Katy Perry "Dark Horse" music video changed: Singer caves in, removes Allah pendant after Muslim petition

Katy Perry in "Dark Horse" Music video YouTube music video screenshot

Katy Perry had shocked the world with her controversial performance of "Dark Horse" at the 2014 Grammy Awards back in January. Her performance displayed dark satanic imagery, including withcraft and demons.

The 29-year-old's music video for "Dark Horse" is no less controversial, as it drew a slew of complaints from Muslims, who demanded that an Allah pendant used in the video be taken down.

Muslims launched an online petition regarding the highly controversial video, which shows a man being burned while wearing an "Allah" pendant. The petition states that the video is blasphemous, saying that "using the name of God in an irrelevant and distasteful manner would be considered inappropriate by any religion."

The petition, which received over 65,000 signatures, calls for Youtube to remove Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" video depicting name of God: Allah.

In response to the outrage and the petition, Perry has updated the Youtube music video and removed the offensive pendant scene.

Perry, who was raised in a strong Christian household and started out as a gospel singer herself, seemingly rejected her faith.

She told Marie Claire magazine in its December 2013 issue that she is no longer a Christian and does not believe in heaven or hell. She has indicated that she does believe in God but that she does not associate with any religion.

Katy Perry was formerly known as Christian artist Katy Hudson.

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