Hank Azaria has bad blood with Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n
The actor railed against the pop star\u2019s presence at the NBA Finals Game 4<\/a> Wednesday night while name-dropping all the A-list New York Knicks fans rejected from Madison Square Garden\u2019s celebrity row<\/a> \u2014 himself included.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll tell you the one [person] that bothered me was Taylor Swift,\u201d the \u201cSimpsons\u201d star said on the \u201cDan Le Batard Show\u201d<\/a> Thursday. \u201cCome on.\u201d<\/p>\n Hank Azaria (pictured above in December 2022) took aim at Taylor Swift on Thursday for sitting courtside at the New York Knicks game the previous day. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n The actor is \u201ctired\u201d of the pop star\u2019s presence at sporting events. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n Azaria complained, \u201cI know she\u2019s the hugest thing in the world, but we had to sit with her all through the NFL [to watch fianc\u00e9 Travis Kelce] and now she\u2019s at the Garden. Come on.\u201d<\/p>\n The 62-year-old, who doubled down on being \u201ctired of\u201d the songwriter, slammed Swift for taking up four courtside seats for herself, a security guard and pals Este Haim and Alana Haim.<\/p>\n Azaria, notably, got comped seats to watch the New York-based team\u2019s historic win<\/a> against the San Antonio Spurs \u2014 but was \u201cway up in what they call the Cisco Suites, which are, like, the ceiling.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cSimpsons\u201d star (pictured above in January 2016) got a comped seat \u201cway up in what they call the Cisco Suites, which are, like, the ceiling.\u201d GC Images<\/p>\n Azaria (pictured above on Jan. 7) was \u201cstuck in the rafters\u201d with Christy Turlington, Jeremy Strong and more A-listers. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n He claimed DJ Questlove,\u00a0\u201cOffice\u201d alum Rainn Wilson,\u00a0actor Ed Burns,\u00a0model Christy Turlington,\u00a0\u201cSuccession\u201d alum Jeremy Strong and star Yankees right fielder\u00a0Aaron Judge were all also \u201cstuck \u2026 up in the rafters.\u201d<\/p>\n Azaria noted that \u201cyou don\u2019t know from the Garden if you\u2019re going to get in until that day\u201d \u2014 unless \u201cyou\u2019re Ben Stiller or Tracy Morgan\u201d or Spike Lee, who he \u201cthink[s] actually pays\u201d \u2014 because \u201cthere\u2019s such high demand.\u201d<\/p>\n Since the Emmy winner \u201cdidn\u2019t make the cut\u201d for Game 3 on Monday, he bought \u201coutrageously expensive\u201d Game 4 tickets that ultimately went to two of his friends as an \u201cextravagant gift\u201d once Azaria found out about his free seats.<\/p>\n When Azaria saw his suite, he regretted giving the \u201cgreat seats\u201d to his pals but \u201ccouldn\u2019t switch with them.\u201d<\/p>\n The Emmy winner (pictured above on Jan. 7) couldn\u2019t \u201cswitch seats\u201d with the pals he gave his previously purchased \u201cgreat seats\u201d to. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n Swift sat in celebrity row with Este Haim and Alana Haim on Wednesday, alongside Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n Nevertheless, the Tony nominee was able to watch the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history, with the Knicks beating the spurs 107 to 106.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen they were making this strange, gradual, limpy comeback all through the second half of the game, I was too nervous to commit to the reality that it might be happening to yell out loud about it,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI just stood there with my hands on my head with my mouth agape not wanting to breathe too much.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Swift and the Haim sisters, Mariska Hargitay, Adam Sandler, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Kylie Jenner and more stars sat courtside.<\/p>\n Azaria isn\u2019t the only person publicly bashing Swift, with Charlamagne Tha God requesting the \u201cWelcome to New York\u201d singer \u201cget the eff out of\u201d the arena in a brutal dis<\/a>.<\/p>\n Azaria said celebs like Swift (pictured above with the Haim sisters Wednesday) don\u2019t know whether they have free seats until day of due to \u201chigh demand.\u201d NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n Swift (pictured above Wednesday) has been called out for her attendance by Dave Portnoy and Charlamagne Tha God. AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II<\/p>\n Dave Portnoy, for his part, ranted about how \u201csick\u201d he is<\/a> of the Grammy winner while savagely blasting Sydney Sweeney, Jerry Seinfeld and more \u201cobnoxious\u201d attendees.<\/p>\n Swift, notably, is set to marry to Kelce at MSG<\/a> next month.<\/p>\n While the Kansas City Chiefs player, 36, was at minicamp and couldn\u2019t join his partner at Wednesday\u2019s Knicks game<\/a>, he flew to New York City the following day to attend her Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hank Azaria has bad blood with Taylor Swift. 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