Taylor Swift's Upcoming Music Video Already Causes Controversy

A few days ago, it's reported that Taylor Swift would release "Out of the Woods" as her next single and she'd shot its music video in New Zealand. Instead of filming it in a forest, the singer and her crew were seen on Auckland's Bethell's Beach on Monday, November 23, and some conservationists as well as beachgoers weren't happy about it.

According to Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED), Swift was given permission to film on the Beach on Monday from 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. She was allowed to bring only two vehicles to the area, but a dozen of trucks were spotted on the sand that day. With so many people involved in the filming, locals were afraid the activity would affect the endangered baby dotterel birds which nest at the beach.

Waitakere Ranges Local Board chair Sandra Coney expressed her concern in a statement she posted on Facebook. "Taylor Swift filming at Bethells this week. Permission was given for I think 2 vehicles, instead there were about a dozen. Parks not happy at all," she wrote

"We are trying to minimise vehicles on beaches for good reasons but at Bethells there are baby dotterels. We have developed a dotterel management plan as there is a heap of filming out there, and we welcome it as economic activity that should leave no footprint, but Taylor's lot did not respect the environment or the conditions of their consent," she added.

Responding to the news, ATEED said they couldn't punish production companies that breached their permits, but it didn't mean they would just "shake it off." A spokesman stated that ATEED would "work with companies to either stop the breach occurring any further, or ensure production companies are more closely managed in future."

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Chris Rock's Estranged Wife Malaak Speaks Out About Mystery Daughter Allegedly Living Illegally in the U.S.

Chris Rock's estranged wife Malaak Compton Rock broke her silence on rumors saying that a 7-year-old girl from South Africa, who began living with them in 2008, resided in the U.S. illegally. Malaak said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that the child named Ntombi was a part of the family.

Malaak explained that the girl "has been raised by the parties as a member of the family and has been solely supported by the parties." In addition, the 46-year-old woman claimed that she continued to be the girl's primary caregiver.

In Chris' divorce papers last December, he stated that the estranged couple had two children only. As to why the girl wasn't acknowledged as a part of the family in the legal documents, the recent statement explained, "Although Chris Rock is a celebrity, Malaak and the children are not. Protecting the privacy of her family remains of utmost importance to Malaak. She is saddened by recent tabloid media reports which are full of erroneous speculation and inaccuracies that are hurtful to three innocent young girls."

The statement continued, "While the adoption by Malaak is not yet finalized, it is actively in process under the rigorous guidelines and safeguards of international adoption policy. The child is in the country lawfully with the written consent of her birth parents, and while here, has been cherished and adored by the entire Rock family."

Meanwhile, an insider told the news outlet that "Chris has two children, and has always had only two children. He has never adopted a child. He maintains an extremely close and loving relationship with his daughters."

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