Taylor Swift impersonator says pretending to be her in public was “horrific”

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Taylor Swift impersonator has admitted that pretending to be the singer in public was a “horrific” experience.TikToker Ashley Leechin made headlines recently by appearing at Los Angeles shopping centre The Grove dressed in clothes reminiscent of Swift’s ‘Red’ era, before doing the same at Disneyland.People online criticised Leechin for the move, with one saying: “Taylor should sue them or get a restraining order against that Ashley.”Addressing the stunt on TikTok, Leechin said: “This social experiment was to live a day in the life of a celebrity to see what would happen if I went out looking like Taylor Swift and so from all the videos that you guys have seen [of] fans swarming, this goes to how far a fandom will go.”She added that while it was a “positive experience” for her, and that her intention “was not to be malicious [or] to mock anyone,” she said the timing was “horrific” after police were called the same weekend after Swift was swarmed in the street at Jack Antonoff’s wedding.“It was not a ‘malicious act’ by any means & I want everyone to know that words do not affect me,” she added on Instagram.“Decoys have been hired multiple times by celebrities in the past (many more than just JLo & Ben [Affleck]).

The massive amount of positivity I have received outweighs your negativity.“This really shows how far a fandom will go & the true possessiveness that some fandoms have over a celebrity.”Yall think this was taylor? #viral #taylorswift #thegrove #fyp #losangeles .