Calvin Denker became a TikTok sensation after a video of him singing “Cruel Summer” during one of Taylor Swift’s performances in Minneapolis, Minnesota, went viral in June.
However, Denker recently disclosed on TikTok that he has been fired by the company he was working for at the time.
Though the company didn’t have a problem with his singing, the management expressed dissatisfaction with Denker for distributing notes to concertgoers, requesting them to share any photos or videos capturing him standing in front of Taylor Swift while she performed on stage behind him.
“Long story short, I was fired for it,” Mr Denker told his followers. “My former security company said that they had a rule against taking photos with any of their performers…
“Every photo of me from that night was from behind the barricade, like any other photo from a fan would be. I never took my own phone out. And above all else, I made sure that Taylor Swift was safe and all the fans had a good time.”
He, however, urged his followers not “to send any hate to this company… I still got to work one of the coolest concerts ever… so that is fantastic. And I hold no grudges against my employer.”
Denker also explained why he asked people in the audience to take photos or videos of him in front of the American singer and songwriter.
His words,
“I wasn’t allowed to turn my back to the crowd and really watch Taylor perform… After night one, I was realising how close Taylor Swift was getting to me so I really wanted to get a photo to document it.
“I handed out these little pieces of paper that said I wasn’t allowed to have my phone out but if Taylor Swift comes right behind me, please take a photo of me and text it to my number.
“I handed this out to a couple of people in the front row for night two, and they were really kind and really sweet about it.”
