Taylor Swift Files Counter Suit Against Radio Host Who Allegedly Groped Her

Taylor
Swift filed a counterclaim Wednesday against a former Denver radio host who
sued her after he said he lost his job because of false accusations that he
inappropriately touched her during a photo session.

David Mueller sued Swift in U.S. District Court in Denver in
September, saying he was falsely accused by a member of her security team of
grabbing the singer’s buttocks backstage at the Pepsi Center on June 2, 2013.
Mueller, who denied any inappropriate contact, said he was fired two days later
from his job at KYGO radio.

According to Swift’s counter argument, Mueller claims that one of his superiors at the radio station committed the alleged assault. But Swift, 25, accuses Mueller solely.

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“Mueller’s newfound claim that he is the ‘wrong guy’ and,
therefore, his termination from KYGO was unjustified, is specious,”
Swift’s attorneys wrote in the counterclaim. “Ms. Swift knows exactly who
committed the assault – it was Mueller.”

Attorneys for Swift say in court filings that the singer was “surprised, upset, offended, and alarmed” when Mueller groped her during the pre-concert meet-and-greet. They added that Mueller did not merely brush his hand against Swift while posing for a photograph, but lifted up her skirt.

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An attempt to reach Mueller’s attorney for comment Wednesday
night was unsuccessful.

Swift’s publicist, who also could not be reached for comment
Wednesday night, released a statement shortly after Mueller sued the singer,
saying the radio host’s employer was given evidence after the incident and made
its own decision to fire him.

Swift, who is asking for a jury trial, says any money she might
receive involving the lawsuit will be donated to charitable organizations
“dedicated to protecting women from similar acts of sexual assault and
personal disregard.”

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