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Jen Thomas
Travis Kelce has hit out at rumours doing the rounds about him, and he's issued a plea for people to make their own mind up.
The sportsman has spoken out to explain the truth behind some of the rumours.
“I gotta make a little statement in the ‘don’t believe everything you read, kids’ category or nice realm that you see online,” said Travis.
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He was talking on the New Heights podcast he hosts with Jason Kelce, and said on Wednesday: “Some false claims were thrown out there that I was doing something in the community that I was not, and I’m not even gonna talk about it specifically.
"I don’t want to bring any more attention to that whole nonsense and article and all that stuff," he insisted.
Travis says if fans 'ever want to know exactly what I’m doing in the community, just go to 87running.org', he said.
This is referring to his 87 & Running Foundation, saying: "We’re always trying to get out there in and get in the Kansas City communities and the Cleveland community.
“But this time, I wasn’t doing what was falsely claimed by the social channels or the outlets posting all this A.I. stuff. So, just wanted to set the record straight," he insisted.
He didn't go into further detail on the podcast about the supposed rumours, but some people had been claiming he had bought a $3.3 million house in the team’s home city.
Some people had been claiming the new house would provide temporary housing for homeless youth in the city.
Travis wrapped up the discussion by thanking fans for their support, stating: “Appreciate everybody for always trying to show love.”
His 87 & Running foundation was formed in 2015 to 'empower disadvantaged youth to achieve success by providing resources and support to their communities and cultivating their talent in the areas of education, business, athletics, stem, and the arts'.
He regularly tries to do good with the foundation, and recently has given away free tickets to Monster Jam in Kansas City and Cleveland.
He also teamed up with Rebuilding Together Kansas City to help out a much-loved resident, Gloria White.
“I love it here and I even love it more now,” said White.
The executive director Scott Hickox went on to praise Travis, telling KSHB 41: “For Travis to care enough, for his foundation to care enough about what’s happening about our city here in Kansas City, this meant the world that he could partner with us on this.”
As for his private life, a source spoke out to US Weekly about Travis and Taylor, saying: “Taylor and Travis are doing great, and they’re still very much together and in love. They’re just taking a break from the public eye.”
It's also claimed he 'wants to take [a breather] from the public eye'.
They added: “He was working too much last year, and he didn’t play as well as he wanted. He wants to have a good season and not have the focus be on his relationship with Taylor.”