Taylor Swift 'Pit Baby' Parent Offered 'Alternative Seating Arrangement' by Venue but 'Refused'

We're learning more about the situation that led to a photo of a toddler on the floor at one of Taylor Swift's Paris concerts going viral on social media, with many shocked and outraged by what they felt was irresponsible parenting and a lack of safety concerns on the part of the venue.

Since then, the venue where the concert took place has issued a statement, published by Page Six. A spokesperson for La Défense Arena said the "general terms and conditions of sale stipulate that all minors (without any age limit) holding a ticket for a concert at Paris La Défense arena must be accompanied by an adult. Under 18 children remain under their legal guardian responsibility, it's venue policy. For spectators with a young child in the floor, an alternative seating arrangement has been proposed but refused by ticket holders."

The image of a toddler in the pit created a firestorm of controversy on X, formerly Twitter, with many fans commenting that it was inappropriate. Others took the opportunity to crack jokes about the situation.

One concerned fan wrote, "I checked the arena rules & it doesn't have an age requirement but it's recommended not to bring anyone under the age of 4. Nevertheless, it's extremely negligent on the parents part to potentially harm that baby with hearing loss and the chaos of being on the floor with no seats."

Another responded, "bro? I was even in there and I got choked and trampled over and pushed and i had to be escorted through the line where all the security is by the stage to the back area of the floor area and i eventually went back but yea that's not."

Another commenter wrote, "Hot take but I don't think you should lay your literal baby down to sleep on the f---ing floor in the GA pit of a Taylor Swift concert. What the actual hell?"

"I feel like GA pit should have a age requirement! 16+ honestly, no matter if you are with a parent or not," another opined.

Another person responded, "I absolutely agree! I actually thought they had an age restriction of 14 and older for the European shows but I was there last night and there was a little boy in the pit there who was definitely not older than maybe 5 years old."

Still another added, "That looks incredibly irresponsible, but at least it looks like the baby has ear protection."

That prompted a response from another user. "That's what I said! They apparently don't mind putting their baby on an incredibly dirty pit floor and are ready to risk that their baby is stepped on by someone on accident but at least it has ear protection."

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