Taylor Swift's good karma just got a little better after she reportedly gifted large bonuses to hundreds of staff working on her Eras tour.
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Shomotion trucking company CEO Michael Scherkenbach told CNN almost 50 of his drivers were given a $151,000 bonus for their work on the US leg of Eras.
The truck drivers were travelling non-stop with the tour for 24 weeks, he said.
Staff including dancers, caterers and sound technicians were also given a "generous" share of the reported $83 million in total bonuses.
Mr Scherkenbach said these payments far outstrip the typical bonus amount, $7,650 to $15,290, that stars tend to give.
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Ms Swift stands to make more than $1.5 billion on her tour that sweeps the US, UK, Europe, Australia, Japan and Singapore in 2023 and 2024. These unprecedented earnings make Eras the highest-grossing tour of all time.
This comes after fellow pop-icon Lizzo faces backlash for allegedly creating a discriminatory work environment for her staff.
Three former dancers are suing Lizzo and her production company over allegations of weight shaming and sexually denigrating behaviour.
The dancers claimed in a lawsuit, filed August 1, they were coerced into touching nude performers at an Amsterdam strip club in late February.
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