Taylor Swift is expected to testify in a civil case filed by a Denver radio host who claims he lost his job after Swift accused him of groping her backstage at one of her concerts in 2013, according to media reports.

Swift had alleged that David Mueller touched her inappropriately before a concert at the Pepsi Center in the state capital in 2013.&nbsp;

Mueller launched a $3 million lawsuit against Swift for damages.

Swift countersued, claiming sexual assault.

The civil trial is set to begin Monday in the federal court in Denver and Swift is scheduled to testify.&nbsp;

&ldquo;Right as the moment came for us to pose for the photo, he took his hand and put it up my dress and grabbed onto my ass cheek, and no matter how much I scooted over it was still there,&rdquo; Swift said in a July 2016 deposition.&nbsp;

The singer said she felt &ldquo;violated&rdquo; and &ldquo;completely stunned&rdquo;.

 
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Swift is expected to testify in a civil case filed by a Denver radio host who claims he lost his job after Swift accused him of groping her backstage at one of her concerts in 2013

Taylor Swift is expected to testify in a civil case filed by a Denver radio host who claims he lost his job after Swift accused him of groping her backstage at one of her concerts in 2013, according to media reports. Swift had alleged that David Mueller touched her inappropriately before a concert at the Pepsi Center in the state capital in 2013. Mueller launched a $3 million lawsuit against Swift for damages. Swift countersued, claiming sexual assault. The civil trial is set to begin Monday in the federal court in Denver and Swift is scheduled to testify. “Right as the moment came for us to pose for the photo, he took his hand and put it up my dress and grabbed onto my ass cheek, and no matter how much I scooted over it was still there,” Swift said in a July 2016 deposition. The singer said she felt “violated” and “completely stunned”.

Taylor Swift to testify against man who allegedly groped her

Katy Perry says she&rsquo;s ready to let go of her long-standing feud with Taylor Swift saying, &ldquo;I forgive her (Swift) and I&rsquo;m sorry for anything I ever did.&rdquo; 
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&quot;I am ready to let it go,&quot; Perry said in a global podcast on Saturday to promote her new album Witness. 
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&quot;I forgive her (Swift) and I&rsquo;m sorry for anything I ever did, and I hope the same from her. I love her, and I want the best for her. And I think she&rsquo;s a fantastic songwriter,&quot; Perry added. 
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The beef between the two pop star began in 2014 over a conflict with their tour backup dancers. The same year, Swift released her single Bad Blood&nbsp;which is believed to be about Perry. 
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Perry followed up by singing the unforgettable song &ldquo;Let It Go&rdquo; from the Disney film Frozen.&nbsp; 
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&quot;There&#39;s a lot of other things out there in the world that people need to be focused on,&quot; Perry said. &quot;God bless her on her journey. God bless her. Honestly.&quot;

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Katy Perry says she’s ready to let go of her long-standing feud with Taylor Swift saying, “I forgive her (Swift) and I’m sorry for anything I ever did.” "I am ready to let it go," Perry said in a global podcast on Saturday to promote her new album Witness. "I forgive her (Swift) and I’m sorry for anything I ever did, and I hope the same from her. I love her, and I want the best for her. And I think she’s a fantastic songwriter," Perry added. The beef between the two pop star began in 2014 over a conflict with their tour backup dancers. The same year, Swift released her single Bad Blood which is believed to be about Perry. Perry followed up by singing the unforgettable song “Let It Go” from the Disney film Frozen. "There's a lot of other things out there in the world that people need to be focused on," Perry said. "God bless her on her journey. God bless her. Honestly." ??WITNESS ??THE ALBUM?THE TOUR?IT'S ALL HAPPENING?https://t.co/fz83TjrJUr #WITNESSKP pic.twitter.com/Ulx8VYmjTt — KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 15, 2017 ×

Katy Perry on Taylor Swift feud: 'I am ready to let it go'

Singing sensation Beyonce has topped the list of most charitable celebrity of 2016.

