- Title: Trial pitting Taylor Swift against DJ due to start in Denver
- Date: 7th August 2017
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE - MAY 3, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF POP STAR TAYLOR SWIFT POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA (MET GALA)
- Embargoed: 21st August 2017 18:26
- Keywords: Taylor Swift trial Denver Colorado
- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES/LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES/LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Music
- Reuters ID: LVA0016T5SM6L
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A trial pitting pop star Taylor Swift against a Colorado radio personality over allegations the former disc jockey fondled her four years ago during a photo shoot was due to begin with jury selection at a federal court in Denver on Monday (August 7).
Swift, 27, one of the top-selling U.S. singers, is expected to take the stand during the trial in U.S. District Court to testify about the incident, which resulted in broadcaster David Mueller's firing from Colorado music station KYGO-FM.
The litigation centers on Swift's allegations that Mueller slipped his hand under her dress and grabbed her bare bottom as they posed during a meet-and-greet session before her June 2, 2013, concert in Denver.
"It was not an accident, it was completely intentional, and I have never been so sure of anything in my life," Swift said of the incident during a deposition.
Mueller, 55, sued first, claiming Swift falsely accused him of the groping and pressured station management to oust him from his $150,000-per-year job at the station, according to the lawsuit.
Swift countersued for assault and battery and that became part of the same trial. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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