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Sun Jul 21, 2019, 11:59 PM Jul 2019

Unwrapping the Beef: Taylor Swift Fans Are Swiping at Kamala Harris After a Party at Scooter Braun's

https://jezebel.com/unwrapping-the-beef-taylor-swift-fans-are-swiping-at-k-1836582736


California girls: Kamala Harris was joined by pop stars Katy Perry, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato at an event in Los Angeles on Saturday (above)

After photographs from Scooter Braun’s house surfaced late Saturday night, showing a cadre of celebrities assembled for a fireside chat with Kamala Harris, Taylor Swift fans mobilized on Twitter to wage war in the senator’s mentions. Katy Perry, who unfollowed Braun after “reconciling” with the former snake charmer and “You Need To Calm Down” singer, similarly found herself in hot water with the Swifties. To understand how we got here, let me take you on a thorough tour of three weeks in celebrity swiping.

June 30, 2019:
Taylor Swift unleashes hell with a Tumblr post documenting what she alleges is “years of bullying” by Scooter Braun and his cabal of pop stars. She even claimed that Braun was instrumental in orchestrating the secret Kim Kardashian recording that reignited her feud with Kanye West. That morning, it’d been announced that Braun, the owner of Ithaca Holdings, had acquired Swift’s masters in the sale of Big Machine Records. She claimed she’d “pleaded” for her masters before the sale.

Scott Borchetta, the former owner of the label, countered these claims with emails allegedly sent between Swift and himself. While Taylor Swift’s representatives claim she found out about the news “when she woke up,” Borchetta disputes this. Remember, Swift’s father is a shareholder in Big Machine Records and her lawyers were present when the sale was being finalized. While there is a conceivable reality where her team and family hid this from her, I find it unlikely. Regardless, Justin Bieber immediately joined the fray in defense of Braun, as did Demi Lovato (who Brain recently signed), and his wife Yael. Swift, meanwhile, rallied support from Todrick Hall, Halsey, and Iggy Azalea.

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Kamala Harris joins Katy Perry, Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande for fundraiser hosted by Scooter Braun at his $20M LA compound - prompting Taylor Swift fans to attack Democratic hopeful

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7269891/Kamala-Harris-joins-Katy-Perry-Demi-Lovato-Ariana-Grande-event-Scooter-Brauns-compound.html
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Unwrapping the Beef: Taylor Swift Fans Are Swiping at Kamala Harris After a Party at Scooter Braun's (Original Post) Celerity Jul 2019 OP
Well I had to google Scott Braun to see who he is. Much ado. Fla Dem Jul 2019 #1
Psst... this is The DU Lounge. n/t demmiblue Jul 2019 #2
It didnt seem serious enough to warrant the Primaries section. Celerity Jul 2019 #3
+1000 JimGinPA Jul 2019 #5
What is it with these musicians not .. MicaelS Jul 2019 #4
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