Personal life
Family
Swift purchased a four-bedroom mansion in Belle Meade, Tennessee, for her parents.[498] Swift's younger brother, Austin, is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has acted in college productions.[13][499] Swift's mother was diagnosed with cancer in December 2014.[500] Swift is the godmother to actress Jaime King's son Leo.Residences
The harbor in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, where Swift owns a summer home
Relationships
Swift dated musician Joe Jonas from July to October 2008,[505][506] and actor Taylor Lautner from October to December 2009.[507][508] She was romantically linked to musician John Mayer from late 2009 until early 2010.[509][510][511][512] She dated actor Jake Gyllenhaal from October to December 2010.[513][514] Following their break-up, they were seen together in January and February 2011.[515][516] Swift dated political heir Conor Kennedy from July to September 2012.[517][518] She dated singer Harry Styles from October 2012 to January 2013.[519][520]Swift did not date in 2013 after January, or in 2014, citing an unwillingness to deal with additional media attention.[521] "I have this feeling like if I were to open myself up to love, that would be a career weakness."[522]
In March 2015, Swift started dating record-producer and DJ Calvin Harris.[523][524] By June 2015, the duo were ranked as the highest-paid celebrity couple over the past year by Forbes with combined earnings of over $146 million.[525]
Politics
During the 2008 presidential campaign, she supported the Every Woman Counts campaign, aimed at engaging women in the political process, and was one of many country stars to record a public service announcement for the Vote (For Your) Country campaign.[526] She stated: "I don't think it's my job to try and influence people which way they should vote."[9] Following President Obama's inauguration, she told Rolling Stone that she supported the president: "I've never seen this country so happy about a political decision in my entire time of being alive. I'm so glad this was my first election."[527]In 2010, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush attended the taping of a Swift television special in Kennebunkport, Maine,[528] and later described Swift as "unspoiled" and "very nice."[529] In 2012, Swift was presented with a Kids' Choice Award in recognition of her charitable work by Michelle Obama, who praised her as someone who "has rocketed to the top of the music industry but still keeps her feet on the ground, someone who has shattered every expectation of what a 22-year-old can accomplish."[530] Swift later described the First Lady as "a role model."[531] In a 2012 interview, Swift remarked that, although she tries to keep herself "as educated and informed as possible," she doesn't "talk about politics because it might influence other people."[532] Swift has spent time with the Kennedy family[533] and has spoken of her admiration for Ethel Kennedy.[534][535] Swift is also a feminist.
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