Taylor Swift breaks down as groping trial comes to an end
Though a judge recently excluded Taylor Swift from the lawsuit brought by former radio DJ David Mueller, the ongoing legal drama seems to have taken its toll on the pop star. After shutting down the defense attorney’s attempts to downplay what could amount to assault in a civil trial, Swift was back in court today for closing arguments. The debacle began with Mueller’s alleged assault of Swift in 2013, which led to his firing from KYGO-FM, which in turn prompted him to sue Swift, her mother Andrea, and radio liaison Frank Bell for getting him fired. Swift then countersued, but for just $1, because she’s more invested in serving “as an example to other women who may resist publicly reliving similar outrageous and humiliating acts.”