Environmental activists have targeted Taylor Swift's private jet in a bid to make a point about climate change.
Two protestors from the Just Stop Oil organization have since been arrested after they broke into a private airfield and damaged private jets.
A message from the group shared to X on Thursday read: "Jennifer and Cole cut the fence into the private airfield at Stansted where Taylor Swift’s jet is parked, demanding an emergency treaty to end fossil fuels by 2030."
The tweet was accompanied by a video showing two activists using a circular saw to cut their way through a chainlink fence surrounding the private airfield at Stansted Airport.
The two Just Stop Oil protesters broke into the airport at approximately 5:00AM on Thursday morning. Footage shows them spraying bright orange paint on two private jets. They even managed to snap a selfie after their work was done.
But unfortunately, they appear to have missed the mark when it comes to Swift's jet.
In an update, police sources have informed The Independent that the 'Love Story' hitmaker's jet wasn’t parked in the private airfield at the time of the stunt.
BBC News has also reported that officials from Stansted Airport have denied Swift's jet was at the airfield at the time of the spraypainting.
Following the stunt, Just Stop Oil shared the following message on social media: "We’re living in two worlds: one where billionaires live in luxury, able to fly in private jets away from the other, where unlivable conditions are being imposed on countless millions.
“Meanwhile, this system that is allowing extreme wealth to be accrued by a few, to the detriment of everyone else, is destroying the conditions necessary to support human life in a rapidly accelerating never-ending ‘cruel summer’. Billionaires are not untouchable, climate breakdown will affect every single one of us."
In a separate statement to the outlet, a Stansted airport spokesman explained the details of the incident.
"Shortly after 5:00AM, Essex Police arrested two protestors who had entered the private aviation area of the airfield, away from the runway and main passenger terminal.
"As a precaution, runway operations were suspended for a short period, but no flights were disrupted, and the airport and flights are operating as normal," they added.
Essex Police has confirmed that they have arrested a 22-year-old and a 28-year-old woman in relation to the stunt.
“Officers were on the scene within minutes and detained two people,” the department said. “The airport and flights are operating as normal.”
Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow also added: “I would like to reassure passengers and the wider public that we are well prepared and resourced to deal with incidents of this nature.
“Almost immediately after we were made aware of this incident, which took place away from the main passenger terminal, we were on the scene," Anslow continued. "We maintain a constant presence at the airport and this presence will be heightened over the summer period."
“We have a good working relationship with Manchester Airport Group and Stansted Airport to ensure you can go about your travels with minimal impact," Anslow stated before finally concluding: "We are not anti protest but we will always take action where criminal acts take place."
Regardless, Swift's private jet antics have made headlines previously after it was reported that her journeys have racked up to 170 flights, which is equivalent to nearly 16 days up in the air.
"Taylor's jet is loaned out regularly to other individuals," a spokesperson for Swift told Newsweek at the time of the report's release. "To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect."
