Taylor Swift performs during the 58th Annual Grammy music Awards in Los Angeles

Taylor Swift Accused of Slander During R



Former KYGO radio host David Mueller claims he was fired from his job after Taylor Swift falsely accused him of groping her at a backstage meet-and-greet, and now he’s saying she has slandered him during their legal battle.

In June 2013, Mueller attended a backstage meet-and-greet with Swift, along with his girlfriend/co-worker Shannon Melcher. The couple took a photo with the superstar and later that night a member of Swift’s security team approached Mueller and accused him of touching her inappropriately.

Mueller was fired from KYGO two days after the concert, according to his complaint, and sued Swift in September.

"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," wrote Mueller’s attorney M. Gabriel McFarland in the amended complaint.

Swift countersued for assault and battery in October, seeking damages arising from "the undisputed fact that a sexual assault was committed against" her.