The list announced by DoSomething.Org recognizes stars who use their fame for social change, reported Us Weekly.

The &quot;Lemonade&quot; star is followed by &quot;Hamilton &quot;creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato.

The 35-year-old pop superstar, 35, brought awareness to a number of causes this year, including Black Lives Matter, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and gender equality. Back in August, she brought the mothers of gun violence victims Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant and Trayvon Martin to the MTV VMAs.

Meanwhile, Swift, 27, donated USD 1 million to help flood victims in Louisiana, and Lovato, 24, spoke out about mental health issues.

Miranda gave a moving speech at this year&#39;s Tony Awards to remind everyone that &quot;love is love is love&quot; after the tragic June shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando. He also released a song with Jennifer Lopez, &quot;Love Make the World Go Round,&quot; and donated all proceeds to the Hispanic Federation?s Proyecto Somos Orlando initiative.

Actress Shailene Woodley, WWE superstar John Cena, singer Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Zendaya and Jesse Williams are also part of top ten.&nbsp;

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Beyonce is followed by 'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato

Singing sensation Beyonce has topped the list of most charitable celebrity of 2016. The list announced by DoSomething.Org recognizes stars who use their fame for social change, reported Us Weekly. The "Lemonade" star is followed by "Hamilton "creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato. The 35-year-old pop superstar, 35, brought awareness to a number of causes this year, including Black Lives Matter, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and gender equality. Back in August, she brought the mothers of gun violence victims Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant and Trayvon Martin to the MTV VMAs. Meanwhile, Swift, 27, donated USD 1 million to help flood victims in Louisiana, and Lovato, 24, spoke out about mental health issues. Miranda gave a moving speech at this year's Tony Awards to remind everyone that "love is love is love" after the tragic June shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando. He also released a song with Jennifer Lopez, "Love Make the World Go Round," and donated all proceeds to the Hispanic Federation?s Proyecto Somos Orlando initiative. Actress Shailene Woodley, WWE superstar John Cena, singer Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Zendaya and Jesse Williams are also part of top ten. (PTI)

Beyonce tops list of most charitable celebrities of 2016

Pop superstar Taylor Swift surprised fans on Friday by releasing her first new music in two years, an R&amp;B-tinged duet with former One Direction member Zayn Malik.

The track, &quot;I Don&#39;t Wanna Live Forever&quot; will be the theme song for &quot;Fifty Shades Darker&quot;, the sequel to &quot;Fifty Shades of Grey&quot; that will hit theatres in February.

The track, which immediately went to number one on the iTunes chart for most downloads, is Swift&#39;s first song since her chart-topping 2014 album &quot;1989&quot;.

In contrast to the perky Nordic pop of &quot;1989&quot;, the new song has a sensual R&amp;B feel as Zayn, mostly in falsetto, and Swift alternate verses about romantic longing over a stripped-down beat.

The song is more in line with the recent style of Zayn, who has gone for a more sexualised image and R&amp;B sound since leaving his squeaky clean British boy band last year. He has gone by just his first name as a solo artist.

Swift&#39;s collaboration with Zayn will be all the more intriguing to fans as she used to date his One Direction bandmate Harry Styles, who publicly fell out with Zayn.

Swift&#39;s &quot;1989&quot; was one of the top-selling albums in recent years and won the Grammy in February for Album of the Year.

But Swift, who turns 27 next week, has been uncharacteristically quiet in recent months other than appearing in the celebrity press over her break-up with DJ Calvin Harris and her feud with rapper Kanye West over an unflattering song.

