Following Scooter's acquisition of Big Machine Records, Taylor published a Tumblr blog post on June 30, referring to the sale as her "worst case scenario" and said she had received "incessant, manipulative bullying" from him "for years."
"I walked away because I knew once I signed that contract, [Big Machine Records founder] Scott Borchetta would sell the label, thereby selling me and my future. I had to make the excruciating choice to leave behind my past. Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums," she wrote. "I learned about Scooter Braun's purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world. All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I've received at his hands for years."
Shortly after, several stars like Halsey, Iggy Azalea, and Cara Delevingne came to Taylor's defence, while Justin and Scooter's wife chimed in to defend Scooter. Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta also released a statement, revealing that Taylor knew about the pending sale.
"Out of courtesy, I personally texted Taylor at 9:06 pm, Saturday, June 29th to inform her prior to the story breaking on the morning of Sunday, June 30th so she could hear it directly from me," he wrote. "I guess it might somehow be possible that her dad Scott, 13 Management lawyer Jay Schaudies (who represented Scott Swift on the shareholder calls) or 13 Management executive and Big Machine LLC shareholder Frank Bell (who was on the shareholder calls) didn't say anything to Taylor over the prior 5 days. I guess it's possible that she might not have seen my text. But, I truly doubt that she 'woke up to the news when everyone else did.'"
Scooter has yet to publicly address the drama.