Former Colorado DJ sues Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift was sued by a former Colorado radio disc jockey, after the DJ got fired of Swift's accusation.
David Mueller, the former DJ at KYGO radio station, attended a Taylor Swift concert in June 2013. As part of his job, he is required to interact with musicians and celebrities, according to his lawsuit that is filed in the U.S. District Court.
Mueller attended with his co-worker and girlfriend, Shannon Melcher, and the couple were escorted for the meet-and-greet backstage. The two asked Swift for a photo op, however, that picture is now the center of the DJ's dispute.
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The music icon allegedly claimed that "DJ Jackson," Mueller's alias while on-air, lifted her "skirt with his hands and grabbed her bottom." After the incident, Swift's security team apparently surrounded the DJ and his girlfriend, and escorted them out of the concert grounds.
According to the lawsuit, Swift's management team called Mueller's station, and after a string of phone calls, Mueller was fired.
The Colorado DJ still maintained his innocence and said that he never touched the singer inappropriately. According to him, someone else at the station said to him that he had "put his arms around her, hands on her bottom."
The lawsuit insisted that Swift's skirt is in place, and was not lifted by Mueller in the photograph. "The contention that Mr. Mueller lifted up Ms. Swift's skirt and grabbed her bottom, while standing with his girlfriend, in front of Ms. Swift's photographer and Ms. Swift's highly trained security personnel, during a company sponsored, VIP, backstage meet-and-greet, is nonsense," the court documents stated, as reported by CNN.
CNN claims that they have not seen the said photo, although it was requested from Mueller's attorney.
The radio host is now suing the singer for his lost income after being fired for her alleged accusations. Mueller claimed in the documents that he was making $150,000 a year at that time.
Swift's spokeswoman, Tree Paine, replied to CNN by email, and said that it was the decision of the station's management. "The radio station was given evidence immediately after the incident. They made their independent decision," Swift's representative said.