(AFP)

The track, 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' will be the theme song for 'Fifty Shades Darker'

Pop superstar Taylor Swift surprised fans on Friday by releasing her first new music in two years, an R&B-tinged duet with former One Direction member Zayn Malik. The track, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" will be the theme song for "Fifty Shades Darker", the sequel to "Fifty Shades of Grey" that will hit theatres in February. The track, which immediately went to number one on the iTunes chart for most downloads, is Swift's first song since her chart-topping 2014 album "1989". In contrast to the perky Nordic pop of "1989", the new song has a sensual R&B feel as Zayn, mostly in falsetto, and Swift alternate verses about romantic longing over a stripped-down beat. The song is more in line with the recent style of Zayn, who has gone for a more sexualised image and R&B sound since leaving his squeaky clean British boy band last year. He has gone by just his first name as a solo artist. Swift's collaboration with Zayn will be all the more intriguing to fans as she used to date his One Direction bandmate Harry Styles, who publicly fell out with Zayn. Swift's "1989" was one of the top-selling albums in recent years and won the Grammy in February for Album of the Year. But Swift, who turns 27 next week, has been uncharacteristically quiet in recent months other than appearing in the celebrity press over her break-up with DJ Calvin Harris and her feud with rapper Kanye West over an unflattering song. (AFP)

Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift surprise fans with new single

Two of America&#39;s leading pop singers -- Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift -- have dominated Instagram in 2016 with 103 million and 93.9 million followers this year.

Selena was thus the most-followed celebrity in the annual rankings released by the social networking site this year.

Singers Ariana Grande and Beyonce stood at the third and fourth spot with 89.6 million and 88.9 million followers respectively. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian was at the fifth place with 88.2 million followers.

All five women were the top-followed Instagram accounts last year as well, but the order shifted as Kardashian dropped from second to fifth.

Selena, 24, also had the most-liked celebrity photo and video and was the most-mentioned artist on the social media network.

The US music hashtag which trended most on Instagram this year was &#39;hip hop&#39;. The top moments included tributes pouring in for David Bowie after he died in January, and fans mourning Prince after his sudden death in April.

The Facebook-owned social networking site, which is centered on users sharing photos and videos, has grown to more than 500 million global users this year.

Other year-end statistics included the &#39;most-instagrammed&#39; day of 2016 - Halloween - and the most-used emoji in posts, which was the heart emoji.

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Ariana Grande and Beyonce came in third and fourth with 89.6 million and 88.9 million followers

Two of America's leading pop singers -- Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift -- have dominated Instagram in 2016 with 103 million and 93.9 million followers this year. Selena was thus the most-followed celebrity in the annual rankings released by the social networking site this year. Singers Ariana Grande and Beyonce stood at the third and fourth spot with 89.6 million and 88.9 million followers respectively. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian was at the fifth place with 88.2 million followers. All five women were the top-followed Instagram accounts last year as well, but the order shifted as Kardashian dropped from second to fifth. Selena, 24, also had the most-liked celebrity photo and video and was the most-mentioned artist on the social media network. The US music hashtag which trended most on Instagram this year was 'hip hop'. The top moments included tributes pouring in for David Bowie after he died in January, and fans mourning Prince after his sudden death in April. The Facebook-owned social networking site, which is centered on users sharing photos and videos, has grown to more than 500 million global users this year. Other year-end statistics included the 'most-instagrammed' day of 2016 - Halloween - and the most-used emoji in posts, which was the heart emoji. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

Selena Gomez beats Taylor Swift to become Instagram's most-followed celebrity

Reports are in that not only is Taylor Swift&nbsp;dating Canadian mega-rapper Drake,&nbsp;he&#39;s already introduced her to his mother!

Hollywood Life reported the two were spotted together at Drake&#39;s 30th birthday party this week in Los Angeles, where&nbsp;an anonymous source said the two were &quot;cheek-to-cheek&quot;. Despite being the busy host he&nbsp;was seen constantly whispering to each other. What were they saying? The source&nbsp;wouldn&#39;t reveal.

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Drake has been much obsessed with his on/off ex&nbsp;Rihanna forever, but&nbsp;now he seems to be with the only woman more profile than her.

Meanwhile, this would come close on the heels of Swift&#39;s last relationship with...Tom Hiddleston. A source close to the British actor Hiddleston told Hollywood Life that&nbsp;he was &quot;shocked at the news&quot;. Apparently he was in denial about it, but wished them the best, but closed remarking that he doubts it will work out.

