As we reported here, June 20 was scheduled to be the kick off of Taylor Swift‘s global ‘Lover’ tour – designed to support her seventh studio album of the same name.
However anxious fans – affectionately called #Swifties – had their dreams of seeing the starlet live dashed moments ago when she took to social media to announce she was not only cancelling the string of shows due to the coronavirus pandemic, but also any promotional appearances as well.
Read her statement inside: