The faculty scholar who tracks Taylor Swift’s non-public jet on-line is flight again towards the pop star’s attorneys after they threatened authorized motion towards him. Swift’s attorneys stated Jack Sweeney’s @SwiftJetNextDay account – the place he posts the flight info for Swift’s non-public aircraft – suggestions off stalkers. However Sweeney’s lawyer says in a brand new letter that there is nothing unlawful about what he is doing.
Sweeney’s web site, GRNDCTRL, makes use of public info from the Federal Aviation Administration to share the flight info in addition to gas use and emissions of celeb jets, together with these of Kylie Jenner and Invoice Gates.
Sweeney, a school junior in Florida, additionally runs accounts on X, the place he shares flight info for each Swift and Elon Musks’ jets, promising he posts the knowledge 24 hours after every flight.
In a letter to Swift’s attorneys, Sweeney’s lawyer Ethan Jacobs says, “the @taylorswiftjets account is engaged in protected speech that doesn’t violate any of Ms. Swift’s authorized rights.”
Sweeney shared a replica of the letter on X with the caption “Look What You Made Me Do” – a success single off of Swift’s “Fame” album.
In December, Swift’s attorneys despatched Sweeney a cease-and-desist letter saying his monitoring of her jet tipped off stalkers as to her location, accusing him of successfully offering “people intent on harming her, or with nefarious or violent intentions, a roadmap to hold out their plans.”
Musk had taken related authorized motion towards Sweeney, saying the journey info shared on social media put his household in danger. Sweeney’s authentic account, @ElonJet, was suspended by Twitter in 2022, according to BBC News. His account that tracked a number of non-public jets, @CelebrityJets, can be defunct.
However Sweeney’s lawyer says the letter from Swift’s attorneys fails to make any authorized declare. He claims within the letter that her attorneys did not make a viable stalking declare and the general public info posted by Sweeney poses no risk to Swift.
“We doubt Ms. Swift will pursue meritless authorized motion, but when she does, we’ll defend our shopper’s rights,” the letter reads. CBS Information has reached out to Sweeney’s lawyer and is awaiting response.
After her staff despatched Sweeney the cease-and-desist, a spokesperson for Swift stated the timing of Swift’s stalkers suggests a connection to Sweeney’s flight-tracking websites. It’s unclear if stalkers have waited for Swift in an airport or metropolis understanding she had arrived, and the spokesperson didn’t reply to questions on that declare.
The most recent post on the @SwiftJetNextDay exhibits Swift’s jet going to Las Vegas from Burbank, California, on Feb. 11 – the day of the Tremendous Bowl, the place she was a high-profile attendee. The 39-minute flight was 223 miles and used $1,393 of gas, which equals about 3 tons of CO2 emissions, based on the account.
CBS Information has reached out to Swift’s legal professional and is awaiting response.
