MELBOURNE - Pop superstar Taylor Swift has cancelled a performance at the Melbourne Cup, with animal rights activists taking credit after a campaign to highlight cruelty to racehorses.
But it sparked a backlash on social media and a push by the Campaign for the Protection of Racehorses, which claimed she had"put money before compassion" and was"endorsing animal abuse".In a statement late on Saturday , promoter Mushroom Events cited scheduling issues as the reason for Swift's no-show.
"Her fans did not want to see her supporting animal abuse. While the reason being used by the racing industry is a scheduling mix-up, it appears to us that she has responded to those calls."
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