Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Contestant Ilona Verley Claims They Were ‘Punched’ By Nightclub Bouncer
etcanada.comIlona Verley, who appeared on the first season of “Canada’s Drag Race”, is making some allegations that they were were “punched” by a bouncer at a popular gay nightclub in Victoria, B.C.
In a series of posts on Instagram Story, as reported by Pink News, the indigenous, non-binary Verley alleged to have been assaulted at Victoria’s Paparazzi Nightclub on Thursday, April 21. “I was just attacked by the bouncer at Paparazzi Nightclub Victoria,” they said. READ MORE: Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Opens Up About ‘Shocking’ Racism & ‘Death Threats’ From ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Fans “The manager laughed in my face and told me the transphobia isn’t real because I’m a ‘b***h’… This s**t is not OK.” They added, “Being told I’m a b***h for standing my ground and knowing my rights is getting old.” Verley also addressed the alleged incident in some tweets that were subsequently deleted. “I can’t believe I got punched in my cheek filler the first night I debuted my new face.
Transphobia is alive and WELL here in Victoria at Paparazzi Nightclub,” they wrote, adding, “To be told ‘you deserve it’ by a white man (bouncer) makes me feel so FULL… of f**king rage.” Verley subsequently took to Twitter to explain why they took those posts down and confirm all was well.
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