In December, Taylor Swift sent a cease and desist letter to a university student who was tracking her private jet. Now, she has received a response from him.
Taylor Swift’s lawyer Kate Wright Morrone sent the letter at the end of last year, writing the singer “lives in constant fear” after Jack Sweeney began tracking where her plane went. He used social media apps like Instagram to share the information but the accounts have now been suspended for “endangering her safety.” Taking to X (formerly Twitter) he shared the letter his attorney, James Slater, had sent in reply to Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift receives reply from student tracking her private jet
On X, the 21-year-old quoted Tay Tay and penned: “Look What You Made Me Do,” quoting her track from 2017’s Reputation, with his lawyer’s letter attached.
In their reply, Sweeney and Slater write they believe no law was compromised by him tracking Taylor Swift on her private jet. The only one, they claim, the music star mentioned was stalking. However, they say he has not made any “credible threats” towards her, so it wouldn’t uphold as a charge.
They wrote: “Put simply, there is nothing unlawful about GRNDCTRL’s use of publicly accessible information to track private jets, including those used by public figures like Taylor Swift. @taylorswiftjets
account is engaged in protected speech that does not violate any of Ms. Swift’s legal rights.
“Your letter makes that clear by failing to identify any legal claim. Only in a footnote to your December 22, 2023 letter do you flirt with asserting a stalking claim under California law-but the language just before the words you quote explains that a stalker is someone who makes a “credible threat” against a victim.”
They continued: “Our clients have never made any threats against Ms. Swift and your letter does not suggest they have done so. Further, your letter’s tone of alarm is unfounded.
“Our clients’ website only provides the location of private jets using publicly available information. That information poses no threat to Ms. Swift’s safety.
“We doubt Ms. Swift will pursue meritless legal action, but if she does, we will defend our clients’ rights.”
Taylor’s lawyer pleaded for him to stop
It comes after Taylor Swift sent Sweeney a cease and desist letter over him tracking her private jet last year. She claimed, through her lawyers, his public tracking of where she traveled made her “live in constant fear.”
He was told he “must stop” and it was “a life-or-death” situation for the Shake it Off songstress.
“You have engaged in stalking and harassing behavior, including consistently publishing real-time and precise information about our Client’s location and future whereabouts to the public on social media. This conduct poses an imminent threat to the safety and well-being of our Client and must stop.
“While this may be a game to you, or an avenue that you hope will earn you wealth or fame, it is a life-or-death matter for our Client. Ms. Swift has dealt with stalkers and other individuals who wish her harm since she was a teenager.
“This reality has forced our Client to live her life in a constant state of fear for her personal safety. That fear is and has been significantly heightened due to your reckless actions.”
Before the release of his lawyer’s response, Sweeney had said famous faces “should reasonably expect” they can be tracked via how they travel. He defended himself by saying the information is publicly available.
Sweeney has also had accounts tracking the flights of other celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Drake, and X’s owner Elon Musk. Musk took issue with the college student and threatened legal action as well.
His account tracking Musk was suspended (though Sweeney later opened a new one but tracked the business mogul with a 24-hour delay instead).
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