Taylor Swift Furious Over Scooter Braun Owning Her Masters!
Over the weekend, Ithaca Holdings, the company owned by Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun, acquired Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group and Taylor Swift is not at all happy.
Taylor used to be on Big Machine, which means Braun now owns her Masters, something Taylor described on Tumblr as her “worst case scenario,” especially because of what she called, “the incessant, manipulative bullying I’ve received at [Braun's] hands for years." According to Taylor, the bullying occurred during the whole KanyeWest/Kim Kardashian feud.
“Now Scooter has stripped me of my life’s work, that I wasn’t given an opportunity to buy,” she writes. “Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it."
She’s also mad at Borchetta, because she says he knew how she felt about Braun, adding, “This is what happens when you sign a deal at fifteen to someone for whom the term ‘loyalty’ is clearly just a contractual concept,” noting, “And when that man says ‘Music has value’, he means its value is beholden to men who had no part in creating it.”
- Taylor goes on to share, “When I left my masters in Scott’s hands, I made peace with the fact that eventually he would sell them. Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter,” adding, “He knew what he was doing; they both did. Controlling a woman who didn’t want to be associated with them. In perpetuity. That means forever.”Check out Taylor’s complete post to the right.
- Meanwhile, TMZ claims Taylor got a note about the deal from Borchetta on Saturday, and her dad knew about the deal "for at least a week" because he is a part of Big Machine's Board of Directors, but a rep for Taylor insists, "Taylor found out from the news articles when she woke up before seeing any text from Scott Borchetta and he did not call her in advance.” The rep adds that Taylor's dadScott Swiftis not on the Board of the label, and while there was a shareholders call last week, he wasn't on it because of a strict NDA and didn't want to have to keep any info from his daughter.
- Borchetta later responded to Taylor's claims, insisting he, "personally texted Taylor at 9:06 PM, Saturday, June 29th, to inform her prior to the story breaking," adding "I guess it’s possible that she might not have seen my text. But, I truly doubt that she 'woke up to the news when everyone else did.'" He also insists "Scooter was never anything but positive about Taylor," and even suggested Scooter reached out to him to ask Taylor to participate in the One Love Manchester concert, as well as Parkland March and she declined both offers. Finally, he notes, "Scooter has always been and will continue to be a supporter and honest custodian of Taylor and her music." Read his complete post here.
- And...Braun's wife Yael took to Instagram to blast Taylor, insisting she got the heads up about the deal from her father, and also adds, "You were given the opportunity to own your masters, you passed."
- ONE MORE THING! One person who has Taylor's back is Halsey, writing on Twitter that it "turns my guts that no matter how much power or success a woman has in life you are suceptible to someone coming along and making you feel powerless out of spite." She adds, "I am standing with her." In addition, one report claimsNicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, Selena Gomez, Rihanna and Adele have all stopped following Braun on social media following Taylor's post. Check out Halsey's complete post below.
- And...Taylor's fans are standing by her, using the hashtag #WeStandWithTayloron Twitter. "me deleting taylor swift, fearless, speak now, red, 1989, and rep from my spotify playlist because i refuse to give scooter braun money," one person wrote, while another added, "This whole fiasco about Taylor and Scooter just show how sh*tty some men are. I dont care if you dont like Taylor or Taylor's music. But, I truly believe she deserves to own the rights to the music she wrote in her bedroom when she was 19." Check out other reactionshere.
Source:Taylor Swift
Joe Jonas and Sophia Turner Have Second Wedding In France!
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner got hitched again this weekend. The couple first wed last month in Las Vegas following the Billboard Music Awards, but this time they had a more formal celebration in Southern France, with the ceremony held at the Château du Martinay in Carpentras followed by a reception at Château de Tourreau.
Paparazzi pictures show Joe in an all-black tuxedo, while the bride was reportedly dressed in a lace dress with sleeves by designerLouis Vuitton. Paps did seem to catch at least one overhead shot of the bride, although the photo didn’t show much of her dress, but you can see that dress had a full skirt, and she wore a long veil.
“Joe and Sophie both teared up while reading their vows,” a source tellsE! News. “Everyone stood and cheered and they had huge smiles as they left as a couple. It was an emotional ceremony."
As for the rest of the family, Nick and Kevin were both dressed in more traditional black tuxedoes with white shirts, while Nick’s wife Priyanka Chopra wore a pink sari. Priyanka and Kevin's wife Danielle were both reportedly bridesmaids at the ceremony, while Sophie's "Game of Thrones" co-star Maisie Williams served as her maid of honor. The couple's pooch Porky Basquiat was even part of the ceremony, with photos showing the dog dressed in a tux for the occasion.
Check out photos from the event here.
Source:TMZ
David Foster & Katharine McPhee Get Hitched
Congratulations are in order for David Foster and Katharine McPhee– they just got hitched! The couple said “I do” Friday at an intimate ceremony in West London in front of 100 of their family and friends, including Foster’s daughters Sara and Erin, and a few celebrities, too.
Ahead of the ceremony, McPhee took to Instagramto gush about her now-husband. “Exactly 13 years ago today my very first single, 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow,' was released right after ‘American Idol,’” she writes. “Today… I’m marrying the man who produced it. Life is full of beautiful coincidences, isn’t it? Thank you for taking me over the rainbow, David.”
Oh, and she's not Katharine McPhee anymore, she took her husband's last name – just check her socials, they all say "Katharine Foster" now! This is Foster’s fifth marriage and McPhee’s second. Another “beautiful coincidence?” Foster played piano at McPhee’s 2008 wedding to Nick Cokas.
Source:Us Weekly