Ex-girlfriend of former DJ testifies that she never saw him grope Taylor Swift

News24xx.com -  The ex-girlfriend of former radio DJ David Mueller testified today that she did not see him touch Taylor Swift in an inappropriate way, as the singer has alleged.

 

Shannon Melcher, who currently manages sales and advertising at eight Colorado radio stations, took the stand on day four of the ongoing civil trial between the pop star and former radio DJ, whom Swift has accused of grabbing her backside during a photo opportunity at a 2013 meet-and-greet.

 

Mueller has denied groping Swift and in 2015 filed a suit against the singer claiming that her accusation was false and that the allegation had caused him to lose his job at Denver radio station KYGO.

 

Swift filed a countersuit shortly after, claiming Mueller "took his hand and put it up my dress," according to the documents.

 

Melcher, who said she and Mueller by the end of 2013, testified that she did not notice anything odd or sense any unusual reaction from the pop star during the photo, in which she was on one side of Swift and Mueller was on the other.

Melcher said that after Mueller was questioned by Swift's security team, she asked him if he had touched Swift inappropriately. She said his reply was, "How could you ask me that?"

 

Melcher testified that Mueller was devastated, blown away when KYGO fired him. "This was his dream job," she said.

 

Taylor Swift said at first she thought it was a mistake when Mueller reached up under her skirt, so she moved to the side, but he didn't let go.

 

"He stayed latched on to my bare ass cheek as I lurched away from him," she testified.