Taylor Swift Explains Why She Stayed Silent on Vienna Terror Plot
glamour.comis finally ready to address those canceled Vienna shows. In early August, she had planned in the Austrian city after local officials discovered a planned terrorist attack.
But it wasn't until her lengthy post recapping the Euro-tour, which she posted on August 21, that Swift addressed the cancellations—as well as why she'd been silent about them for so long.“Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” Swift wrote. “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows.
But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together.”Swift continued in her caption that she felt that she needed to spend all of her energy into making sure that her London shows, which were next on the schedule, would be completely safe for all attendees.
She also clarified that, even though she might be criticized for remaining silent about having to cancel tour dates, she was only looking out for the safety of her fans.“Let me be very clear: I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows,” she wrote. “In cases like this one, ‘silence’ is actually showing restraint, and waiting to express yourself at a time when it’s right to.
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