Aside from commenting back to fans,Scooter Braunhas remained relatively mum about hisdrama with Taylor Swiftfollowing the purchase of her former label Big Machine.
“Last couple of weeks have really taken a toll on me,” Braun, 38, captioned his photo, along with a smiley emoji.
After Swift claimed she learned of the sale of Big Machine to Braun with the rest of the world and accused the manager of “manipulative bullying” over the years via a Tumblr post, it’s been agame of he-said, she-saidbetween the singer, Braun and Big Machine co-founder Scott Borchetta, 57, who first signed the singer when she was a teen to his then-fledgling label.
Last month, Swiftdoubled down on accusationsshe made via her post that she “wasn’t given an opportunity to buy” her “life’s work.”
“Scott Borchetta never gaveTaylor Swiftan opportunity to purchase her masters, or the label, outright with a check in the way he is now apparently doing for others,”her lawyer Donald Passman told PEOPLEin a statement.
A source previously toldVarietythat Swift had to sign a deal that would bind her to Big Machine or its new owner for another 10 years in order to buy her masters or the label.
Neither Swift nor Borchetta have commented further about their failed contract negotiations — including the specifics of any offers that were made from either side.
Taylor Swift, Scooter Braun.Leon Bennett/FilmMagic; John Salangsang/Variety/Shutterstock
In his letter, Borchetta claimed the deal he offered Swift gave her “100% of allTaylor Swiftassets … to be transferred to her immediately upon signing the new agreement.”
“We were working together on a new type of deal for our new streaming world that was not necessarily tied to ‘albums’ but more of a length of time,” he added.
In her Tumblr post, Swift said the deal she was offered involved earning one album back for each “new one I turned in.”
Swift, whosenew albumLoverhits shelves Aug. 23, said learning that it was Braun who had ultimately purchased her masters from Borchetta was her “worst nightmare.”
source: people.com