No word yet&nbsp;whether or not each one is already working on their breakup songs, as per their habit. But things appear to be off to a decent start.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

T Swift has, after all, already met his mom.

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This would be one serious power couple. At the very least, when it's over there'll be some sweet breakup songs

Reports are in that not only is Taylor Swift dating Canadian mega-rapper Drake, he's already introduced her to his mother! Hollywood Life reported the two were spotted together at Drake's 30th birthday party this week in Los Angeles, where an anonymous source said the two were "cheek-to-cheek". Despite being the busy host he was seen constantly whispering to each other. What were they saying? The source wouldn't reveal. Wait — are Drake and Taylor reallllly a thing?!? https://t.co/MndZkeDf47 — Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) October 28, 2016 × Drake has been much obsessed with his on/off ex Rihanna forever, but now he seems to be with the only woman more profile than her. Meanwhile, this would come close on the heels of Swift's last relationship with...Tom Hiddleston. A source close to the British actor Hiddleston told Hollywood Life that he was "shocked at the news". Apparently he was in denial about it, but wished them the best, but closed remarking that he doubts it will work out. No word yet whether or not each one is already working on their breakup songs, as per their habit. But things appear to be off to a decent start. T Swift has, after all, already met his mom. (WION)

Taylor Swift meets Drake's mom as rumours swirl the two are dating

Beyonce&#39;s much talked about visual album &#39;Lemonade&#39; on Tuesday (July 26) earned the R&amp;B singer a career best 11 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards in a list that included multiple nods for Adele and rapper Kanye West but nothing for Taylor Swift. 
 
Adele&#39;s YouTube-shattering video for her 2015 comeback single &quot;Hello&quot; notched up seven nominations, and the sultry British singer earned an 8th mention for &#39;Send My Love (To your New Lover)&#39;. 
 
The controversial video for West&#39;s &#39;Famous&#39; - which features portrayals of 12 nude celebrities including Swift sleeping next to the rapper - got two nominations, including the top award of video of the year. Swift and West have been publicly feuding for months about whether the pop star approved lyrics in which West boasts about making her famous. 
 
Swift, 26, who has dominated music awards shows in the past five years, won four MTV music video prizes in 2015, including for the single &#39;Bad Blood&#39; with Kendrick Lamar. 
 
But this year she did not score any nominations despite releasing &#39;Out of the Woods&#39; and &#39;New Romantics&#39; in late 2015 and early 2016. 
 
Video of the year pits Beyonce&#39;s politically-charged vidoe for &#39;Formation&#39; against Adele&#39;s &#39;Hello&#39; &nbsp;Canadian rapper Drake&#39;s &#39;Hotline Bling&#39;, Justin Bieber&#39;s &#39;Sorry&#39; and West&#39;s &#39;Famous&#39;. 
 
Rihanna scored multiple nominations for her collaborations with DJ Calvin Harris on &#39;This is What You Came For&#39;, and with Drake on &#39;Work&#39;. 
 
David Bowie, who died unexpectedly in January of cancer days after releasing a new album, also made it onto the list with nominations for best direction, art, editing and cinematography for his singles &#39;Blackstar&#39; and &#39;Lazarus&#39;. 
 
The MTV Video Music Awards, which have a reputation for irreverence and shock tactics, take place this year in New York on August 28 and will air live on MTV. The awards are voted on by fans, starting on Tuesday. A host for the 2016 show is yet to be announced. 
 
