{"id":2220,"date":"2019-11-11T02:06:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T02:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=2220"},"modified":"2019-11-11T02:06:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T02:06:48","slug":"taylor-swift-describes-the-anger-she-felt-during-her-sexual-assault-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=2220","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Describes the Anger She Felt During Her Sexual Assault Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taylor Swift is among the group of women collectively recognized by Time<\/em> as one of the Silence Breakers in the magazine\u2019s Person of the Year portfolio for their bravery in speaking up about sexual harassment.<\/p>\n

And in an interview for the issue, it\u2019s easy to understand why she\u2019s among the mix.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In August, Taylor Swift won a groping trial against former radio host David Mueller, who was found guilty of assault and battery against the singer following a 2013 meet-and-greet where, Swift says, he grabbed her rear end. Swift reported the incident to the Colorado radio station where he worked, which led him to sue her for defamation, and eventually led her to countersue for $1, which she still has not been paid.<\/p>\n

So what caused her to speak up about the incident? \u201cI figured that if he would be brazen enough to assault me under these risky circumstances and high stakes, imagine what he might do to a vulnerable, young artist if given the chance,\u201d she told Time<\/em>, explaining the incident occurred in a public setting. \u201cIt was important to report the incident to his radio station because I felt like they needed to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In the interview, Swift opens up about the emotions she felt in court, and how they affected her mother.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I testified, I had already been in court all week and had to watch this man\u2019s attorney bully, badger, and harass my team including my mother over inane details and ridiculous minutiae, accusing them, and me, of lying,\u201d she said. \u201cMy mom was so upset after her cross-examination, she was physically too ill to come to court the day I was on the stand. I was angry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swift also spoke of the support she received during and after the trial, especially from public figures. \u201cI spoke to Kesha on the phone and it really helped to talk to someone who had been through the demoralizing court process,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Cara Delevingne Wants Victims of Sexual Harassment to Speak Up in Wake of Harvey Weinstein Allegations<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ultimately, she used her interview to share a message for victims of assault and harassment.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou might be made to feel like you\u2019re overreacting, because society has made this stuff seem so casual. My advice is that you not blame yourself and do not accept the blame others will try to place on you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

VIDEO: Time’s 2017 Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Click Here: COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that this moment is important for awareness, for how parents are talking to their children, and how victims are processing their trauma, whether it be new or old. The brave women and men who have come forward this year have all moved the needle in terms of letting people know that this abuse of power shouldn\u2019t be tolerated,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the jury found in my favor, the man who sexually assaulted me was court-ordered to give me a symbolic $1. To this day he has not paid me that dollar, and I think that act of defiance is symbolic in itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taylor Swift is among the group of women collectively recognized by Time as one of the Silence Breakers in the magazine\u2019s Person of the Year portfolio for their bravery in speaking up about sexual harassment. And in an interview for the issue, it\u2019s easy to understand why she\u2019s among the mix. In August, Taylor Swift…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}