Taylor Swift Responds To “Shake It Off” Copyright Lawsuit

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“In writing the lyrics, I drew partly on experiences in my life and, in particular, unrelenting public scrutiny of my personal life, “clickbait” reporting, public manipulation, and other forms of negative personal criticism which I learned I just needed to shake off and focus on my music.

I recall hearing phrases about players play and haters hate stated together by other children while attending school in Wyomissing Hills, and in high school in Hendersonville. These phrases were akin to other commonly used sayings like “don’t hate the playa, hate the game,” “take a chill pill,” and “say it, don’t spray it.”

 

Taylor Swift Responds To "Shake It Off" Copyright Lawsuit, Says The Lyrics "Were Written Entirely By Me"

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Taylor Swift has responded at length to a 2017 copyright lawsuit claiming she stole the lyrics to her 2014 hit single “Shake...

 

[GlitterRain]

Not “say it don’t spray it” as her defence  kidding. I love Taylor! 🤍

[princessmimi]

This is ridiculous that whoever is suing her is acting as if "Shake It Off"

and "Haters Gonna Hate" are exclusively theirs.

Those are common phrases!

They're just going after her cause she's Taylor Swift.

If it was anyone else, they wouldnt.

[Jordan Miller]

Lol at her not having heard of 3LW before. The drag