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Los Angeles - Taylor Swift was named next of kin by a pilot who died in a Nashville plane crash.
The 22 singer reportedly didn't know Canadian pilot Michael Callan, who died three weeks ago, despite him naming her on official forms as his person to contact in case of an emergency.
Paula Erickson, the star's publicist, wrote in an e-mail to news website The Tennessean: "Taylor does not know this person.
"The first we heard of this was when the appropriate authorities contacted Taylor's management about the crash."
Authorities heard from the Federal Aviation Administration that Michael had listed the 23-year-old as his next of kin with his flying club in Canada and that information was relayed to Taylor.
'Nashville's Sweetheart'
Michael's plane went down on 29 October at Nashville International Airport, 800km from where he planned to land.
Authorities say he circled the airport for as long as two-and-a-half hours before attempting to land, and the wreckage wasn't discovered for several hours.
The pilot was unmarried and had no children but his family have spoken out about his death and say they had no idea how he ended up in Nashville.
The alarm was only raised when another pilot at the airport spotted the wreckage at 08:45 and the crash is being investigated.
Taylor, who is known as 'Nashville's Sweetheart', has had a home in the city for a number of years near Vanderbilt University, with 7m high windows and stunning panoramic views.
The 22 singer reportedly didn't know Canadian pilot Michael Callan, who died three weeks ago, despite him naming her on official forms as his person to contact in case of an emergency.
Paula Erickson, the star's publicist, wrote in an e-mail to news website The Tennessean: "Taylor does not know this person.
"The first we heard of this was when the appropriate authorities contacted Taylor's management about the crash."
Authorities heard from the Federal Aviation Administration that Michael had listed the 23-year-old as his next of kin with his flying club in Canada and that information was relayed to Taylor.
'Nashville's Sweetheart'
Michael's plane went down on 29 October at Nashville International Airport, 800km from where he planned to land.
Authorities say he circled the airport for as long as two-and-a-half hours before attempting to land, and the wreckage wasn't discovered for several hours.
The pilot was unmarried and had no children but his family have spoken out about his death and say they had no idea how he ended up in Nashville.
The alarm was only raised when another pilot at the airport spotted the wreckage at 08:45 and the crash is being investigated.
Taylor, who is known as 'Nashville's Sweetheart', has had a home in the city for a number of years near Vanderbilt University, with 7m high windows and stunning panoramic views.
