Sia has set the record straight after Taylor Swift fans accused her of using blackface in the past (Picture: Twitter, PA)

Sia has been forced to set the record straight after Twitter users accused her of using blackface in an unearthed picture.

The picture resurfaced after the singer appeared to side with Scooter Braun in the debate regarding his purchase of Big Machine Records – the label that still owns Taylor Swift’s extensive back catalogue.

After Taylor made a Tumblr post revealing her devastation about the deal, her fans were less than impressed to see Sia sending a message of support to Justin Bieber’s manager, calling him a ‘good kind man’.

Taylor’s fans responded by digging up an old picture of Sia, 43, which showed her neck and face painted black.




The Australian singer, known for hiding her face behind an oversized wig, soon denied the allegations she had performed in blackface and revealed it had been a way to blend into the background during a concert performance in 2011.

‘For the swift fans trying to make out that I would ever do blackface please see this video. I was painting myself into the backdrop, it was a pre cursor to the wig…’ she wrote, with a link to a YouTube video for her appearance at the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide, Australia.

For the swift fans trying to make out that I would ever do blackface please see this video. I was painting myself into the backdrop, it was a pre cursor to the wig… https://t.co/6St0hWl1k1 — sia (@Sia) July 2, 2019

Sia was not the only pop star to declare her support for Scooter. Demi Lovato wrote on Instagram that her manager, who she signed up with in May, was a ‘good man’.

While Justin Bieber, who was discovered as a teenage singer by Scooter, wrote a lengthy post on Instagram, accusing Swift of ‘crossing a line’ with her Tumblr post.

However, multiple artists such as Halsey,Cara Delevingne, Camila Cabello, Brendon Urie and Taylor’s good friend Todrick Hall have spoken out in support of the superstar.

While Ed Sheeran had to defend himself when some fans accused him of failing to speak up for his BFF. ‘I have been speaking directly to her, like I always do,’ he wrote in Instagram.

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