Swift Critique: Fan Calls Out Taylor Swift for Not Cancelling Tour After Tragic Heat Exhaustion Incident
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The forensic report for the late Brazilian fan of Taylor Swift, who died before the artist’s Rio de Janeiro show of the Eras Tour, has been released. It states that the reason behind her death was heat exhaustion. The incident was shocking for everyone when Taylor Swift’s Brazilian fan, Ana Clara Benevides, passed away before one of Swift’s shows. Now, the reason behind the fan’s death has finally been revealed.
Read ahead to learn more about the forensic report of the late Brazilian fan of Taylor Swift who died before the singer’s show in Rio de Janeiro.
Shocking death of Taylor Swift fan before Rio de Janeiro show of the singer
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour attracted crowds of fans eager to enjoy the singer live at every show. As Taylor toured various venues worldwide, one of her stops was in Brazil. The singer drew a massive crowd at her show in Rio de Janeiro.
JUST IN: It’s been revealed that the cause of death of the Taylor Swift fan that passed away at her concert was heat exhaustion 💔😔 pic.twitter.com/vJF2J4qicm
— RapTV (@Rap) December 27, 2023
However, just before Taylor Swift’s show in Rio de Janeiro in November, a tragic incident occurred that shocked everyone. A young Brazilian fan, Ana Clara Benevides, passed away just before the show, leaving everyone heartbroken.
Forensic report of Ana Clara Benevides comes out
While the death of Ana Clara Benevides shocked everyone, including Taylor Swift, who shared an emotional post about her fan on social media, we now have the forensic report for Ana. In November, the reason behind the demise of the Brazilian fan wasn’t clear.
According to the Associated Press, the official forensic report on Ana Clara Benevides has stated that the reason behind the fan’s death was heat exhaustion. The 23-year-old fan was feeling unwell at the Rio venue, after which she was taken to the nearby hospital, but she died later.
Taylor Swift Faces Backlash for Not Cancelling Show After Tragic Heat Exhaustion Death
Taylor Swift was heartbroken over the demise of Ana Clara Benevides when the incident occurred. Following this, the Grammy-winning singer invited Ana Clara Benevides’ family to attend the show on November 26th.
In a video shared on social media, an apparent VIP tent is shown, where the five members of Ana’s family attended Taylor’s show wearing matching T-shirts with Ana’s face printed on them. They also had the opportunity to meet Swift and take photos with the singer.
Drama Alert shared a post on social media, revealing a fan’s reaction that called out Taylor Swift fangirls for not canceling the artist despite a Brazilian fan losing her life due to heat exhaustion at Taylor’s show.
Fan calls out Taylor Swift fan girls for not cancelling her after a fan passed away due to heat exhaustion at her show. 😳 pic.twitter.com/bmD1iwDloN
— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) December 28, 2023Advertisement
This isn't a swiftie thing, this is systemic racism in America. Black men always get different rules applied to them
— actingliketommy (@actingliketommy) December 28, 2023
Taylor swift fans have to be the most low IQ sensitive fans I’ve seen in a long time
— YourFeed (@YourFeed__) December 28, 2023
why did so many people forget about this…. Why isn’t Taylor Swift canceled yet
— Joseph (@Josephsclips) December 28, 2023
They tried to cancel Travis Scott but nobody is trying to cancel Taylor Swift….
— Joseph (@Josephsclips) December 28, 2023
Agree and disagree. Her and her team put out statements and quickly promised to make sure water is provided or allowed in at all future shows if i remember correctly. Did it get the coverage or scrutiny it deserved? Absolutely not. But i think that’s just media racism
— Spanky (@hungpadajuan_) December 28, 2023
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