Taylor Swift's Rep Denies Singer Was Doing Cocaine Backstage at VMAs

Taylor Swift's representative denied that the singer uses drugs after a video was posted online of the singer backstage at the MTV VMAs. 

Entitled 'Taylor Swift Does Coke?' it showed the star holding an item to her nose while sheltered from the cameras by her entourage.

But the star was simply blowing her nose and understandably didn't want to be taped while doing so, her publicist explained. 



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Cleaning living star: Taylor Swift, center, dances with pals Gigi Hadid, Lily Aldridge, Martha Hunt, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Serayah at the MTV VMAs on Sunday

The video was an outtake from backstage footage from Sunday night's show and was not broadcast during the ceremony. 

A recording of a computer screen, it was apparently made by someone with access to MTV's raw footage. 

It shows Swift in dim lighting walking down a corridor at the venue. Stopping, she can be seen to ask her assistant to hand her something. 

Her three aides then close ranks by linking their arms around Swift to give her a moment of privacy. 



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Perfectly primped: Taylor had made every effort to look camera ready at the high-profile show

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When viewed in slow motion it is clear that Taylor is holding a tissue. 

One of her aides uses her flashlight to check the singer's nose, before Taylor can be heard blowing it clean. 

The clip was uploaded onto YouTube and viewed 6,700 times before MTV's owner Viacom had it removed. 

A representative for Swift did not immediately respond to the DailyMail.com'suest for comment, but told Gawker Swift was merely blowing her nose, and didn’t want that image to appear on MTV. 

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