Taylor Swift fans are revisiting one of pop music's biggest feuds after Scooter Braun said he 'never truly understood' why the singer was upset over his purchase of her masters.
Braun's latest comments quickly reignited years of anger among Swifties, who flooded social media with old screenshots, Tumblr posts and clips tied to the 2019 fallout betweenTaylor Swiftand the former music manager. Many accused Braun of trying to 'rewrite history' after Swift spent years publicly fighting to regain ownership of her music catalogue.
The backlash exploded after Braun appeared on a recent podcast and reflected on the controversy surrounding his 2019 acquisition of Big Machine Label Group, which gave him ownership of Taylor Swift's first six albums.
'I don't know Taylor Swift,' Braun said. 'I think I've met her maybe three times. I will never truly understand that situation.'
Within hours, Swift fans began reposting Taylor's original Tumblr statement from June 2019, where she accused Braun of 'incessant, manipulative bullying' and described the sale of her masters as her 'worst case scenario.'
Scooter Braun opens up about his feud with Taylor Swift, saying he "never truly understood the situation":"I don't know Taylor Swift. I think I've met her in my life three times. I have never had a substantial conversation with her in my life. I one time got invited to a...pic.twitter.com/PeWy76GDKM
Others shared screenshots of Justin Bieber's infamous Instagram post with Braun and Kanye West, clips tied to the "Famous" controversy and reports that Swift allegedly faced restrictions around performing her old music during the dispute.
@scooterbraunis the same sniveling troll he's always been. He lies and the media recycles the same garbage every time.pic.twitter.com/UANEBa1PDg
One viral reply read, 'You literally posted that you bought her. You tried blocking her from performing her songs. Keep her name out of your mouth.'
Another fan wrote, 'You don't need to know someone personally to understand buying their life's work without their approval would hurt them.'
Source: International Business Times UK