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Kanye West grabbed two nominations but Swift could not score any despite releasing 'Out of the Woods' and 'New Romantics' in 2016

Beyonce's much talked about visual album 'Lemonade' on Tuesday (July 26) earned the R&B singer a career best 11 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards in a list that included multiple nods for Adele and rapper Kanye West but nothing for Taylor Swift. Adele's YouTube-shattering video for her 2015 comeback single "Hello" notched up seven nominations, and the sultry British singer earned an 8th mention for 'Send My Love (To your New Lover)'. The controversial video for West's 'Famous' - which features portrayals of 12 nude celebrities including Swift sleeping next to the rapper - got two nominations, including the top award of video of the year. Swift and West have been publicly feuding for months about whether the pop star approved lyrics in which West boasts about making her famous. Swift, 26, who has dominated music awards shows in the past five years, won four MTV music video prizes in 2015, including for the single 'Bad Blood' with Kendrick Lamar. But this year she did not score any nominations despite releasing 'Out of the Woods' and 'New Romantics' in late 2015 and early 2016. Video of the year pits Beyonce's politically-charged vidoe for 'Formation' against Adele's 'Hello' Canadian rapper Drake's 'Hotline Bling', Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' and West's 'Famous'. Rihanna scored multiple nominations for her collaborations with DJ Calvin Harris on 'This is What You Came For', and with Drake on 'Work'. David Bowie, who died unexpectedly in January of cancer days after releasing a new album, also made it onto the list with nominations for best direction, art, editing and cinematography for his singles 'Blackstar' and 'Lazarus'. The MTV Video Music Awards, which have a reputation for irreverence and shock tactics, take place this year in New York on August 28 and will air live on MTV. The awards are voted on by fans, starting on Tuesday. A host for the 2016 show is yet to be announced. (Reuters)

MTV Awards: Beyonce grabs 11 nominations, Taylor Swift fails to make an impression

When Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris -- two of the biggest names in music -- split up, they tried to keep their breakup amicable. No longer. 
 
Harris on Wednesday denounced his former&nbsp;girlfriend as a bully after it was revealed that she co-wrote his recent hit &quot;This Is What You Came For&quot;, which features Rihanna on vocals. 
 
&quot;I figure if you&#39;re happy in your new relationship you should focus on that instead of trying to tear your ex bf down for something to do,&quot; the Scottish DJ wrote on Twitter, alluding to Swift&#39;s blossoming romance with English actor Tom Hiddleston. 
 
Harris also hit a potential sore spot by referring to Swift&#39;s famed bad blood with fellow US pop superstar Katy Perry. 
 
&quot;I know you&#39;re off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy ETC but I&#39;m not that guy, sorry. I won&#39;t allow it,&quot; he tweeted. 
 
&quot;This Is What You Came For&quot;, featuring Harris&#39; signature house music sound with a tropical touch, was credited as written by him with &quot;Nils Sjoberg&quot;. 
 
Several celebrity news outlets quoted Swift&#39;s representatives as saying she actually co-wrote the song but did not want to be identified so their relationship would not overshadow the song. 
 
The song may have triggered the break-up, gossip site TMZ said, as Swift became angry when Harris told an interviewer he had never discussed collaborating with his then-girlfriend. 
 
They announced their break-up several days later. Harris appeared polite at the time, saying &quot;a huge amount of love and respect&quot; remained between them. 
 
Swift has been spotted around the world with Hiddleston in the past month. 
 
The theater actor went on to appear in Marvel Comics films such as &quot;Thor&quot; and &quot;The Avengers&quot; as well as Woody Allen&#39;s &quot;Midnight in Paris&quot;. 
 
As for the real Nils Sjoberg, a man by the name who works at a hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden told the New York Post that he had no problem with being credited on the song. 
 
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Harris took to twitter against Swift and wrote she should focus on her current relationship rather than trying to tear him down

When Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris -- two of the biggest names in music -- split up, they tried to keep their breakup amicable. No longer. Harris on Wednesday denounced his former girlfriend as a bully after it was revealed that she co-wrote his recent hit "This Is What You Came For", which features Rihanna on vocals. "I figure if you're happy in your new relationship you should focus on that instead of trying to tear your ex bf down for something to do," the Scottish DJ wrote on Twitter, alluding to Swift's blossoming romance with English actor Tom Hiddleston. Harris also hit a potential sore spot by referring to Swift's famed bad blood with fellow US pop superstar Katy Perry. "I know you're off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy ETC but I'm not that guy, sorry. I won't allow it," he tweeted. "This Is What You Came For", featuring Harris' signature house music sound with a tropical touch, was credited as written by him with "Nils Sjoberg". Several celebrity news outlets quoted Swift's representatives as saying she actually co-wrote the song but did not want to be identified so their relationship would not overshadow the song. The song may have triggered the break-up, gossip site TMZ said, as Swift became angry when Harris told an interviewer he had never discussed collaborating with his then-girlfriend. They announced their break-up several days later. Harris appeared polite at the time, saying "a huge amount of love and respect" remained between them. Swift has been spotted around the world with Hiddleston in the past month. The theater actor went on to appear in Marvel Comics films such as "Thor" and "The Avengers" as well as Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris". As for the real Nils Sjoberg, a man by the name who works at a hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden told the New York Post that he had no problem with being credited on the song. (AFP)

Former boyfriend Calvin Harris blasts Taylor Swift after song revelation

At the tender age of 26, Taylor Swift is the world&#39;s highest-paid celebrity, pulling in a whopping $170 million over the past year, Forbes magazine said Monday. 
 
The pop diva&#39;s take from June 2015 to June 2016 is the highest total of her young career, the magazine said, more than doubling her previous record of $80 million last year. 
 
She out-earned other famous musicians including Adele ($80.5 million), Madonna ($76.5 million), Rihanna ($75 million) and Bruce Springsteen ($60.5 million). 
 
The &quot;Shake It Off&quot; singer also outpaced rival Katy Perry who was last year&#39;s top-earning musician at $135 million, according to Forbes magazine&#39;s annual list of 100 highest-paid celebrities. 
 
Perry dropped to number 63 on this year&#39;s list, earning a mere $41 million.&nbsp; 
 
Swift&#39;s huge earnings were largely thanks to her &quot;1989 World Tour&quot; during which she smashed the Rolling Stone&#39;s North American record, grossing $200 million on the continent en route to a quarter of a billion worldwide, the magazine said. 
 
Coming in at number two on the list this year was the boy band One Direction, ($110 million), followed by author James Patterson ($95 million). 
 
Taylor&#39;s former beau, musician Calvin Harris, also made the cut coming in at number 21 ($63 million). 
 
&quot;The world&#39;s 100 highest-paid celebrities pulled in $5.1 billion pretax over the past 12 months, more than the GDP of Belize, Gambia and Bhutan combined,&quot; Forbes said. 
 
Magazine editor Zack O&#39;Malley Greenberg said live entertainment continues to be a major cash draw. 
 
&quot;From soccer games in Spain to concerts in China, fans are willing to shell out to see big names, and this is driving the celebrity economy to ever greater heights,&quot; he said in a statement. 
 
On the Hollywood front, Jennifer Lawrence was the industry&#39;s highest-paid actress for the second consecutive year, earning $46 million, a slight drop from the $52 million &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; star banked the year before.&nbsp; 
 
Actor Dwayne Johnson wrestled the highest-paid actor spot from &quot;Iron Man&#39;s&quot; Robert Downey Jr., earning $64.5 million, largely thanks to the billion-dollar &quot;Fast and Furious&quot; franchise and the surprising success of 2015&#39;s &quot;San Andreas&quot; movie.&nbsp; 
 
Many athletes also made the list, including Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo ($88 million), tennis star Roger Federer ($68 million), and German race car driver Sebastian Vettel ($41 million) 
 
(AFP)

With her '1989 World Tour' spiking her earnings, Swift has left Adele, Madonna, Rihanna and Bruce Springsteen behind

