Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
'Bachelor in Paradise' Alum DeMario Jackson Breaks Silence on Accusations of Sexual Assault (Exclusive)
etonline.comalum DeMario Jackson is ready to clear his name. The 35-year-old is speaking out in a new statement issued exclusively to ET, responding to accusations of sexual assault by two women.«Four years ago, I, DeMario Jackson, walked directly into the Los Angeles police station after being falsely accused of raping two white women without a lawyer present and the police let me freely leave,» Jackson begins his statement. «Here is why: My arriving and departing Uber receipts proved when, where and the time I was with these women and the truth is my receipts proved I was completely out of the vicinity,» he continues. «In addition to that, I provided screenshots of text message communication the day after they filed police reports.» «The authorities looked at all my evidence and let me, a six foot, four inches tall Black man leave that precinct without a doubt because I did no wrong.
I am innocent, I did not hurt or harm those women,» he writes.«Last week, my name was smeared beyond measure. I am formally starting the process to clear my name.
The criminal case (District Attorney cleared me) is about my freedom and the civil case is about my money. I will defend myself.
Thank you all for the love and support.» In a court document obtained by ET last week, the plaintiffs -- who are referred to as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 -- claim to have met Jackson online and are now suing for sexual battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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