{"id":2492722,"date":"2026-07-08T00:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2492722"},"modified":"2026-07-08T00:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:14:32","slug":"charles-barkley-skipped-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-nuptials-because-i-dont-do-weddings-or-funerals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/charles-barkley-skipped-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-nuptials-because-i-dont-do-weddings-or-funerals\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley skipped Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s nuptials because \u2018I don\u2019t do weddings or funerals\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Charles Barkley turned down his invite to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8217;s wedding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>The NBA icon preferred to go golfing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Barkley worried that it would be a &#8220;crap show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re getting married or dying, don&#8217;t bother inviting Charles Barkley.<\/p>\n<p>Add the NBA and broadcasting legend to the list of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:celebrities to skip out;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/every-celebrity-spoken-missing-taylor-214004637.html\">celebrities to skip out<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Taylor Swift;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a> and Travis Kelce&#8217;s star-studded nuptials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t go to weddings and funerals,&#8221; Barkley said on Tuesday&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Unfiltered With Ricky Bo &amp; Bill Colarulo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/975Unfiltered\/status\/2074598669173530988\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Unfiltered With Ricky Bo &amp; Bill Colarulo<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;I did get an invite, and I did politely declined. Because I thought it was gonna be a crap show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:960px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p><i>Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift<br \/>Credit: Taylor Swift &amp; Travis Kelce<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Barkley added that he loves Kelce and his brother Jason, and that he&#8217;s met Swift once. But Barkley&#8217;s offseason priorities didn&#8217;t line up with the Friday festivities at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s just too much,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I just wanna hang out and play golf, and I don&#8217;t wanna dress up and all that other stuff. But I appreciate the invitation; it was pretty special.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Swift and Kelce&#8217;s wedding was a who&#8217;s who of famous names, Barkley is in good company when it comes to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sitting out the big day;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/every-celebrity-spoken-missing-taylor-214004637.html\">sitting out the big day<\/a>. James Taylor, Ryan Seacrest, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Robert Pattinson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/robert-pattinson-reacts-missing-free-001817272.html\">Robert Pattinson<\/a>, and Mark Hamill are among those to confirm they were invited but didn&#8217;t make it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were giving away lots of stuff?&#8221; Pattinson, whose partner Suki Waterhouse attended, playfully asked when told of the chance to win extravagant prizes. &#8220;What&#8217;d I get?!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Barkley, he and Kelce have appeared on each other&#8217;s podcasts, and Kelce revealed on Barkley&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Steam Room;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0eHqrxVo1U8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Steam Room<\/em><\/a> that he always wanted his name to be Charles.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, there&#8217;s at least one title for Barkley!<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/charles-barkley-skipped-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-nuptials-because-i-dont-do-weddings-or-funerals-12013935\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Charles Barkley turned down his invite to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8217;s wedding. The NBA icon preferred to go golfing. Barkley worried that it would be a &#8220;crap show.&#8221; If you&#8217;re getting married or dying, don&#8217;t bother inviting Charles Barkley. 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