TORONTO -- Taylor Swiftâs new Netflix documentary offers an intimate look at the popstarâs life, including the torrent of bad press sheâs received over the years.
But a Montreal newspaper is calling out the film for including one of its stories and doctoring it to make it appear as if they wanted Swift to âdisappearâ when, in fact, the article said no such thing.
A story from the Montreal Gazette appears about 35 minutes into âMiss Americana.â The headline reads âA talent to annoyâ with a photo of Swift. The subtitle: âYou know all those things you wish would disappear but wonât? Us too.â However, the text of the article is blurred, and the subtitle is cut off.
the Montreal Gazette clarified that the story, written by an Associated Press reporter, was not about hoping Taylor Swift or her career would vanish. Rather, the articleâs author was compiling a list of cultural trends she wanted to see end in 2017. Among those things: the style of shoulder-baring shirt Swift is seen wearing in the image.
A caption below the image â also blurred in the documentary â reads âTrends that should disappear after 2017, according to Leanne Italie, include cold-shoulder clothing, as sported by Taylor Swift, unicorn everything â including Starbucksâ obnoxious Frappuccino â and spiralized vegetables. If you want pasta, just eat pasta.â
Invoking some of Swiftâs popular lyrics, the Gazette wrote that it hopes the clarification âmeans weâre out of the woods with Swifties; we wouldnât want any bad blood.â
Âéśš´ŤĂ˝ has reached out to Taylor Swiftâs team. This story will be updated in the event of a response.
The misleading headline image appears at an emotional peak in the film as Swift recounts why she vanished from public life for a year. In 2016, showing her husband, Kanye West, seeking Swiftâs approval to use Swiftâs name on his song, âFamous.â
In the song, West raps that he feels he and Taylor âmight still have sexâ and says he âmade that b**** famous.â
Kardashian Westâs video appeared to catch Swift in a lie. Swiftâs team had previously said West had not asked her about the lyrics but wanted Swift to promote the song on her Twitter account.
In the documentary, Swift recalls the fallout from the scandal and how difficult it was to cope with the onslaught of negative reactions.
âWhen people decided I was wicked and evil and conniving and not a good person, that was the one I couldnât really bounce back from, because my whole life was centred around it. #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty was the number one trend on Twitter worldwide. Do you know how many people have to be tweeting that they hate you for that to happen?â she said.
Swift later capitalized on the scandal in her 2017 album Reputation, which was riddled with coded references to the long-running spat.
Swift and West have had a rocky relationship since 2009, when West interrupted Swiftâs acceptance speech for best female video at the MTV Video Awards and said Beyonce deserved to win.