Melbourne,
(ANI):
'Tik
Tok" girl
Kesha
said
no
to
the
militaristic
emblems
on
the
outfits
of
her
X
Factor
backing
dancers
amid
fears
of
a
backlash
for
glorifying
Nazi-style
imagery.
The
Channel
7
talent
show
was
the
only
major
television
appearance
by
the
US
singer
during
a
six-day
promotional
tour.
However,
sources
said
red
armbands
on
the
black
military-style
costumes
worn
by
the
12
dancers
from
a
Sydney-based
dance
company
went
too
far
for
both
Ke$ha
and
Seven.
"Channel
7
made
them
remove
the
bands
in
fear
of
outrage.
They
were
on
set
with
army
uniforms
complete
with
swastikas," the
Daily
Telegraph
quoted
an
insider
as
saying.
However,
Kesha's
record
label
Sony
and
the
choreographers
who
styled
the
routine
yesterday
said
it
was
the
singer
herself
who
insisted
on
the
changes.
"The
costumes,
which
had
been
supplied
locally,
had
the
dancers
wearing
red
arm
bands
and
Kesha
was
concerned
they
looked
like
Nazi
uniforms
and
requested
they
be
removed,
as
this
was
simply
not
part
of
the
brief,"
a
Sony
spokeswoman
said.
Dance
company
Squared
Division
director
Ashley
Evans
said
the
Nazi
element
was
'never"
an
intention.