When Taylor Swift and her team descended on a beach in New Zealand earlier this week, they were just hoping to make a fancy new music video. But they got more than they bargained for, as it's now claimed they put endangered birds (baby dotterels) at risk on the beach. And let us tell you, the locals are not happy.
Although Taylor’s team did get permission to take vehicles onto Bethells Beach, in Auckland, they were only meant to have two. Instead it's alleged they drove around 11 onto the beach – putting the lives of the baby birds at risk.
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“Taylor Swift filming at Bethells this week. Permission was given for I think 2 vehicles, instead there were about a dozen. Parks not happy at all,” local board chair Sandra Coney wrote on Facebook.
“We have developed a dotterel management plan as there is a heap of filming out there, and we welcome it as economic activity that should leave no footprint, but Taylor's lot did not respect the environment or the conditions of their consent.”
Other wildlife fans were seriously peeved too. “May a giant bird shit on each of your heads every day until you are so covered in sticky mess you can’t function physically as a human being,” one very angry person commented. Oo-er.
But it turns out Taylor actually did nothing wrong. A spokesperson for local production company Cherokee Films has claimed responsbility and stated that they did not breach the guidelines.
“As the local film production company, Cherokee Films, we accept responsibility and apologize for this situation,” a spokesperson tells heat. “Taylor Swift and her management team were in no way at fault and did not do anything that violated permits or ordinances.
“At all times the film crew adhered to the Dotterel protocol in guidelines provided about the dotterel nesting sites, and at no time were the film crew close to that habitat. No Dotterel were harmed.”
Seeing as Taylor is quite possibly the most angelic popstar around this totally makes sense. She wouldn't harm a fly, let alone a bird...
Taylor Swifts Music Videos
1 of 18Stephen Colletti - White Horse Music Video
Stephen Colletti (y'know, the really hot one on Laguna Beach!) starred in Taylor Swift's White Horse video back in 2009. The video got everyone talking that the two were dating but it was never a fully-fledged romance.
2 of 18Stephen Colletti - Now
After a four year stint on One Tree Hill, Stephen has most recently been promoting his short film Celluloid Dreams and appearing in TV show Hit The Floor.
3 of 18Tyler Hilton - Teardrops On My Guitar Music Video
Tyler has forged a big musical career stateside, and acted in Walk the Line (he was Elvis Presley) and One Tree Hill. He featured in Taylor's music video in 2007.
4 of 18Tyler Hilton - Now
Tyler released an album called Indian Summer in 2014.
5 of 18Justin Gaston - Love Story Music Video
Justin appeared in Love Story in 2008, around the time he was a smokin' hot underwear model, and dating Miley Cyrus. Taylor, you have great taste.
6 of 18Justin Gaston - Now
Justin was signed up for American soap Days of Our Lives last year, but is no longer on the show.
7 of 18Lucas Til - You Belong With Me Music Video
Texan hunk Lucas was in Hannah Montana: The Movie around the time he melted our hearts in the 2009 video for You Belong With Me.
8 of 18Lucas Til - Now
Lucas is still doing well as an actor, appearing in films like The Spy Next Door and X Men: Days Of Future Past after his music video debut.
9 of 18Noah Mills - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Music Video
Canadian model and actor Noah was a successful runway model (and had also appeared in Sex and the City 2) before he appeared in Taylor's 2012 video for We Are Never Getting Back Together.
10 of 18Noah Mills - Now
Noah is still modelling (he has worked with Dolce & Gabbana for over ten years), and is still incredibly hot.
11 of 18Sean O'Pry - Blank Space Music Video
Before even appearing in Taylor Swift's 2014 video for Blank Space, Sean was a highly-successful model, posing for everyone from Calvin Klein to Givenchy.In 2009 he was named the world's most successful model by Forbes, an accolade he's won from models.com too. Only the best for Taylor.
12 of 18Sean O'Pry - Now
He's still modelling, and reportedly dating Aussie actress Jessica McNamee.
13 of 18Dom Sherwood - Style Music Video
BEFORE being known as "the hot one" from Taylor Swift's Style video, Dom (who is a Brit!) appeared in the popular teen film Vampire Academy. He also was rumoured to have dated Sarah Hyland at the beginning of this year.
14 of 18Dom Sherwood - Now
Dom has literally just become a T-Swizzle video star, but you can next see his beautiful face in filmsThe Other and Take Down.
15 of 18Reeve Carney - I Knew You Were Trouble Music Video
Reeve is a singer-songwriter and actor, who played the "trouble" in Taylor's video for I Knew You Were Trouble. He studied jazz guitar at University, which is pretty damn impressive.
16 of 18Reeve Carney - Now
Mr Trouble has been focusing on his acting, appearing in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, and was cast as Dorian Gray in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful.
17 of 18Toby Hemingway - Now
Toby has since appeared in movies Black Swan and In Time. Before appearing in Taylor's vid, he was also in film The Covenant, and is still mates with fellow hottie and co-star Chace Crawford. He's still acting, with a couple of films in post-production.
18 of 18Toby Hemingway - Mine Music Video
In 2010, English actor Toby Hemingway appeared in the video for Mine - and the pair were be rumoured to be seeing each other after being spotted on a "date".