CASUALTIES in the ongoing feud between pop stars Nicki Minaj and
Taylor Swift continue to pile up, with the death toll now reaching into
the thousands following another night of heavy shelling.
Swift and Minaj, who have been engaged in the fierce online fighting
following the nominations for Video of the Year at the upcoming MTV
Video Music Awards, launched devastating airstrikes at one another,
resulting in widespread civilian fatalities and injuries.
Claiming that the video for her hit ‘Anaconda’ was snubbed by MTV due
to race and gender issues, Minaj found herself encroaching on territory
belonging by Swift, whose ‘Bad Blood’ promo swept the nominations
board.
As diplomatic talks broke down between the pair, supporters of both
stars took up arms and engaged in fierce fighting, resulting in a
catastrophic loss of life which shows no signs of stopping.
The fighting has been condemned by humanitarian groups across the
globe, who claim that both sides have contravened the rules of pop star
warfare set out by the Los Angeles Convention.
“Civilians: women, children, the elderly… have all been affected by
the constant shelling,” said one humanitarian worker, standing in the
ruins of a school which was destroyed by artillery fire from both sides.
“Meanwhile, the media are refusing to report on the situation on the
ground here: they’re too busy reporting on some frivolous nonsense to
actually get the news out that there are people here dying every hour,”
the humanitarian added.
Troubling videos have emerged from the Minaj camp showing a Taylor
Swift fan being held hostage, along with a message that they will be
beheaded if Anaconda doesn’t at least get a Best Choreography
nomination.
