Beyonce, Steph Curry, Mitt Romney, Others

There are loads of superstar rumors and sightings swirling across the Democratic Nationwide Conference on Thursday as Kamala Harris prepares to take the stage in a historic event in Chicago.

With the likes of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé on the prime of the shock record, not less than one high-profile candidate (or former candidate, relying in your POV) has taken himself out of the race. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) mentioned he’s not the “shock visitor” who has been rumored to look this night.

Simply over an hour in the past, Romney posted on X: “Opposite to pretend information posts, I’m not the shock visitor on the DNC tonight. My guess is that it will likely be Beyoncé or Taylor Swift. So disappointing, I do know!”

On an evening the place The Chicks and Pink have already been confirmed to play, one surprising visitor was Golden State Warriors star and up to date Workforce USA gold medal winner Steph Curry. The NBA participant appeared by way of video to spice up longtime fan and Oakland, CA native Haris’ bid tonight, as he has finished previously.

Nonetheless, all day lengthy, rumors have unfold on social media that there will likely be a particular visitor, with a lot give attention to Swift and Beyoncé. Others floated have embody Trump’s sworn foe, ex-Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and even ex-POTUS George W. Bush.

Earlier this week, Deadline solely reported that regardless of the break within the Eras Tour schedule, Swift wasn’t going to point out up within the Windy Metropolis. “All people loves Taylor, however having her right here would overshadow all the things,” a DNC insider instructed us of an look by Swift on Harris’ huge evening. “Give it some thought, nobody would bear in mind a phrase the Vice President mentioned in her acceptance speech. All of the headlines could be about Swift.”

Nonetheless, the rumors and hopes wouldn’t go away. As we speak, one submit on-line claimed to point out a photograph of Swift’s personal aircraft having landed in Chicago, till it was identified that crew employees had been carrying cold-weather garments — odd for a heat August day.

On almost everybody’s lips and filling inboxes, the Beyoncé rumors had been rampant on the closing day of the conference.

Because the theme music of the hardly monthlong Harris marketing campaign, Beyoncé’s “Freedom” has been heard all over the place on the DNC this week. At one level tonight, the conference DJ performed some tunes off the famous person’s latest Cowboy Carter album.

Going into overdrive Thursday when a 30-minute opening within the lineup appeared earlier at this time, the Queen Bey rumors had been primarily triggered by the rehearsal of the conference’s home band enjoying a few of her music. However the band has performed an array of music for entrances and exits with out that artist enjoying on the conference.

The half hour within the schedule was “padding” to ensure the long-running conference hits its primetime East Coast marks for Harris and the viewing public, sources inform us.

Romney’s senior adviser for his 2012 marketing campaign, Stuart Stevens, additionally chimed in on the key visitor rumors. “This complete ‘shock visitor’ factor is just not bringing again one of the best of recollections,” Stevens wrote.

The longtime political operative was referring to the shock visitor on the 2012 Republican Nationwide Conference: Clint Eastwood. The butt of many a joke that evening and since, the Soiled Harry star’s routine with an empty chair overshadowed a speech that got here after it: Romney’s acceptance deal with.