KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Police dispatcher Julia Jordan accidentally added a dash of celebrity gossip to her public service this week when she shared \u201cTaylor Swift<\/a> is engaged\u201d over a hot microphone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n That appears to be how officers in the Lansing, Michigan, area learned about the superstar singer\u2019s betrothal to Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The official announcement, made in a five-photo joint post on Instagram, marks the fairytale culmination of a courtship that for two years<\/a> and has thrilled and fascinated millions around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Joyful chaos ensued nationwide, with oddsmakers taking bets on when and where the celebrity couple will wed. Swifties, the pop star\u2019s enormous and ardent fan base<\/a>, can even wager on the flavor of the wedding cake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Kansas City-based tax preparer H&R Block sent out a light-hearted email to staff, telling them they could head home early to check social media feeds and debate potential wedding playlists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cCelebrate love. Speculate about the dress. Argue whether the reception will be held in KC or a castle in Europe,\u201d the email said.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Matthew Pittman, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, hastily organized a skit<\/a> before his social media class began Tuesday, pretending to cancel a test because of the engagement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI can\u2019t focus. You all can\u2019t focus. Class is canceled, get outta here,\u201d Pittman told the students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Video shows the students grabbing backpacks and rushing for the door. By the end of class, the video had around 50,000 views and by dinner around 1 million. It was so convincing that some news outlets mistakenly reported that Pittman actually did call off class because of the engagement. He had to reassure a higher up at the university that he hadn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThis is going to be like a royal wedding,\u201d said Pittman, who has dozens of Swift\u2019s songs on his running and workout playlist. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a real king or queen or prince or princess, but we have this now. This is the joyous, happy love story. A lot of people need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Jordan, the Ingham County, Michigan, dispatcher, said the last big event that she watched with coworkers was Price Harry and Meghan Markle<\/a>\u2019s 2018 nuptials. Now she thinks they might watch Swift and Kelce\u2019s wedding together, especially after what happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n After the first scanner flub, an officer informed her, \u201cYou had an open mic there,\u201d and then deadpanned, \u201cThat\u2019s great news about Taylor Swift.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Jordan tried to fix the problem, but laughter erupted when she continued: \u201cDispatch. I\u2019m clear. Yeah. Aren\u2019t you happy about Taylor Swift?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Jordan had been eagerly awaiting the news from the singer, whose hit song \u201cShake It Off\u201d spoke to her. \u201cWe do a hard job, lots of dark things, so it\u2019s kind of nice to be able to laugh a little,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Officers played along with the scanner mishap, one asking, \u201cWell, give us some more gossip, at least.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 20 Years Of<\/span>Free<\/span>Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n![\"FILE](\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/68b005611700004b8e63f656.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale&format=webp)
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