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Taylor Swift ‘in tears’ as the DJ’s attorney attacks her over infamous photo this morning
‘Is that the face of someone in shock?’
This morning, Gabriel McFarland, an attorney for David Mueller brought up the butt-grabbing photo in question again, saying “There’s nothing to suggest in Ms. Swift’s face that anything inappropriate has happened.”
Swift, 27, accused Mueller, 55, of groping her during a photo op before a concert in 2013. Mueller was suing Swift for what he asserted was a false accusation that “ruined his reputation,” seeking $3 million on damages. Swift countersued for sexual assault, seeking just $1 in retribution.
On Saturday, the judge overseeing Mueller’s case threw it out because he couldn’t prove it was Swift who got the DJ fired.
“I submit to you that there is no way in this picture that Mr. Mueller’s hand is under Ms. Swift’s skirt and under her bottom,” Mueller said today.
“He’s not lifting up her skirt. Her skirt’s not disturbed. And the line of her skirt is straight. It’s not bent or ruffled at the side or in front. It’s perfectly aligned. And I think if you look closely at the bottom, you can see the front hemline of the skirt and you can see the back hemline of the skirt. . . .If this is a stiff material where the front moves when the back moves, it’s impossible that Mr. Mueller has his hand under her skirt and on her rear…it’s perfectly straight.”
He went on to say Mueller’s hand “isn’t low enough” to be under Swift’s skirt.
“Is that the face of someone who just had a strange man grab their butt? Is that the face of someone who is in shock at what just happened, who’s upset? That’s the face of someone taking a photograph…participating in a meet-and greet. There’s nothing to suggest in Ms. Swift’s face that anything inappropriate has happened. . .I would submit it’s not plausible that someone, even who’s taken as many photos as Ms. Swift, can avoid that shock when something like this happens…it just doesn’t make sense.”
Swift and her mother both testified earlier in the trial. With swift calling the alleged assault “horrifying and shocking” in her testimony. She said “he stayed latched on to my bare ass cheek as I moved away from him visibly uncomfortable.”
Closing statements are underway now.
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