'Out Of The Woods' And Into Some Trouble – Taylor Swift’s Crew Breached Filming Permits For Her New Video

Earlier last week, the singer traveled to the seaside town of Bethells Beach to film a new music video for her “Out of the Woods” track.

Her crew was allowed two vehicles on the beach, but that wasn’t enough for the A-list production – they broke the rules by bringing a dozen vans and four-wheel drives!

“There are only 1,700 dotterels left in New Zealand,” Sandra Coney, chairwoman of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board said, “Taylor’s lot did not respect the environment or the conditions of their consent.”

Cherokee Films quickly jumped to their defense and absolved the 1989 singer of any responsibility.

They issued a statement on Nov. 26 stating: "Taylor Swift and her management team were in no way at fault and did not do anything that violated permits or ordinance... At no time were the film crew close to that habitat... No dotterel were harmed."

Hoping that the conservationists would be able to shake it off, Cherokee pledged to make a donation to the breeding program in support of their concerns.