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R&B Artist Sues Taylor Swift For Plagiarizing 'Shake It Off' Song

Benjie Batanes   |

Nov 02, 2015 05:34 AM EST

An R&B artist named Jesse Braham is suing Taylor Swift for allegedly plagiarizing a certain phrase from his 2013 song, "Haters Gonna Hate" and then incorporating it in her 2014 hit "Shake it Off". Aside from the $42 million dollars suit, Braham is also demanding that his name is included as one of the writers of the popular song.