Taylor Swift accused of stealing 'Shake it off'

Pop star is being sued for ripping-off lyrics from singer Jessie Braham's 2013 single

LOS ANGELES: American singer Taylor Swift has been accused of stealing lyrics of one of her biggest hits, Shake it off.

Singer-songwriter Jessie Braham is suing the pop star claiming that her song is a rip-off of his 2013 single called Haters gone hate.

In the lawsuit he filed, Braham claims to be the first one who came up with the lyrics Swift used on her 1989 lead cut. In his own song, he sings lines like Haters gone hater, players gone play/ Watch out for them fakers, they'll fake you everyday, reports TMZ.



He points out that a similar phrase is repeated more than 70 times on the 25-year-old's track. He's suing for $42 million and wants his name added to any new prints of Shake it off.

Taylor Swift in her music video for Shake it off. PHOTO: SPIN.COM



This isn't the first legal issue Swift has to deal with in the past few days. Earlier this week, she counter-sued a former radio DJ named David Mueller who allegedly groped her during a meet-and-greet.

Here's Taylor Swift's song:



And here's Jessie Braham's:



You be the judge!