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| Carrie Underwood Brad Paisley Mock Taylor Swift's Breakup With Conor Kennedy at Country Music Association Awards |
Co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood perform during the 46th annual CMA awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 1, 2012 in Nashville United States Credit Ed Rode/WireImage.com
No one not even Taylor Swift was off-limits at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville Nov 1
Co-hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley kicked off the show by poking fun at the singer's recent split with Conor Kennedy which Us Weekly exclusively reported Oct 25
Brad and I were backstage talking about what a strange year this has been Underwood 29 said during the opening monologue
Just look at sports Paisley 40 interjected I can't keep track of all these trades After Underwood pointed out that quarterback Tim Tebow now plays for the New York Jets the conversation shifted to Swift's love life
Carrie Underwood Brad Paisley Mock Taylor Swift's Breakup With Conor Kennedy at Country Music Association Awards
Intentional or no, the cameras did not capture Swift's reaction. Instead, Underwood stopped Paisley mid-sentence and pretended to whisper new information about the 22-year-old's breakup in his ear What? Why don't I ever hear about these things?" Paisley asked. "I'm the last one to know
Paisley continued to tease Swift by spoofing her No. 1 hit single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Are they ever gonna get back together the host teased.
Never, never, never Underwood replied. Never ever
Later that evening, Swift received a standing ovation after performing "Begin Again," her latest single off her fourth album, Red.
This isn't the first time Underwood and Paisley have mocked the young country star. During their opening monologue with Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet at the CMA Awards in 2011, the co-hosts poked fun at Kim Kardashian's ill-fated marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries and threw Swift's name in for good measure.
I'm going to love you forever, or 72 days Amen, as long as Justin Bieber is not a conceiver, as long as Taylor Swift is with her current boyfriend," the trio sang I'm going to love you for 20 million dollars, for a hit TV series or pics in Us Weekly, for 72 Days, Amen
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Intentional or no, the cameras did not capture Swift's reaction. Instead, Underwood stopped Paisley mid-sentence and pretended to whisper new information about the 22-year-old's breakup in his ear What? Why don't I ever hear about these things?" Paisley asked. "I'm the last one to know
Paisley continued to tease Swift by spoofing her No. 1 hit single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Are they ever gonna get back together the host teased.
Never, never, never Underwood replied. Never ever
Later that evening, Swift received a standing ovation after performing "Begin Again," her latest single off her fourth album, Red.
This isn't the first time Underwood and Paisley have mocked the young country star. During their opening monologue with Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet at the CMA Awards in 2011, the co-hosts poked fun at Kim Kardashian's ill-fated marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries and threw Swift's name in for good measure.
I'm going to love you forever, or 72 days Amen, as long as Justin Bieber is not a conceiver, as long as Taylor Swift is with her current boyfriend," the trio sang I'm going to love you for 20 million dollars, for a hit TV series or pics in Us Weekly, for 72 Days, Amen
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