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Taylor Swift Copyright Accusers Drop "Shake It Off" Lawsuit

Taylor Swift  is shaking off her legal woes. A copyright lawsuit involving the  Grammy winner 's " Shake It Off " hit song has been dropped weeks before it was set to go to trial, according to court documents obtained by E! News. Attorneys for both Swift and the songwriters behind the suit,  Sean Hall  and  Nathan Butler , jointly filed a stipulation on Dec. 12 in California asking the court for an order "dismissing this action in its entirety," per the docs. That same day, U.S. District Judge  Michael Fitzgerald  ordered that the lawsuit was officially dismissed, in its entirety and with prejudice, with both parties bearing their respective attorney's fees and court costs, the docs state. Before the deal, a trial had been scheduled to kick off in January 2023. The  original copyright lawsuit  was filed in 2017 alleged that Swift, 33, had lifted lyrics for her smash hit about "players" and haters" from the 2000  ...