At the tender age of 26, Taylor Swift is the world's highest-paid celebrity, pulling in a whopping $170 million over the past year, Forbes magazine said Monday. The pop diva's take from June 2015 to June 2016 is the highest total of her young career, the magazine said, more than doubling her previous record of $80 million last year. She out-earned other famous musicians including Adele ($80.5 million), Madonna ($76.5 million), Rihanna ($75 million) and Bruce Springsteen ($60.5 million). The "Shake It Off" singer also outpaced rival Katy Perry who was last year's top-earning musician at $135 million, according to Forbes magazine's annual list of 100 highest-paid celebrities. Perry dropped to number 63 on this year's list, earning a mere $41 million. Swift's huge earnings were largely thanks to her "1989 World Tour" during which she smashed the Rolling Stone's North American record, grossing $200 million on the continent en route to a quarter of a billion worldwide, the magazine said. Coming in at number two on the list this year was the boy band One Direction, ($110 million), followed by author James Patterson ($95 million). Taylor's former beau, musician Calvin Harris, also made the cut coming in at number 21 ($63 million). "The world's 100 highest-paid celebrities pulled in $5.1 billion pretax over the past 12 months, more than the GDP of Belize, Gambia and Bhutan combined," Forbes said. Magazine editor Zack O'Malley Greenberg said live entertainment continues to be a major cash draw. "From soccer games in Spain to concerts in China, fans are willing to shell out to see big names, and this is driving the celebrity economy to ever greater heights," he said in a statement. On the Hollywood front, Jennifer Lawrence was the industry's highest-paid actress for the second consecutive year, earning $46 million, a slight drop from the $52 million "The Hunger Games" star banked the year before. Actor Dwayne Johnson wrestled the highest-paid actor spot from "Iron Man's" Robert Downey Jr., earning $64.5 million, largely thanks to the billion-dollar "Fast and Furious" franchise and the surprising success of 2015's "San Andreas" movie. Many athletes also made the list, including Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo ($88 million), tennis star Roger Federer ($68 million), and German race car driver Sebastian Vettel ($41 million) (AFP)

Taylor Swift world's highest paid celebrity: Forbes

Rapper Kanye West set tongues wagging on Monday with his latest music video that features nude portrayals of high-profile celebrities including pop singer Taylor Swift, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump and comedian Bill Cosby. 
 
The music video for Famous, which premiered on E! News, featured low-resolution footage depicting 12 celebrities sleeping next to each other with West situated in the middle, nestled between Swift and his wife, reality star Kim Kardashian. 
 
Other celebrities include former US President George W Bush, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, rapper Chris Brown, R&amp;B singer Ray J, transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner, model Amber Rose and singer Rihanna, who provided vocals for the song. 
 
E! blurred out depictions of breasts and genitals. It is not known if the portrayals are paintings or wax statues, but in some cases it appears to be the actual celebrity posing. 
 
The video ends by pausing on the sleeping faces of Swift, Rihanna and Brown over the audio of heavy breathing. 
 
Representatives for West, Kardashian, Jenner, Trump and Cosby declined to comment on the video. Representatives for the other celebrities did not immediately return requests for comment. 
 
E! News host Jason Kennedy said, &quot;Kanye wants everyone to know this is not a video. This is an art visual.&quot; 
 
The imagery for Famous is inspired by artist Vincent Desiderio&#39;s 2008 painting Sleep, which featured people in various states of undress sleeping next to each other. 
 
Desiderio called West&#39;s video &quot;a tableau that was disturbingly familiar, rapturously beautiful and frighteningly uncanny&quot;, in an essay published on Monday for W Magazine. 
 
West, known for often embarking on rambling &quot;tweetstorms&quot; on social media, held the first screening of the &quot;Famous&nbsp;video in Los Angeles late on Friday. 
 
The video quickly became a trending topic online over the weekend, especially due to West&#39;s complicated history with Swift. 
 
The rapper famously interrupted Swift&#39;s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and snatched her microphone award out of her hand. The duo buried the hatchet at last year&#39;s MTV Video Music awards, but the truce did not last long. 
 
The two fell out again in February after West&#39;s song Famous, off his latest album The Life of Pablo, featured the lyric &quot;I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, I made that bitch famous&quot;. 
 
