Taylor Swift has been a household title almost for the reason that moment she burst onto the scene together with her self-titled album in 2006. She has thousands and thousands of enthusiasts worldwide, and has a net value estimated to be over $400 million. But with mega success comes a lot of trials and tribulations...and we do mean trials. Literally. The "Blank Space" singer has been on both sides of the plaintiff-defendant face-off with a dizzying quantity of lawsuits - and that number is best rising with each passing yr.
Some have introduced copyright lawsuits against her for lyrics they imagine they wrote (we're going to let you make a decision), and no less than one other has been... neatly, more sinister than that (keep in mind the $1 lawsuit?). Taylor Swift, armed with the most efficient of the most efficient when it comes to legal representation, has unsurprisingly prevailed in most cases brought towards her, but even dropping a case right here and there doesn't seem to slow her down any. Here are all of the lawsuits we keep in mind "all too well."
7 A Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Shake It Off'
Here's one lawsuit you'll watch unfold in genuine time. Taylor Swift has recently asked a pass judgement on to name off the planned trial over lyrics that two songwriters consider she stole from them. Sean Hall and Nathan Butler are chargeable for woman group 3LW's 2001 tune "Playas Gon' Play." They consider Taylor's lyric "Playas gonna play, play, play, play, play and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate" is a scam of their line: "Playas, they gon' play, and haters, they gon' hate." Taylor's legal professionals are arguing that the lyrics are too general to be owned by means of someone and that ruling in the plaintiffs' want would endanger the public area."
6 ...And Another Lawsuit Over The Exact Same Lyrics
Believe it or not, Sean Hall and Nathan Butler aren't the first to sue Taylor Swift over copyright infringement for "Shake It Off." They're not even the first to sue her over that exact lyric. Jesse Graham, an R&B artist who wrote a song called "Haters Gonna Hate" alleges that Taylor's lyric is too similar to his. We're not lawyers or anything, but...might multiple lawsuits over this same lyric perhaps suggest the line is too common to be owned by any one artist???
5 Another Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over 'Evermore'
A theme park in Utah sued Taylor Swift last year for copyright infringement, as they believe her album and song title 'evermore' is a direct rip of their theme park by the same name. The theme park's attorneys are arguing that guests have been confused over what the park is, initially believing it may be a Taylor Swift theme park. In response, Taylor's attorneys pointed out the theme park's previous legal trouble and the fact that they have been sued by many contractors and owe hundreds of thousands of dollars, hinting that the reason for their lawsuit may be monetarily motivated. The theme park soon dropped the suit.
4 Taylor Swift's Infamous $1 Sexual Assault Case
In likely her most publicized lawsuit, Taylor Swift countersued radio DJ David Mueller, who she stated lifted her skirt and grabbed her butt at a backstage photo op in Denver in 2013. The radio host sued Taylor after she made those claims, saying that he was fired from his radio job as a result. Evidently he didn't know who he was messing with, because Taylor Swift countersued him seeking $1 in damages, a stunt move no doubt intended to communicate that her motivation for suing wasn't motivated by money and that she was confident in her statements. She won the $1 and made her point.
3 A Lawsuit With Her Previous Real Estate Broker
Andrew Azoulay, a broker from the Douglas Elliman firm, claimed in 2019 that Taylor Swift owed him a $1.08 million commission on a Tribeca townhouse he sold to her, just one of her many gorgeous properties. A judge promptly threw this case out, citing the informality of the only email that alluded to such an agreement and concluding that the email was nowhere near complete enough to be considered a legally binding contract.
2 A 'Breach Of Contract' Lawsuit Over 'Speak Now'
Taylor Swift released her album Speak Now to tremendous success in 2010. Her former manager Dan Dymtrow sued her shortly thereafter, claiming he had helped launch her career in years prior and that he was owed commissions on her album sales. Taylor Swift, who was just 14 at the time Dymtrow was managing her, and her family argued that he hadn't completed the necessary paperwork to be paid royalties. Most of the charges were thrown out, and the resolution of the case on the one count that stuck ("unjust enrichment") has been kept strangely secretive.
1 The Lawsuit Where Taylor Swift Didn't Accept Some Guy's Music
Russell Greer made headlines when he sued Taylor Swift in 2016 for, um, not accepting his unsolicited song submission? Though Taylor Swift has a policy against unsolicited submissions, the songwriter grew angry that the singer hadn't accepted the song he sent to her agent and began contacting Taylor's family trying to get them to pass it on. He even started an online petition trying to garner support for himself, writing, "'I search to have Taylor be my voice since I can't physically sing my track" (he has facial paralysis and had undergone years of speech therapy).
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