Author: Tatiana Flowers
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Sister: Colorado Walmart slaying suspect heard voices after drug trip
DENVER — The stepsister of a man accused of fatally shooting three people at a Colorado Walmart said he has been tormented by voices in his head since taking LSD nearly 30 years ago — an event she said made a radical change in his behavior and personality. “When he came home, he was terrified.…
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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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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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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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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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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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With Swift in court, jury selection proceeds in groping case against ex-Denver radio host
DENVER — With Taylor Swift looking on, potential jurors in her lawsuit against an ex-Denver radio host were asked Monday if they had ever been inappropriately touched or wrongly accused of groping someone — the issues at the center of the case. A 15-page questionnaire released during jury selection in the dueling lawsuits also asked candidates if…
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Taylor Swift expected to testify in groping case in Denver
DENVER — A few moments at a backstage photo session four years ago are about to be relived, as lawyers for pop star Taylor Swift and a former disc jockey she accuses of groping her begin picking jurors Monday in their dueling lawsuits. Radio host David Mueller sued the singer-songwriter, saying he was falsely accused…