Taylor Swift chooses teen fan as date for ACM awards
The Associated Press
Posted: Feb 25, 2012 7:58 PM ET
Last Updated: Feb 25, 2012 7:53 PM ET
Taylor Swift, performing during the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, has asked a teen fan from New Jersey to be her date at the Academy of Country Music awards. (Matt Sayles/Associated Press)Taylor Swift has a date for the Academy of Country Music awards.
The country star asked a fan, Kevin McGuire of Somerdale, N.J., to the awards show. McGuire is 18 and has leukemia. His sister had started a campaign on Facebook to get Swift to go with him to his prom.
Swift writes in a Facebook post of her own that she can't make it to the prom, but that she'd like for McGuire to accompany her to the awards ceremony April 1 in Las Vegas. She is nominated for three awards.
A spokesman for Swift confirms that she wrote the post. A post on the Facebook page for McGuire thanks her for the invitation. His sister did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
© The Associated Press, 2012
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