Taylor Swift fined for whopping $3K for littering the front of her NYC home

Taylor Swift is reportedly in trouble with the city’s Sanitation Department as she racked up $3,000 fines.

According to a report by the New York post, the Grammy-winning artist has been fined, for a total of $3,010, failing to clean the area in front of her building, having a dirty sidewalk, and improperly disposing of garbage, between January 2018 and January 2023.

The Anti-Hero singer, 33, purchased the three-story townhouse, which is located in Tribeca, for $18 million back in 2017. She later converted the property into a private entrance for her penthouse, which is located directly next door.

Then, the singer ended up spending almost $50 million to develop the luxury buildings, and is solely responsible for keeping the space in front of the townhouse clean.

The outlet cited city records which stated that over the years that the trash in front of the property included piles of newspapers, bottles and cardboard; napkins and wrappers; and “scattered ashtray contents” and a cigarette carton.

Swift, however, is fighting back the charges with the help of her legal team. She even managed to shake off $200 in penalties, the outlet reported.

Following the news, many fans came to the defence of the singer.

Many of them noted that while since the singer is currently on her Eras world tour, it’s impossible for her to be the one littering. Fans pointed out that the trash is likely from the fans and paparazzi that swarm her house.

“It’s probably the fans waiting for her and smoking while they’re bored,” Christine O’Connor, 33, said. “She doesn’t even smoke!”

“ah yes pop superstar taylor swift who is currently on a world tour leaving cigarette packs on the streets of new york historically known for having clean sidewalks,” one user tweeted.

“the woman cannot get to and from her car every day without being hounded by paparazzi and fans…are you seriously expecting us to believe she is smoking a cigarette out there?” said another.

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