'Livid' Taylor Swift 'drops backing dancer Toshi over sexist social media rant'
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Taylor Swift has 'fired' her backing dancer Toshi after he posted offensive social media memes, it has been reported.
The Bad Blood singer is said to have been good friends with Kim 'Toshi' Davidson before she was alerted to the sexist content on his Instagram story.
A series of controversial posts by Toshi had been screengrabbed by Taylor's fans and shared across social media platforms - before his account was made private.
Eagle-eyed fans then noticed Toshi was missing from her headline performance at BBC Radio's Biggest Weekend ever on Sunday.
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An insider has claimed that Taylor was 'livid' when she heard about the posts.
“She has considered him one her closest friends on the road after recruiting him for her 1989 tour back in 2014. And she even donated thousands to his nephew Ayden, who sadly lost his life, to help with cancer treatment.
They added to The Sun: “But she feels his posts were absolutely unacceptable, especially in the current climate of the #MeToo movement.
“She feels she simply cannot endorse this behaviour and todo so would be setting a bad example to her fans.”
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One of the offending posts from account ToshiAdventures is said to have been in regards to an article about Australia's national women's football team losing to an under 15's boys' side.
"Back to the kitchen," was written underneath it.
Other memes including one showing a bottle of Chloroform, a van and a woods which was called 'Every girls weakness,' were also said to have been shared.
"If you can't take a joke this isn't the page for you," was also posted to the account which had 70,000 followers before being set to private.
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Taylor and Toshi, who calls himself an LA dancer, creator and influencer were said to have been very good friends before the 'fall out.'
The pop singer once donated $50,000 via a GoFundme account to help Toshi's poorly nephew Ayden Brown, who passed away at the age of three in November 2017.
"Baby Ayden, I'm lucky enough to perform with your uncle Toshi on tour,' she wrote at the time. "All of us are praying for you and your mama and sending so much love your way. Love, Taylor."
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After wowing fans at BBC radio's Biggest Weekend in Swansea on Sunday, Taylor will continue with her Reptuation Stadium Tour.
The singer still has ten dates left on her UK leg of the tour, which will see her graces the stages of Manchester's Etihad and Wembley in London.
Mirror Online has contacted representatives for comment.