'Taylor Swift It's Not Your Fault' Trends As Concertgoer Dies and Singer Grieves

Taylor Swift appeared to be struggling to breathe as she performed in 100F heat during her concert in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night where a young fan died. While fans are very worried about her health at this time, many are also concerned that she might be feeling guilty that a fan lost her life just to watch her perform. "Taylor Swift It's Not Your Fault' quickly trended.

In video posted to TikTok, the pop superstar took a moment to catch her breath as she turned away from fans at the end of one of her hits.

The clear cellphone footage sees her then gasping for air at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium as she looks skywards with her mouth wide open. In the 11-second clip, Swift can be seen hurriedly taking seven breaths before starting another of her hit songs.

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Fans said she pushes herself so much for her fans but she needs a break especially in that heat.

The concerning clip came only hours after a 23-year-old fan, Ana Clara Benevides, died of what her cousin said was a cardiac arrest inside the sweltering stadium.

Swift was completely unaware of the tragedy as she performed and has since issued a statement expressing her devastation over Benevides' death as well as her condolences to the young girl's family.

"I can't believe I'm writing these words, but it is with her shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show. I can't even tell you how devastated I am by by this," Swift wrote in her Instagram statement after the show.

"There's very little information I have other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far two young," she continued.

"I'm not going to be able to speak about this from the stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it. I want to say now I feel this loss deeply, and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends. This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring the show to Brazil."

After her post, fans were quick to say it's not her fault, calling out those who would even dare say she is to blame. In fact, they said Swift cared for them like no other artists have.

In another video on Friday night's show, Taylor was captured tossing a water bottle out to an adoring fan in the audience. During her performance of All Too Well, Taylor grabbed the bottle from a helpful stagehand, sauntered over to the center of the stage and launched it into the crowd. The viral fan video of the incident was captioned, 'Taylor throwing a water bottle to a fan who needs help while singing All Too Well #RioTSTheErasTour.'

On Saturday evening Swift and her team postponed her second show in the city explaining how the risks were too high for the concert to go on in the wake of Friday's fatality.

The office of Rio's public prosecutor opened a criminal investigation and said Benevides' body was being examined. Benevides' death shook many people in Brazil. She had taken her first flight ever to travel from the country's center-west region to Rio to see her favorite musician. She also created a WhatsApp group to keep her family updated, sending photos and videos every step of the way, family members said.

Then before the concert, she posted a video of herself on Instagram wearing a Taylor Swift T-shirt and friendship bracelets, seeking shade under an umbrella while waiting in line to enter the stadium. She told her followers while fanning her face that she´d arrived at 11am - the show began around 7:30pm - and was 'still in the mess.'

Benevides´ friend, Daniele Menin, who attended the concert with her, told online news site G1 that her friend passed out at the beginning of the concert, as Swift performed her second song, "Cruel Summer."

Fans and politicians reacted to her death with outrage, speculating it was linked to the extreme heat.

Prior to Saturday's shock cancellation, firefighters were seen spraying fans with water as they waited for doors to open. The region is experiencing a record-breaking heat wave with a daily high of around 103 degrees Fahrenheit, but with a heat index that makes it feel like 125F. In another video to social media throngs of Swifties were seen packed into the stadium as staff handed out water to the crowd battling the heat.

On Friday, concertgoers complained they were not allowed to take water into the stadium despite the stifling weather.

Furious Taylor Swift fans took aim at entertainment company, Time For Fun (T4F) for banning concert-goers from taking water into the sweltering venue before Friday's show. T4F, who is a Brazilian entertainment company described as the third largest live entertainment company in Latin America and one of the largest in the world, broke their silence on Saturday, and said they are offering their condolences.

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