A judge denies the 'Shake It Off' hitmaker's request to prohibit a former radio host who allegedly groped her during a 2013 meet and greet from attending the deposition.
- July 16, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Taylor Swift can't avoid a filmed deposition in her groping lawsuit against a former radio host named David Mueller. On Thursday, July 14, a judge in a Colorado federal court denied the "Shake It Off" hitmaker's request to prohibit David, who allegedly groped her during a 2013 meet and greet, from attending the deposition.
According to the judge's order, Taylor's lawyers brought an oral motion at a telephonic discovery hearing that in part aimed to stop her deposition from being videotaped, but the judge rejected it. As Taylor also failed in prohibiting David from attending the deposition, he can be there as she recounts the "outrageous and humiliating" incident.
Luckily for Taylor, the judge ordered that the videotaped deposition to be kept confidential. "Only an original videotape will be made of Ms. Swift's deposition," the judge ruled, "The original videotape shall remain in the custody of Mr. Jesse Schaudies, Ms. Swift's business manager. Plaintiff's counsel must be provided reasonable access to the videotape."
The videotaped deposition would only become public if there is a trial. However, excerpts of transcripts could appear in summary motion papers.
In September 2015, David sued Taylor for false accusation after he was fired following the alleged groping incident. In October that year, the "Blank Space" hitmaker filed a countersuit against the former radio host and insisted he was the culprit.
