The 'Shake It Off' hitmaker bans media from a Queensland resort she rented to treat her entire crew to a vacation while in Australia.
- Dec 3, 2015
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift is taking her entire "1989" tour crew on a vacation in Hamilton Island, Australia. The "Shake It Off" bans media from the posh Qualia Resort as she's rumored to be celebrating her birthday on the island.
Taylor shares on Instagram a picture of her "1989" tour crew along with caption, "So stoked to be able to take my band and crew on a vacation at the end of a long and wonderful tour. For all their hard work this year, they really deserve it. Thank you to Hamilton Island for taking such great care of 125 of the people who work tirelessly to make sure the 1989 World Tour stage gets built, the lights are on, the costumes are made, the guitars are tuned, and the show goes on."
The "Blank Space" songstress also has some words for the media, "Aussie press, I love your enthusiasm but my birthday isn't for 2 weeks and it'll be a quiet one this year. Let's take it down a notch:)."
Taylor adds a photo of her with a bird. "Making friends on Hamilton Island," she captions it.
Taylor will end her "1989" tour on December 12 at the AAMI Park in Melbourne, a day before her 26th birthday. The "Wildest Dreams" singer reportedly will celebrate her birthday along with boyfriend Calvin Harris, BFFs Selena Gomez and Gigi Hadid on Hamilton Island.
Sunrise reporter Michelle Tapper tells News Corp Australia that she and her crew were detained at a nearby airport "by half a dozen security staff (who) took all our bags and camera equipment." The group was told they needed to leave the island as a total media ban was in place to protect Taylor's privacy.
"I've never encountered anything like this before in 20 years of journalism, this is a pretty outrageous media ban," Michelle says, before adding that she saw "a number of journalists on the island." "We weren't there to break the rules, never tried to sneak in," she shares.