West claimed Swift had approved the lyric, but the pop singer&#39;s representative said Swift was never aware of the lyric and had cautioned the rapper about the &quot;strong misogynistic message&quot; in the song. 
 
(Reuters)

Representatives for West, Kardashian, Jenner, Trump and Cosby declined to comment on the video, which depicts 12 celebrities sleeping naked

Rapper Kanye West set tongues wagging on Monday with his latest music video that features nude portrayals of high-profile celebrities including pop singer Taylor Swift, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump and comedian Bill Cosby. The music video for Famous, which premiered on E! News, featured low-resolution footage depicting 12 celebrities sleeping next to each other with West situated in the middle, nestled between Swift and his wife, reality star Kim Kardashian. Other celebrities include former US President George W Bush, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, rapper Chris Brown, R&B singer Ray J, transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner, model Amber Rose and singer Rihanna, who provided vocals for the song. E! blurred out depictions of breasts and genitals. It is not known if the portrayals are paintings or wax statues, but in some cases it appears to be the actual celebrity posing. The video ends by pausing on the sleeping faces of Swift, Rihanna and Brown over the audio of heavy breathing. Representatives for West, Kardashian, Jenner, Trump and Cosby declined to comment on the video. Representatives for the other celebrities did not immediately return requests for comment. E! News host Jason Kennedy said, "Kanye wants everyone to know this is not a video. This is an art visual." The imagery for Famous is inspired by artist Vincent Desiderio's 2008 painting Sleep, which featured people in various states of undress sleeping next to each other. Desiderio called West's video "a tableau that was disturbingly familiar, rapturously beautiful and frighteningly uncanny", in an essay published on Monday for W Magazine. West, known for often embarking on rambling "tweetstorms" on social media, held the first screening of the "Famous video in Los Angeles late on Friday. The video quickly became a trending topic online over the weekend, especially due to West's complicated history with Swift. The rapper famously interrupted Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and snatched her microphone award out of her hand. The duo buried the hatchet at last year's MTV Video Music awards, but the truce did not last long. The two fell out again in February after West's song Famous, off his latest album The Life of Pablo, featured the lyric "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, I made that bitch famous". West claimed Swift had approved the lyric, but the pop singer's representative said Swift was never aware of the lyric and had cautioned the rapper about the "strong misogynistic message" in the song. (Reuters)

Kanye West stirs up controversy with nude celebrities in 'Famous'

Pop star Taylor Swift has created her own new range of greeting cards. 
 
The &quot;Shake It Off&quot; singer, 26, has been quietly working on the side project for stationary store Papyrus, reported Contactmusic.When a fan spotted the cards in their local shop, he immediately posted shots of them on Instagram. 
 
The array of bejewelled cards include designs with a bright yellow sun featuring the words, &quot;You are actual sunshine&quot; inside, a cartoon of a blonde woman holding a cat, another graphic of a woman in profile wearing a pair of crystal headphones, and a turquoise card covered in rhinestones with the words, &quot;Yay You!&quot; written in gold across the middle. 
 
While Swift is yet to announce her involvement in the project, Papyrus officials commented on fans&#39; Instagram pictures to confirm the partnership, describing it as &quot;just the beginning&quot;.

The singer is yet to announce her involvement in the project with stationery store Papyrus

Pop star Taylor Swift has created her own new range of greeting cards. The "Shake It Off" singer, 26, has been quietly working on the side project for stationary store Papyrus, reported Contactmusic.When a fan spotted the cards in their local shop, he immediately posted shots of them on Instagram. The array of bejewelled cards include designs with a bright yellow sun featuring the words, "You are actual sunshine" inside, a cartoon of a blonde woman holding a cat, another graphic of a woman in profile wearing a pair of crystal headphones, and a turquoise card covered in rhinestones with the words, "Yay You!" written in gold across the middle. While Swift is yet to announce her involvement in the project, Papyrus officials commented on fans' Instagram pictures to confirm the partnership, describing it as "just the beginning".

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