Taylor Swift is hitting again at a lawsuit her authorized group has labelled “absurd”.
The singer’s attorneys have refused to shake off a submitting by plaintiff Maren Flagg, accusing her of “trying to get the eye of Ms Swift’s fandom for her personal achieve”.
Flagg, a Las Vegas performer whose cabaret present is titled Confessions of a Showgirl, alleges Swift’s October 2025 album, The Lifetime of a Showgirl, infringes on her mental property.
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She is searching for a right away injunction to cease the pop celebrity, 36, from promoting album merchandise whereas the litigation performs out.
In new filings, Swift’s authorized group opposed that request, stating it could price tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in misplaced income if granted.
The courtroom submitting, as seen by Billboard, mentioned Flagg, who performs underneath the identify Maren Wade, had tried “to make use of Taylor Swift’s identify and mental property to prop up her model”.
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It cites greater than 40 posts on Flagg’s social media accounts that use or reference Swift and her music.
“When plaintiff’s makes an attempt to use Ms Swift’s mental property didn’t garner the specified consideration (doubtless as a result of, regardless of Ms Flagg’s greatest efforts, customers weren’t confused into believing these two manufacturers had been even remotely related), she concocted a meritless lawsuit,” the submitting mentioned.
The attorneys additionally took purpose at Flagg’s “little-known cabaret present”, saying it was “absurd” to assume any Swift fan would confuse the 2 Showgirl performances.
“[Swift’s] performances are musical live shows at sold-out stadiums with hundreds of attendees, not at golf resorts or cabaret-style venues.”
“Her web site lists no upcoming performances,” they added.
In response, Flagg’s lawyer Jaymie Parkkinen confirmed they had been nonetheless shifting ahead with the swimsuit.
“We learn it. Defendants assert First Modification safety for napkins and hairbrushes. We stay up for submitting our response subsequent week,” the assertion to Billboard learn.
Flagg’s group have an opportunity to rebut Swift’s arguments in one other submitting, earlier than a decide decides on the injunction request at a listening to on Could 27.
Flagg has held the trademark for the phrase “Confessions of a Showgirl” since 2015.
Swift’s attorneys mentioned they’ll win at registering a trademark for The Lifetime of a Showgirl, regardless of the US Patent and Trademark Workplace initially rejecting their software.
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