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The congratulatory banner reads, “Taylor Swift, Most Sold Out Performances” for her record-setting 16 sold out shows.

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Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant unveils championship banner for Taylor Swift at Staples Center on Aug. 21, 2015. Courtest of Staples Center

Kobe Bryant surprised Taylor Swift with a congratulatory banner at Los Angeles’ Staples Center Friday night (Aug. 21).

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The L.A. Lakers star gifted Swift with the banner on his home turf during the concert, which reads, “Taylor Swift, Most Sold Out Performances” for her record-setting 16 sold-out shows. Watch below.

Bryant pointed to the drop-down banner as fans screamed and before Swift hugged him in gratitude.

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Swift took to Twitter to thank her fans, and Bryant, late Friday night with the caption, “Tonight @kobebryant surprised me with a banner in @STAPLESCenter for the most sold out shows. You did that. Love you.”

“My pleasure @taylorswift13 Keep breaking records and changing lives #1989TourLA,” Bryant tweeted in reply.

Ryan Tedder and One Republic also joined Swift on stage during the Los Angeles concert. Watch below.

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Jackson Mahomes in court. Jackson Mahomes has been sentenced in his battery case.TNS

Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of NFL star Patrick Mahomes, has been sentenced to six months’ probation after pleading no contest to a simple battery charge.

Jackson, 23, appeared in court Thursday for his hearing via video conference. Following the sentencing, he was reportedly taken into the custody of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, which will determine whether he’s eligible for work release.

“Jackson is thankful for the support of his family and friends during the last year. Jackson pled no contest to a single count of simple battery and he was given six months of unsupervised probation,” his attorney Brandan Davies told People Friday.

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The younger brother of NFL star Patrick Mahomes has been sentenced to six months’ probation after pleading no contest to a simple battery charge. Jacskon Mahomes/Instagram

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Jackson appeared in court Thursday for his sentencing hearing via video conference. AP

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“Jackson simply wanted the case to be over with and to move on with his life, the matter is now closed and we will not be issuing any further statements.”

Last May, Jackson was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one of battery after he was caught on security cameras at Aspens Restaurant and Lounge in Overland Park, Kan., allegedly shoving a waiter and forcibly grabbing owner Aspen Vaughn by the neck to kiss her.

After the owner refused to cooperate with police in the investigation, the three sexual battery charges were dropped by prosecutors in January.

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Following the sentencing, he was reportedly taken into the custody of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, which will determine whether he’s eligible for work release. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

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Last May, Jackson was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one of battery. AP

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Vaughn told the Kansas City Star last year that the establishment where the alleged sexual assault took place has partially closed down due to the negative publicity surrounding the case.

Additionally, she also revealed that she received death threats and the restaurant had been vandalized.

Vaughn also told the outlet that Jackson was pals with her stepdaughter, who worked at Aspens Restaurant and Lounge. She claimed he went to the eatery’s basement office with friends and “forcibly kissed me out of nowhere.”

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He was caught on security cameras at Aspens Restaurant and Lounge in Overland Park, Kan., allegedly shoving a waiter and grabbing the restaurant owner Aspen Vaughn by the neck to forcibly kiss her. via Kansas City Star

Surveillance video of Jackson Mahomes' alleged assault. 8
After the owner refused to cooperate with police in the investigation, prosecutors dropped the three sexual battery charges in January. via Kansas City Star

“And I’m telling him, pushing him off, saying, ‘What are you doing?’ and then he proceeded to do it two more times,” she told the Star.

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“Where the last time I was pushing him off, and I can see on the cameras that somebody was outside the office door, and I was yelling for them to come help because he’s big and massive.”

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Patrick refused to talk about his brother’s case last year. Getty Images

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Jackson is the three-time Super Bowl champion’s only brother. They also share a sister. Jacskon Mahomes/Instagram
Last May, Patrick, 28, refused to answer questions about his brother’s legal drama.

“Honestly, it’s kind of a personal thing that I just kind of gotta keep to myself,” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback told reporters at the time.

“At the end of the day, I come here to play football and try to take care of my family at the same time. So just kind of keep it to myself and just go out there and play football when I’m in the building.”

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Taylor Swift was spotted running into Travis Kelce’s arms for a lengthy kiss after her Eras Tour concert in Singapore on Friday night.

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The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, was seen waving the pop star, also 34, over after she wrapped her show from a backstage area in a video circulating on social media.

Swift was seen racing over to her boyfriend and leaping into his warm embrace as nearby Swifties cheered with delight.

Travis Kelce at Taylor Swift tour in Singapore

The couple then shared a spontaneous smooch before the “Cruel Summer” singer pushed Kelce behind a curtain backstage so they could have more privacy.

Swift was still wearing a sparkly leotard getup from the final number of her show.

Earlier in the evening, the athlete was spotted singing and dancing along to Swift’s show from a VIP box with a group of friends.

Kelce was dressed casually in a white shirt and gray pants as he waved his arms to the beat of Swift’s hits like “Look What You Made Me Do” and “…Ready For It?”

The “Catching Kelce” alum was joined by his pals Ross Travis and Harry Clark, who were seen arriving in Singapore on Thursday night.

The couple’s reunion comes after the three-time Super Bowl champion spent some time in Philadelphia with his brother, Jason Kelce, following the latter’s retirement announcement Monday.

Travis shed tears over his brother’s exit from the NFL, telling Jason, 36, on their “New Heights podcast Wednesday, “To have you out of it, it feels empty.”

Last month, Travis showed his support for Swift by traveling to Sydney for the Australian leg of her blockbuster world tour.

He also attended one of her shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November 2023.

Meanwhile, Swift did her best to be at Travis’ games through the season after they went public with their relationship in September 2023.

The “Maroon” singer even flew all the way from her concert in Tokyo to attend Kelce’s winning 2024 Super Bowl game against the San Fransisco 49ers last month.

The pair started secretly dating last summer, and a source told Page Six exclusively in January that Kelce is planning to propose to Swift this summer around their one-year anniversary.