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In reply to the discussion: Taylor Swift has the largest ICE concentration camp contractor at her corporate wedding [View all]
Stargleamer
(2,862 posts)158. Sam they appear not to be the same person (Steve Demetriou isn't Steven J. Demetriou)
Correction on Steven J Demetriou at Taylor Swift's wedding
CORRECTION / UPDATE:
We are correcting a claim we shared from viral social media posts about the “Steven J. Demetriou” photographed at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.
The connection to Steven J. Demetriou, Executive Chair of Amentum, does not appear to be supported. The wedding guest appears to be Steve Demetriou, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, not the Amentum executive.
We should have verified the identity more carefully before sharing that connection, and we appreciate the people who flagged it.
The reporting on Amentum, ICE detention contracting, Camp East Montana, unsafe conditions, and detention profiteering remains serious and still deserves attention. But this specific Taylor Swift wedding connection should not be treated as accurate.
We will keep focusing on verified information, human rights abuses, ICE accountability, and the contractors profiting from detention.
Again, thank you to those who flagged it. We couldn't keep up with everything going on without you.
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Taylor Swift has the largest ICE concentration camp contractor at her corporate wedding [View all]
SamuelTheThird
Saturday
OP
She portrays herself as a liberal (I believe). Of course, a lib worth over 1 billion
wcmagumba
Saturday
#2
She may have checked with legal counsel, and found she didn't have a leg to stand on.
Ms. Toad
Saturday
#10
There's no legal bar to CRITICIZING and OBJECTING to use of your song, you know
SamuelTheThird
Saturday
#13
If it's not just for show, you consult a lawyer and find out of you have any legal rights and pursue them.
Ms. Toad
Saturday
#45
BTW, if you search the OP's name and Taylor Swift, you'll see quite a pattern.
demmiblue
Saturday
#7
The guy invited to her wedding was Ohio state representatives Steven J. Demetrius,
lapucelle
Saturday
#42
Steven J. Demetriou Sr has an adopted black son (Reggie) who was childhood friends with Travis Kelce
Celerity
Sunday
#128
No, but being the dad of one of the groom's good childhood friends explains why he was invited
ok_cpu
Sunday
#162
Of course not, that is not the main point. The point is that the connection is between Kelce and the Demetriou family.
Celerity
Sunday
#163
People who fawn over celebrities b/c they believe, for whatever reason, that they know the celebrities' thoughts/values
RockRaven
Saturday
#4
Sorry, not inviting a concentration camp contractor would be jumping through hoops?
SamuelTheThird
Saturday
#15
There are other ways. For example, you can become rich via trading in the financial markets.
Celerity
Sunday
#130
Do you really think trying to limit down what the company does like that is accurate?
EdmondDantes_
Saturday
#30
Sure thing. Sorry that Taylor rejected you asking her out or kicked your puppy
EdmondDantes_
Saturday
#105
Tell that to the mistreated ICE detainees her invitee is responsible for?
SamuelTheThird
Saturday
#17
After the wedding, maybe you should write a well worded letter to Taylor Swift.
1WorldHope
Saturday
#22
That was my take. In any big wedding the guests aren't JUST the brides choice. There is a groom too!
Liberal In Texas
Sunday
#127
Please provide evidence he runs a concentration camp. I am surprised you would make allegtions without anything to
Doodley
Saturday
#78
Please provide evidence that a guest at Taylor Swift's wedding "runs a concentration camp."
Doodley
Saturday
#85
It was the Ohio state representative. The Kelce family are from Ohio. Please delete this thread. Thank you.
Doodley
Saturday
#97
This is the only social media site I'm on but starting to sound like fb or Nextdoor, which I left years ago.
Deuxcents
Saturday
#61
So were Nate Bargatze's photo op with RFK Jr, his photo op with Mike Johnson, and....
ColoringFool
Sunday
#167
Until she runs for something, sorry I don't give a shit who Private Citizen Swift invites to her wedding.
meadowlander
Saturday
#33
Ok, so giving social cover for someone running a concentration camp is fine with you
SamuelTheThird
Saturday
#35
Im not sure why I should care about her wedding. I jut care that hopefully she uses her platform to encourage
Nanjeanne
Saturday
#36
Do you have evidence he has a an ICE camp? If so, please post it. If not, please delete your post. Thank you.
Doodley
Saturday
#82
A red carpet event, with a MAGA/ultra Likkud Zionist (sandler) as officiant
SamuelTheThird
Saturday
#65
Steven J Demetriou, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, told reporters the nuptials were "epic, great and
Doodley
Saturday
#99
No, it was both, as they are father and son, and the elder one's adopted son was childhood friends with Travis Kelce
Celerity
Sunday
#145
It's funny that you repeatedly cry "ad hominem" when your OP was itself an ad hominem
Orrex
Sunday
#135
Dimitrieous are apparently the adoptive parents of one of Kelce's childhood friends and teammates
ok_cpu
Saturday
#101
Standing up to Taylor Swift by saying mean things about her online will, like, totally bring on political revolution!
betsuni
Saturday
#117
I feel kind of bad that I missed all this drama yesterday evening, but I was doing 4th of July stuff with my sons.
Crunchy Frog
Sunday
#133
I searched but could not find proof it was Taylor who personally invited him.
usedtobedemgurl
Sunday
#155
Sam they appear not to be the same person (Steve Demetriou isn't Steven J. Demetriou)
Stargleamer
Sunday
#158
Listen. It is the ICE guy and his wife. They were in a line of guests exiting the Ritz-Carlton.....
ColoringFool
Sunday
#166