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Jeff Jarrett Recounts Taylor Swift's Three-Hour Private Show at His Home in 2006

Jarrett shared the story in a new TMZ Sports interview, offering fresh specifics about the impromptu performance during his wife's illness.

Overview

  • The WWE Hall of Famer said Swift performed for roughly three hours at his Hendersonville, Tennessee home around Christmas 2006 while his wife, Jill Gregory, was battling breast cancer.
  • He recalled that Swift initially arrived without her guitar, then ran home to retrieve it after his daughters asked her to sing and play.
  • What began as a small gathering of about seven people grew to roughly 45 as word spread during the afternoon performance.
  • Jarrett noted his wife died about five months after the private show and said Swift, who had babysat his daughters, continued supporting the girls afterward.
  • People and Variety reported the remarks from the TMZ Sports interview, which featured family photos; the account is based on Jarrett's recollection without independent confirmation.