Taylor Swift Fires Backup Dancer Toshi After Insensitive Instagram Posts
Jokes about sexual assault will never be okay.
Taylor Swift’s close friend and backup dancer, Toshi posted jokes regarding women’s place in the kitchen and several “jokes” about sexual assault which reportedly resulted in Taylor firing him.
Shortly after the posts, Toshi placed his Instagram page on private but numerous fans already saw the posts and immediately took their commentary to twitter:
the fucking NERVE of toshi to post that the same day taylor’s playing in the city where her trial was….disgusting
— will (@wedontevenkiss) May 25, 2018
Why do your dancers think making rape jokes is acceptable? @taylorswift13 @treepaine @taylornation13 this is unacceptable pic.twitter.com/J9fn3KDj4C
— 🐍 (@immabefearless) May 25, 2018
“She has considered him one of her closest friends on the road after recruiting him for her 1989 tour back in 2014,” a source told the Daily Mail. “But she simply cannot endorse this behavior and to do so would be setting a bad example to her fans.” Taylor also recently donated $50k to Toshi’s Go Fund Me page for his ill nephew.
A close bond didn’t cloud Taylor’s judgment in this situation.
