{"id":25650,"date":"2024-02-07T08:14:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/taylor-swifts-lawyers-threaten-legal-action-against-student-who-tracks-her-private-jet-ents-arts-news\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T08:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:44:26","slug":"taylor-swifts-lawyers-threaten-legal-action-against-student-who-tracks-her-private-jet-ents-arts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/taylor-swifts-lawyers-threaten-legal-action-against-student-who-tracks-her-private-jet-ents-arts-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift’s lawyers threaten legal action against student who tracks her private jet | Ents & Arts News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taylor Swift’s lawyers have threatened legal action against a student who tracks the movements of her and other celebrities’ private jets.<\/p>\n
Jack Sweeney is the creator of social media accounts that log the takeoffs and landings of planes and helicopters owned by billionaires, politicians, and other public figures.<\/p>\n
His accounts gained traction at the start of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine<\/strong> for tracking the private jets of Russian oligarchs.<\/p>\n Mr Sweeney also became involved in a high-profile spat with Elon Musk<\/strong>, in November 2022 over the tracking of the X and Tesla<\/strong> owner’s private jet.<\/p>\n The University of Central Florida student said on Tuesday that he had received a cease and desist letter from Swift’s lawyers, who have described his actions as “reckless”.<\/p>\n “While this may be a game for you or an avenue that you hope will earn you wealth or fame, it is a life-or-death matter,” the 14-time Grammy winner’s lawyers wrote in the letter, provided by Mr Sweeney to NBC News – the US partner of Sky News.<\/p>\n It comes after a Seattle man, David Crowe, was arrested two weeks ago for allegedly stalking Swift outside her townhouse<\/strong> in New York City.<\/p>\n Swift’s lawyers have accused Mr Sweeney of “stalking and harassing behaviour” in the letter – an allegation the student’s own lawyers have firmly rejected.<\/p>\n According to Mr Sweeney, the accounts are aimed at providing “transparency” and use publicly available data from the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/p>\n “I think it’s important to note that nowhere do I intend for harm, I simply share the facts,” he told NBC News.<\/p>\n “I actually think Swift has some good songs.”<\/p>\n Read more: James Slater, a Florida lawyer who is representing Sweeney, said Swift’s legal team had no legal authority to block the accounts.<\/p>\n “There’s no claim to just publicising public information,” Mr Slater said.<\/p>\n “And in Ms Swift’s lawyers’ letter, they didn’t address any real claims.”<\/p>\n Sky News has contacted Swift’s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n It comes as the singer could be days away from making one of the most closely watched private jet journeys in recent world history.<\/p>\n
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