The singer has landed in the watchdog organization’s crosshairs after her lawyer sent an intimidating letter to the website PopFront regarding a recent article about Swift’s popularity among white supremacists.
In a piece titled, “Swiftly to the alt-right: Taylor subtly gets the lower case kkk in formation,” writer Meghan Herning argues that Swift’s new single “Look What You Made Me Do” serves as a “subtle, quiet white support of a racial hierarchy” by positioning the singer alongside the history of the eugenics movement and the rise of neo-Nazis.
William J. Briggs, a lawyer representing Swift, wrote in a letter to Herning that her PopFront article is a “provably false and defamatory story” that will result in a lawsuit if the website refuses to issue a retraction or take down the post.
“It appears to be a malicious attack against Ms. Swift that goes to great lengths to portray Ms. Swift as some sort of white…
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