Josh Charles Tells Travis Kelce He’s a ‘Di*k’ at Taylor Swift Music Video Set
The Good Wife alum, 54, and his Dead Poets Society costar Ethan Hawke appeared in Swift’s 2024 music vid as mad scientists experimenting on the singer. The video won the coveted Video of the Year prize at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, an accolade Charles reveled in during his appearance Monday, January 5, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Actor Josh Charles is a huge Travis Kelce fan … but once told him he’s a “d***” straight to his face!
Here’s the deal … Josh appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday and told host Jimmy Fallon he got to meet Travis while appearing in Taylor Swift‘s “Fortnight” music video. He said he took the opportunity to call the star tight end out for how he acted during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2024 game against his home team, the Baltimore Ravens.
Fallon asked Charles about speculation that he “got into a fight with Travis Kelce on set,” as previously alluded to by Hawke, 55, in a September 2025 interview.
Charles clarified, “A fight? No, he exaggerated this. It wasn’t a fight.”
The Handmaid’s Tale actor went on to explain that he called out the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, over the Chiefs’ victory over his hometown team, the Baltimore Ravens, in 2023.
“I’ve always liked Travis Kelce. I just thought he was so cool,” Charles said. “But that year they beat us in the AFC Championship game — they beat the Ravens — he was a real jerk that year. So I kind of fell off of him.”
Fast-forward to filming the “Fortnight” music video, Charles said, “When I met him, I said, ‘You know I always liked you and this year you were kind of a d***.’”
