Scooter Braun Tells His Side of the Taylor Swift Drama: 'I Don't Know What Story She Was Told'

Scooter Braun is telling his version of the events that went down with Taylor Swift.

If you don’t know, there’s a lot of backstory.

It all started after Scooter purchased Big Machine Label Group for $300 million, which meant was once the owner of Taylor‘s previous albums and master recordings.

Taylor said she was “sad and grossed out” by the news, which she found out when the rest of the world found out. She called out Scooter for the “incessant, manipulative bullying” that she’s allegedly received at his hands for years and said this is her “worst case scenario.”

In November of 2020, it was revealed that Scooter actually sold Taylor‘s master recordings to someone else. At the time, Taylor wrote a letter to her fans explaining her side of things. You can get a full breakdown of every single update that went down between them between 2019-2020 right here.

Click inside to read what Scooter Braun had to say today…

In a brand new interview with Variety, which was published on Wednesday (June 23), Scooter was asked for his version of events.

“How do you view what went down in retrospect?” he was asked.

Scooter responded, “I regret and it makes me sad that Taylor had that reaction to the deal. … All of what happened has been very confusing and not based on anything factual. I don’t know what story she was told. I asked for her to sit down with me several times, but she refused. I offered to sell her the catalog back and went under NDA, but her team refused. It all seems very unfortunate. Open communication is important and can lead to understanding. She and I only met briefly three or four times in the past, and all our interactions were really friendly and kind. I find her to be an incredibly talented artist and wish her nothing but the best.”

In November of 2020, when Scooter sold her masters to someone else, Taylor herself said, “He would never even quote my team a price” and the NDA he wanted her to sign would “silence [her] forever.”

Scooter was then asked, “Some say it’s just business, but it felt personal in tone…”

He responded, “The thing that struck me the worst is the word ‘bully.’ I’m firmly against anyone ever being bullied. I always try to lead with appreciation and understanding. The one thing I’m proudest of in that moment was that my artists and team stood by me. They know my character and my truth. That meant a lot to me. In the long run, I’m happy for my life’s work to be the legacy I leave behind.”

Variety then asked, “Do you think this chapter has created misconceptions about you?”

Scooter responded, “Sure. And I think when you’re successful, you are misunderstood. Success is a game of chess, and sometimes on that chessboard, people don’t see what you’re doing until four or five moves in. There’s always going to be misconceptions because people want to see things the way they want to see them. But it would be really nice if we all give each other a little bit of grace.”