If you weren't aware, Taylor Swift is in court today for a trial stemming from an incident in which a radio DJ allegedly grabbed her ass during a meet and greet.
And right now, I'm pretty much giving Taylor's testimony a standing ovation from my desk. But before we get into that, let's back up for a second and do a quick recap of what's happening here.
In 2013 Taylor was doing a meet and greet when a DJ came up for a photo and allegedly grabbed Taylor's ass. After the allegations got out, the DJ was fired from his job.
Taylor Swift -- The 'Sexual Assault' Photo I Wanted to Keep Secret (PHOTO) https://t.co/qT5FRZLo4T
The DJ decided to sue Taylor for "defamation" 'cause he lost his job. So yeah, important to note: TAYLOR DID NOT START THIS LAWSUIT. And the dude who did the alleged butt grabbing is suing HER for up to 3 million dollars.
So instead of letting this happen, Taylor is countersuing for $1. Yah, she's literally countersuing for just one dollar because it's not about the money for her — it's about proving that it's completely unacceptable to let men go around grabbing women's asses.
SO, now that we are all caught up, let's take a look at Taylor Swift's quotes from the trial today — where btw she is being forced to recount the entire experience in front of everyone — thanks to my colleague Claudia who is reporting from the trial.
This is what Taylor said when it was suggested that maybe she should be critical of her bodyguard for not stopping the groping:
Swift said she is not critical of her bodyguard “I’m critical of your client sticking his hand under my skirt and g… https://t.co/6oP6VS0T9e
"I'm critical of your client sticking his hand under my skirt and grabbing my ass."
She also remained steadfast about where she was grabbed...
“He did not touch my rib, he did not touch my hand, he grabbed my bare ass," said #TaylorSwift contradicting Muelle… https://t.co/MvGEBumVOK
...that it was most definitely this dude...
When asked if she was open to the possibility that it was someone else. “He had a handful of my ass. I know it was… https://t.co/dFqd83bSzn
...and that she will not stand for taking any sort of blame for the incident. And obviously she shouldn't.
On Mueller's firing Swift said “I am not going to allow your my client to make me feel like it is anyway my fault b… https://t.co/JfCgGsuvOF
Also there was this statement that pretty much sums up how fucked up this whole trial is:
When asked if she could see the incident directly Swift said she couldn’t see exactly because her “ass in the back… https://t.co/t7zbuz0Dck