Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero video edited to REMOVE controversial 'fat' scale scene

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Taylor Swift's music video for new single Anti-Hero has been edited to remove a controversial scene showing her stepping onto a bathroom scale which reads 'fat.'The clip on Apple Music, which premiered on October 21, no longer shows a close-up of the scale, with the 32-year old singer simply seen looking at her clone with a shocked expression as she stands in the bathroom.The decision to remove the scene comes after fans took to social media to brand the singer 'fatphobic' for 'perpetuating that being overweight is bad.' Goodbye: Taylor Swift's music video for new single Anti-Hero has been edited to remove a controversial scene showing her stepping onto a bathroom scale which reads 'fat'Others slammed the decision to remove the scene, citing Swift's bravery in addressing body image after she had spoken openly about her own past battle with an eating disorder.Swift wrote and directed the Anti-Hero music video which depicts her 'nightmare scenarios and intrusive thoughts [playing] out in real time'.

In the five-minute long video, singer doesn't hold back exploring the themes of 'self-hatred', depicting herself as two separate entities, one who she sees as her own worst enemy and one that is too afraid to let loose and have fun.

The video sees her fending off ghosts, being shot through the heart with an arrow,, mental health struggles and even attending her own funeral.

Backlash: The clip on Apple Music, which premiered on October 21, no longer shows a close-up of the scale, with the 32-year old singer simply seen looking at her clone with a shocked expression as she stands in the bathroom The track, which has racked up 33million YouTube views includes lyrics such as: 'I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the.