He says as soon as the meet-and-greet was over, she went straight to her other staffers and said what happened, and they started looking through the camera for his picture. “I take my cues from her in certain situations, and she continued with the photo,” Dent said. He says Swift never signaled to him that she felt he needed to step in. That’s why she moved, pushed her skirt down, and moved closer to the woman.” “I know she would have said something if she wanted me to intervene,” Dent says. He admitted that at the time of the photo that Mueller’s hand wasn’t under Swift’s skirt, but that it had been before the photo was taken, and that’s why he believes Swift jumped to the side. “Because I was standing right there,” he said. How does he know, he was asked by McFarland. He told the court he didn’t do anything because Swift had told him that sometimes he was “a little too mean.”ĭent said the inappropriate touching happened before they snapped the picture. She jumped, pushed her skirt down, and moved closer to the girl (Melcher).”ĭent said he moved a little, and since Swift didn’t give him any indication to do anything, he stood off to the side while she continued the meet-and-greet. “When he went to put his arm around her, his hand went under her skirt. McFarland asked him if he “believed” he saw Mueller put his hand under Swift’s skirt. He said that he could see both their front and backsides throughout the time the photo was taken. Throughout much of the trial, witnesses have been asked about why Dent didn’t act when Mueller allegedly groped Swift that day.ĭent told Mueller’s attorney, Gabe McFarland, that at the time of the photo, he was off to the side of the party, but within “two steps” of Swift. He also trained at the National Police Academy, and has worked as a professional bodyguard for high-profile celebrities for more than 15 years.ĭent described himself as “the best bodyguard ever had,” and testified Friday the former KYGO DJ, David Mueller, stuck his hand under Swift’s skirt while they were taking a photo together at a meet-and-greet event before Swift’s Jconcert at Denver’s Pepsi Center. The bodyguard, Greg Dent, is a former National Security Agency and Department of Defense worker who had Top Secret-level clearances while he worked for the government. The case is being tried in federal court under a law allowing the proceeding when the parties live in separate states and the dispute involves a damages claim higher than $75,000.DENVER – Taylor Swift’s bodyguard was called to testify Friday morning in the pop star’s trial involving a former radio DJ accused of groping her before a 2013 concert in Denver, and said that it was not an “allegation” that the DJ had touched in inappropriately-“I know I saw it,” he said. The trial continues Friday and is scheduled to last until Aug. “I’m being blamed for the unfortunate events in his life, which are a product of his decision, not mine.” “I’m not going to allow you or your client to make me feel that this is in any way my fault because it isn’t,” she said, adding that she didn’t care if a “strange guy” lost his job. McFarland pushed her, though, saying this was a man she said assaulted her. She said she had none because he was a stranger. “I don’t need you to grill me about tiny details in a photo and if I did a police line-up,” she said.Įarlier, McFarland asked Swift what her reaction was to Mueller’s firing. McFarland was asking if it would have been better to go through all the photos to make sure it was the right person. She said that after her declaration that someone grabbed her, her photographer immediately knew who it was and went to the photo. Swift rarely lost composure, although she did lash out toward the end of her testimony, as McFarland questioned her about how she identified Mueller. “Yes and your client could have taken a normal photo with me,” she replied. She also didn’t want to ask the fans to leave, which would make them feel awkward, uncomfortable and ruin their experience.īut couldn’t she have done something, McFarland pushed. They would have heard something if she told her team and she didn’t want the word to get out. Mueller did,” she said.Ĭouldn’t Swift have said something at the time? Swift said fans were already on their way. Was Swift critical of his lack of response? “I’m not going to blame (the security guard) for something Mr. Her security guard said he saw Mueller put his hand under Swift’s skirt but he didn’t react. To have a direct line of sight, someone would have to be under her skirt, Swift said, “and we didn’t have someone positioned there.” Taylor Swift’s mom testifies she was sorry she taught her daughter to be so politeĭid anyone see Mueller grab her butt? Swift said the action was “devious” and “sneaky” because the only thing behind Swift was the photo tent’s wall. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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