Scooter Braun on Taylor Swift: I Don't Know Her

Scooter Braun revisited his conflict with Taylor Swift, saying his relationship changed abruptly after he bought the company that owned her masters. He stated he did not know Swift well, had met her only a few times, and had never had a substantial conversation. He recalled a private party where both expressed mutual respect and said he would not have spent $300 million without wanting to work with her. Swift later called the acquisition her worst case scenario and accused Braun of manipulative bullying. She rerecorded her catalog and eventually bought back her masters in May 2025, after Braun had sold them to Shamrock Capital, which she praised for honesty and respect.

"“I will say something that will really sum it up that I don't know if I've ever really said: I don't know Taylor Swift,” Braun said. “I think I've met her in my life three times. I have never had a substantial conversation with her in my life.” Braun added that one of those times, she invited him to a private party, where “She told me she had the utmost respect for me. I told her I had the utmost respect for her. You don't spend $300 million buying a label that she's on unless you're excited at the opportunity to work with her.”"

"Well, that opportunity never came to pass. Upon learning that Braun had bought Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Label Group and Swift's catalog along with it, she wrote that it was her “worst case scenario.” She also accused Braun of “incessant, manipulative bullying” over the years. Swift then went about rerecording her old albums, until she was able to buy back her masters in May 2025."

"By then, Braun had already sold them to Shamrock Capital, an investment firm originally founded by Roy E. Disney. She thanked Shamrock for being “honest, fair, and respectful.”"

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