Scooter Braunis sticking to his side of the story in his feud withTaylor Swift.The talent manager, who represents artists likeJustin Bieber,Ariana Grande, andDemi Lovato, addressed his feud with the “Lover” singer in the latest episode of Tony Gonzalez’sWide Openpodcast.“I went through some drama recently,” Braun, 38, said, alluding to the situation with Swift, 29, which began after he purchased Big Machine and thusacquired ownershipof the singer’s master recordings.He continued, “And then put my phone down, looked at my friends and my family … and I was like, ‘I’m good … I’m happy.’ And people question your integrity. They talk s–t.”After Swiftpublicly slammedBraun for his actions, he received backlash from many of Swift’s fans, but the talent manager said in those situations you’ve “got to know your truth.”Taylor Swift, Scooter Braun.Leon Bennett/FilmMagic; John Salangsang/Variety/Shutterstock“You got to know your intention,” he continued. “I think you should have no regrets in life unless you do something with malicious intent. If I go through life with no malicious intent … hurt people hurt people. They’re going to project it onto you, they are going to say certain things.”Despite his headline-making feud with Swift, Braun isn’t letting the hate get to him.“I don’t really carry it,” he said. “I used to get really angry, but now I am at a place where this is just an opportunity for me long-term to really truly show my truth.”“It’s hard when you get attacked and it’s not based on any truth, but for that other person it may be based in truth but they don’t have all the information,” he explained. “And that’s why I am always open to communication and having a conversation with someone and saying, ‘Maybe this was a misunderstanding and I am happy to have the conversation with you.’ But not everybody is willing to do that and you can’t go through life thinking you’re going to be friends and everyone is going to like you.”Kevin Mazur/GettyBraun added that he doesn’t “do anything with malicious intent,” despite what Swift and her supporters have said.“I try to do the right thing,” he said. “Not everyone is going to be happy with what you do. I think in the long-term, I’ve learned this over time, the truth always comes out. And I am confident in that.”Since Braun’s purchase of her former label, Swift has not stayed silent about the controversy. Along withwriting a scathing noteafter the acquisition was made public, Swift called out Big Machine founder Scott Borchetta in an interview withRolling Stone.Borchetta had also previouslyalleged that Swift had declined to participatein events including Braun’sManchester One Love concertand the March for Our Lives.“Unbelievable,” Swift toldRolling Stoneof the accusations. “Here’s the thing: Everyone in my team knew if Scooter Braun brings us something, do not bring it to me.”“The fact that those two are in business together after the things he said about Scooter Braun — it’s really hard to shock me. And this was utterly shocking,” she said. “These are two very rich, very powerful men, using $300 million of other people’s money to purchase, like, the most feminine body of work. And then they’re standing in a wood-panel bar doing a tacky photoshoot, raising a glass of scotch to themselves. Because they pulled one over on me and got this done so sneakily that I didn’t even see it coming. And I couldn’t say anything about it.”Larry Busacca/GettyBorchetta, 57, previously claimed the deal he offered Swift gave her “100% of allTaylor Swiftassets … to be transferred to her immediately upon signing the new agreement.”However,Swift’s lawyer Donald Passman told PEOPLEin a statement: “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.”Since Braun’s acquisition of her masters, Swift said in an interview withCBS Sunday Morningthat she “absolutely” willre-record her first six albums. Her seventh studio album,Lover, was released on Republic Records.
Scooter Braunis sticking to his side of the story in his feud withTaylor Swift.
The talent manager, who represents artists likeJustin Bieber,Ariana Grande, andDemi Lovato, addressed his feud with the “Lover” singer in the latest episode of Tony Gonzalez’sWide Openpodcast.
“I went through some drama recently,” Braun, 38, said, alluding to the situation with Swift, 29, which began after he purchased Big Machine and thusacquired ownershipof the singer’s master recordings.
He continued, “And then put my phone down, looked at my friends and my family … and I was like, ‘I’m good … I’m happy.’ And people question your integrity. They talk s–t.”
After Swiftpublicly slammedBraun for his actions, he received backlash from many of Swift’s fans, but the talent manager said in those situations you’ve “got to know your truth.”
Taylor Swift, Scooter Braun.Leon Bennett/FilmMagic; John Salangsang/Variety/Shutterstock
“You got to know your intention,” he continued. “I think you should have no regrets in life unless you do something with malicious intent. If I go through life with no malicious intent … hurt people hurt people. They’re going to project it onto you, they are going to say certain things.”
Despite his headline-making feud with Swift, Braun isn’t letting the hate get to him.
“I don’t really carry it,” he said. “I used to get really angry, but now I am at a place where this is just an opportunity for me long-term to really truly show my truth.”
“It’s hard when you get attacked and it’s not based on any truth, but for that other person it may be based in truth but they don’t have all the information,” he explained. “And that’s why I am always open to communication and having a conversation with someone and saying, ‘Maybe this was a misunderstanding and I am happy to have the conversation with you.’ But not everybody is willing to do that and you can’t go through life thinking you’re going to be friends and everyone is going to like you.”
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Braun added that he doesn’t “do anything with malicious intent,” despite what Swift and her supporters have said.
“I try to do the right thing,” he said. “Not everyone is going to be happy with what you do. I think in the long-term, I’ve learned this over time, the truth always comes out. And I am confident in that.”
Since Braun’s purchase of her former label, Swift has not stayed silent about the controversy. Along withwriting a scathing noteafter the acquisition was made public, Swift called out Big Machine founder Scott Borchetta in an interview withRolling Stone.
Borchetta had also previouslyalleged that Swift had declined to participatein events including Braun’sManchester One Love concertand the March for Our Lives.
“Unbelievable,” Swift toldRolling Stoneof the accusations. “Here’s the thing: Everyone in my team knew if Scooter Braun brings us something, do not bring it to me.”
“The fact that those two are in business together after the things he said about Scooter Braun — it’s really hard to shock me. And this was utterly shocking,” she said. “These are two very rich, very powerful men, using $300 million of other people’s money to purchase, like, the most feminine body of work. And then they’re standing in a wood-panel bar doing a tacky photoshoot, raising a glass of scotch to themselves. Because they pulled one over on me and got this done so sneakily that I didn’t even see it coming. And I couldn’t say anything about it.”
Larry Busacca/Getty
Borchetta, 57, previously claimed the deal he offered Swift gave her “100% of allTaylor Swiftassets … to be transferred to her immediately upon signing the new agreement.”
However,Swift’s lawyer Donald Passman told PEOPLEin a statement: “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.”
Since Braun’s acquisition of her masters, Swift said in an interview withCBS Sunday Morningthat she “absolutely” willre-record her first six albums. Her seventh studio album,Lover, was released on Republic Records.
source: people.com
