Taylor Swift Speaks Out About Being “Devastated” After Fan Dies At Concert In Brazil
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 17: Editorial use only and no commercial use at any time. No use on publication covers is permitted after August 9, 2023. Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023 in Swift City, ERAzona (Glendale, Arizona). The city of Glendale, Arizona was ceremonially renamed to Swift City for March 17-18 in honor of The Eras Tour. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
How awful. Taylor Swift speaks out about being “devastated” after fan dies at concert in Brazil. Taylor is currently in Brazil for 3 nights of her Ears Tour. There is currently a heat wave in Rio, where temps are close to 100 degrees. Fans lined up and waited for hours without much food or water.
Time for Fun, announced in a post shared on X, formerly Twitter, that the fan who died was 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides Machado. In the post, written in Portuguese, they said that Benevides Machado had felt unwell at the venue and was attended to by first responders, before being transferred to Salagdo Filho Hospital, where she died.
Taylor was even filmed throwing water into the crowd from the stage because people were passing out. Fans on Twitter have called out to cancel the show, others have said the venue won’t let fans bring in water which led to the problem of people being dehydrated. It’s very tricky when you perform in other countries, there is only so much you can control regarding regulations, etc. This comes off Taylor’s incredible shows last weekend in Argentina where Travis Kelce attended and they broke the internet.
One would assume that despite the heat she doesn’t want to cancel shows since there have been reports she’s going to the Eagles vs Chiefs game on Monday night at Arrowhead in Kansas City where her parents and the Kelce’s are supposed to officially meet. Kylie Kelce will be there too, so the thought of seeing Ed, Donna, Andrea, Scott, Taylor and Kylie all the VIP box is quite the moment. For her to make the game Monday night, she will have to hop on her private jet right after the show in Brazil on Sunday night. See Taylor Swift’s statement below.
Here is the statement from Taylor, she posted on her Instagram Story and said she won’t address it from the stage.
Phillies Rival Most Likely To Sign Rhys Hoskins
There are a lot of questions facing the Philadelphia Phillies this offseason but the first and biggest was whether or not to sign Rhys Hoskins. Bryce Harper took over as the primary first basemen for the Phillies after the All-Star break begging the question, what about Rhys Hoskins?
It seems like when asked, Bryce Harper said he would be willing to play anyway and that’s when General Manager Dave Dombrowski made the decision to have him continue the duties at first base and allow Hoskins to find other options. More from the Philadelphia Inquirer on that.
He was a critical part of the 2022 run to the World Series including this epic homer against Spencer Strider (shh) and the Atlanta Braves (boo).
Rhys Hoskins Injury
This was what is known as his “contract year” meaning the final year in his deal to be able to convince the Phillies (or another team) to sign him for a lot of money. Expectations were high and then, unfortunately, an injury in Spring Training ended his season before it even started.
Here is a video of the injury back in March, right before the season was set to begin. A non-contact left knee injury that led later to surgery.
Will They Let Rhys Hoskins Walk?
It seems like at this point they will. As explained above and explained in the Philadelphia Inquirer post, it seems like Bryce Harper will become the full-time first baseman and Rhys Hoskins will get to explore other options during free agency. But where will he go? And will he end up facing the Phillies a couple of times in the regular season, the playoffs, or (God forbid) the World Series? We break down the options below.
Let’s start with his history, where it all started, and where it is today.