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Taylor Swift 's generosity felt like a gold rush to Ellen Pompeo . The Grey's Anatomy star revealed that the "Fortnight" singer once blew her away by giving her a huge chunk of money for a good cause: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. "They have an amazing program at Children’s where they make music for the babies in the NICU and for the parents who have to go to work all day and they can’t be with the kids," Pompeo said on The Jennifer Hudson Show April 2.
“They record their voices singing nursery rhymes or telling them stories and they play it for the babies in the day when the parents can’t be there." Pompeo and husband Chris Ivery had been volunteering at the center around the same time the 55-year-old starred in Swift's 2014 music video for "Bad Blood." "So, I just got up the chutzpah," Pompeo recounted, "and asked Taylor, ‘Could you write me a big, old check for Children’s?’" Needless to say, Swift didn't leave any blank spaces in that paycheck.
As the Good American Family actress—who shares Stella , 15, Sienna , 10, and Eli , 8, with Ivery—put it, "And she knew me all but 20 minutes, and that girl wrote me the biggest check without blinking an eye." And it wasn't the only positive outcome to arise from their collaboration. “That got me so much mileage with both of the girls for a stretch," Pompeo said of her daughters.
“Taylor is such a good girl. I didn’t know her and she invited me to be in the video and I thought, ‘Oh that would be fun.’ ” "I do get a lot of points for that,” she added.
“I went and did the video. It was the easiest thing, like an hour or two.” Of course, it's not the only time Swift has demonstrated her generosity.
At the end of her record-breaking Eras Tour last year, the 35-year-old gave out $197 million in bonuses to her entire team, including truck drivers, caterers, the merch team, carpenters, dancers, bandmates, security, choreographers, physical therapists, videographers and the hair, make-up and wardrobe teams. After all, Swift—who has been dating Travis Kelce since 2023—wanted to express her gratitude to everyone who made her wildest dreams come true by bringing the concert series to life. "We have toured the entire world with this tour, we have had so many adventures," she told the crowd during her final show in Canada in December.
"It has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my entire life." To bask in the afterglow of the Eras Tour, read on for more must-see celebrity moments. The comedian and wife Elle Key turned the Eras Tour into a date night in Toronto, Canada .
He tweeted in November 2024, "And the night is just getting started! So excited to be at my first @taylorswift13 concert." Billy Joel "Our family attended the Taylor Swift concert at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami where Billy Joel/Elton John’s ‘Face to Face’ concert previously held the seating record," he wrote on Instagram. "Taylor’s second concert at Hard Rock Miami set a new record and ushered in a new era at Hard Rock Stadium.
We were so happy to be a part of this record-breaking concert! Plus, we got to celebrate with her mama. Celebrating someone’s success does not negate your own. She is showing our girls all that is possible.
Onward and upward." Ashley Tisdale "My little swiftie," the High School Musical alum wrote on October 2024. "Safe to say Jupiter loved her first concert.
" Travis Kelce, Prince William, Princess Charlotte & Prince George Taylor made her relationship with Travis Instagram official June 21, 2024, with the help of the royal family as they all joined her backstage at her concert in Wembley Stadium in London. Prince William, Princess Charlotte & Prince George Taylor also took another selfie with the royal family at her Wembley show. Nicola Coughlan, Cara Delevingne & Jonathan Van Ness The trio united in the VIP tent in London on June 21, 2024.
Leslie Mann & Jonathan Van Ness The Knocked Up actress also hung out with the Queer Eye alum at the Wembley concert. Travis Kelce & Jonathan Van Ness The NFL star was a true London Boy at Wembley Stadium with the Queer Eye star. Jonathan Van Ness & Nicola Coughlan Dearest reader, how adorable is this friendship? Gayle King & Channing Tatum The two bumped into each other at one of the singer's shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
in August 2023. Channing Tatum The Step Up star showcased his dance moves. Christina Milian The "Dip It Low" singer and her teen daughter Violet were in a lavender haze at Taylor's Paris show in May 2024.
Jessica Capshaw The Grey's Anatomy actress attended the Eras Tour in France in May 2024, captioning this pic with the Midnights lyric, "Cause we were in Paris." Travis Kelce & Rita Ora "It’s fair to say Sydney always delivers," Rita Ora captioned Instagram photos from Taylor's Feb. 23 show, including a snap with Travis Kelce .
"Or shall we say our TayTay @taylorswift always delivers!” Taika Waititi, Taylor Swift & Rita Ora Taylor's dad Scott Swift delivered an epic photobomb. Katy Perry "Got to see an old friend shine tonight," Katy Perry captioned footage on Instagram from the Feb. 23 concert.
Tom DeLonge & Rebel Wilson The Blink-182 rocker—whose band was playing near Taylor's Sydney venue on the same day—and the Pitch Perfect alum hung out in the VIP tent. The Oscar winner captioned the moment with friends in Mexico City, "Spamming u w really good @taylorswift Eras Tour content." The Pretty Little Liars star attended with friends Morgan Pesante , Katie Greenthal and Claire Leahy .
"Omg??? @taylorswift putting on a show that was so good I can't even process," she wrote. "Nostalgic, empowering, and sparkly." The "Bad at Love" singer got in the spirit by making friendship bracelets to trade with fans during the last Los Angeles show.
Mariska Hargitay & Savannah Guthrie "Still in the afterglow of the most magical night," the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star wrote on Instagram Aug. 9 after a bejeweled night out in L.A.
"Deepest gratitude to @taylorswift for your poetry and wisdom. You inspire us and connect us to our #delicate tenderness, joy, hope and strength—and most of all, our wish to live and love courageously." Sharing pics from an L.
A. show, Chris Olsen quoted the T.Swift lyrics in his caption, "I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GETS BETTER THAN THIS.
" "Eras tour (Dylan's version)," the influencer captioned fits of her rocking a Stella McCartney outfit. "@taylorswift you are a goddess best night ever." Spencer Pratt & Heidi Montag The Hills stars filled a blank space in their calendar with a date night in Los Angeles at the Eras Tour.
Heidi Montag captioned their pics, "This was the concert of a lifetime! Legendary! Thank you for the tickets @taylorswift." Jessica Alba & Cash Warren "@taylorswift with the fam," Jessica Alba wrote, "what a show!" She and husband Cash Warren celebrated their love story by taking their kids Honor , Haven and Hayes . The Mad Max star danced to "Shake It off" with her kids August and Jackson .
"Thank you for the best birthday ever @taylorswift!!!" she wrote. "We had such a great f--king time." Paula Abdul & Vince Vaughn "What a SHOW," Paula Abdul wrote while posting for a photo with Vince Vaughn and Taylor's parents Scott and Andrea Swift in Los Angeles.
James Kennedy, Paula Abdul, Scheana Shay & Ally Lewber The Vanderpump Rules stars made their wildest dreams come true on the floor with Paula. The "No One singer" attended the Aug. 5 show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles with her 8-year-old son Genesis .
The actress attended one of Swift's shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles with Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics founder Anastasia Soare and her daughter, Claudia ..
