Taylor Swift fans pay $40 for garbage from outside wedding

An artist is selling pieces of trash collected outside the venue of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding for $25 each. The items, which include cigarette butts and candy wrappers, have been marketed as 'sculptures' and sold out within 24 hours.
Why it matters
It highlights the extreme levels of parasocial obsession and consumerism surrounding celebrity culture.
Taylor Swift fans pay US$25 for garbage from outside wedding. Photo / NYC Garbage website
The article reports on a bizarre cultural phenomenon without taking a political stance or expressing personal opinion.
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