Author: James Anderson
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DJ in Taylor Swift case wasn’t interested in backing down
DENVER — The former radio host who lost a groping lawsuit to Taylor Swift in federal court this week said Tuesday he realizes the case was in the pop star’s favor, but he had no interest in backing down. David Mueller told The Associated Press someone he knew suggested he pull out of the case…
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Cuban felon, pardoned by Colorado governor, gets 2nd chance to fight deportation
FILE – In this May 7, 2014 file photo, Rene Lima-Marin sits for an interview with The Associated Press about the circumstances of his sentencing and incarceration, in a meeting room inside Kit Carson Correctional Center, a privately operated prison in Burlington, Colo. Lima-Marin was sent back to prison after being mistakenly released 90 years…
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Jurors weighing case over Taylor Swift’s groping allegation
DENVER — Taylor Swift won $1 and long-awaited vindication after a jury decided that a radio host groped her during a pre-concert photo op four years ago. After a weeklong trial over dueling lawsuits, jurors determined that fired Denver DJ David Mueller assaulted the pop star by grabbing her backside during a backstage meet-and-greet. The…
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Judge tosses DJ’s suit against Taylor Swift in groping trial
DENVER — A judge on Friday threw out a Denver radio host’s case against Taylor Swift in a trial that delved into their dueling lawsuits over whether he groped her during a backstage meet-and-greet and whether she and her team ruined his career. U.S. District Judge William Martinez determined that the pop star could not…
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Taylor Swift doesn’t sugar-coat testimony in groping case
DENVER — A defiant and occasionally exasperated Taylor Swift insisting during a whirlwind hour of testimony Thursday that a Denver disc jockey grabbed her bare backside and held on for a long time during a meet-and-greet before a concert. The pop superstar used explicit language with little sugar-coating as she recounted what happened when she…
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Taylor Swift wants case to serve as example to other victims
DENVER — Taylor Swift’s attorneys told jurors they aren’t trying to bankrupt a former Colorado DJ accused of groping the pop superstar before a concert, but they do want others to know “that you can always say no.” Swift’s attorney, Douglas Baldridge, attacked the credibility of former Denver DJ David Mueller on Tuesday, asking jurors,…
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Mom says she didn’t want incident to define Swift’s life
DENVER — Taylor Swift’s mother and confidante took the witness stand Wednesday, saying she and her daughter’s managers had told the bosses of a disc jockey accused of groping the singer-songwriter that they hoped he would be fired but didn’t ask them to do so. Andrea Swift said during her emotional testimony at a civil…
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Former Denver DJ in groping case says he may have touched Swift’s ribs
DENVER — A former radio disc jockey accused of groping Taylor Swift before a concert testified Tuesday that he may have touched the pop superstar’s ribs with a closed hand as he tried to jump into a photo with her but insisted he did not touch her backside as she claims. David Mueller told jurors…
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Coffman holds town hall after GOP failures on health care
BRIGHTON — It was Round Two for Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman, who, unlike many congressional Republicans, engaged once again with anxious voters in his suburban Denver district. Coffman, who hosted a contentious April town hall, held another late Tuesday with several hundred constituents who filled half of a high school gymnasium in the northeastern suburb…
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Audit: Colorado health marketplace sustainable _ for now
DENVER — Colorado’s state health insurance exchange is in a position to be financially sustainable through 2019, though changes to the federal health care law could easily change that scenario, state auditors reported Tuesday. An audit presented to lawmakers warned that changes to the Affordable Care Act could cut revenues for the exchange known as Connect for Health…