Taylor Swift's stalker is detained while trying to attend Eras Tour in Germany after 'making threats' against her on social media

An American man, who made threats against Taylor Swift connected societal media, was detained up of her first show in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. 

The suspected stalker, whose personality has not been released, was 'taken into custody astatine nan introduction power constituent to nan venue earlier nan concert' connected Wednesday, according to USA Today, aft 'initial investigations could not norm retired that he posed a threat.

According to police, nan man made threats against some Swift, 34, and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, who attended her first performance astatine Veltins Arena successful Gelsenkirchen. 

As a result, he will beryllium kept successful detention until Saturday. 

AP reported that organizers of nan arena tipped disconnected authorities of nan alleged stalker's concerning online behavior. 

German rule enforcement officers noted that astatine 'no point' were Swift aliases nan venue's 60,000 attendees successful danger. 

In summation to Wednesday's show, Swift will beryllium performing in Gelsenkirchen connected July 18 and 19. 

The popular prima will stay successful Germany until July 28 for 2 much shows successful Hamburg and different 2 successful Munich. 

In August, she will reason nan European limb of nan Eras Tour by performing for 5 nights successful London. 

She will return a month-long break earlier performing successful Florida and Louisiana. 

The 14-time Grammy victor will proceed to extremity her U.S. tally successful November 2024 pinch a three-night extremity astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Indiana. 

She will adjacent nan Eras Tour successful Vancouver, Canada connected December 8, 2024. 

Over nan years, Swift has endured a number of dangerous run-ins pinch obsessive fans and been nan unfortunate of galore stalking incidents. 

In 2019, she revealed really being stalked and harassed has affected her regular life and intelligence wellness during an effort for Elle. 

'You get capable stalkers trying to break into your location and you benignant of commencement prepping for bad things,' she wrote. 'Every time I effort to punctual myself of nan bully successful nan world, nan emotion I've witnessed, and nan religion I person successful humanity.'

She continued: 'We person to unrecorded bravely successful bid to genuinely consciousness alive, and that intends not being ruled by our top fears.' 

For her ain safety, nan Cardigan hitmaker revealed she carries QuikClot, an service people bandage dressing, 'which is for gunshot aliases stab wounds.'  

Ahead of her Reputation Stadium Tour, she admitted to feeling 'completely terrified to spell connected tour' because she didn't cognize really to 'keep 3 cardinal fans safe complete 7 months' pursuing nan 2017 Manchester Arena bombing astatine an Ariana Grande concert. 

'There was a tremendous magnitude of planning, expense, and effort put into keeping my fans safe,' she explained.

Swift has besides said that she tries ne'er to opportunity aliases station from her existent location since each of her 'addresses are connected nan internet' and she's had to woody pinch a batch of men that person 'imaginary' and one-sided relationships pinch her.

'I've had a batch of stalkers show up to nan location armed. So we person to deliberation that way,' she explained connected CBS Sunday Morning successful 2019.