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07:42, 15-Aug-2017
Radio DJ guilty of assaulting Taylor Swift - jury awards her $1
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A federal court jury in Denver on Monday found that a radio DJ assaulted Taylor Swift by grabbing her bare bottom under her skirt during a photo shoot, awarding her the symbolic sum of one US dollar in damages.
The eight-member jury rejected claims by the radio personality, David Mueller, that Swift's mother and a member of her circle cost him his job by making false groping accusations.
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Formula 1 USGP in Austin, Texas, October 22, 2016. /Getty Images
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Formula 1 USGP in Austin, Texas, October 22, 2016. /Getty Images
Swift alleged that Mueller fondled her buttocks during a pre-gig photo shoot. Her aides complained to the DJ's radio station at the time and he lost his job.
Mueller launched a three-million-US-dollar lawsuit against Swift for loss of earnings, arguing it was her allegations that had got him sacked, while the pop star counter-sued for sexual assault.
Source(s): AFP
,Reuters