08T14:38:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/976bfd85efa3c9d720894841006fe74a.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/976bfd85efa3c9d720894841006fe74a.webp","width":1200,"height":799},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3989#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Charles Barkley reveals why he ‘politely declined’ a Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding invite"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/","name":"Metro Transit Review","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/metrotransitreview.com"],"url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}