The video for the lead single off of her new album 'Midnights' has spurred debate over its rest room scene.
Following the discharge of Taylor Swift‘s extremely private “Anti-Hero” music video on Friday, the star acquired some backlash, with critics accusing the pop star of being fatphobic because of a scene during which Swift steps on a scale that reads “fats.”
On Wednesday, the scene was faraway from the music video on Apple Music, as noticed by some eagle-eyed Swifties on Twitter. Nevertheless, on the time of publication, the scene nonetheless stays on the YouTube model of the video.
Swift has but to publicly touch upon the change. Billboard has reached out to Apple Music, Swift’s rep and YouTube for remark.
Swift has beforehand spoken about her struggles with physique picture, together with in her 2020 documentary Miss Americana. She has additionally opened up about private nature of “Anti-Hero,” calling it “one in every of my favourite songs I’ve ever written,” as she’s by no means “delved this far into my insecurities on this element earlier than.”
“This track actually is an actual guided tour by means of all of the issues I are inclined to hate about myself; all of us hate issues about ourselves,” she defined in a video launched forward of Midnights‘ arrival.
Following the backlash, the hosts of The View got here to Swift’s protection on Tuesday’s episode. Sunny Hostin famous of the critics, “They missed the purpose. For somebody who’s an artist, she will get to have company over her artistry. She was describing a private expertise, and fairly frankly, it’s a private expertise plenty of ladies expertise. I’ve skilled it, and males.”
Whoopi Goldberg added, “Why are you losing your time on this? You all wish to say one thing about Taylor Swift, go away her ass alone!”
Watch the YouTube model of “Anti-Hero” beneath.
This story first appeared on Billboard.com.