Scooter Braun Discusses Relationship with Taylor Swift

Scooter Braun shared that, despite their well-known conflict, he was never actually Taylor Swift’s manager and didn’t really know her at all.

In a recent episode of “Second Thought with Suzy Weiss” on the Free Press podcast, he expressed frustration after Swift purchased Big Machine Records in 2019, which granted her ownership of the master recordings of her first six albums. At that time, Swift criticized Braun, suggesting she wasn’t given a fair chance to buy back her music.

Swift managed to regain her work by re-recording those albums, labeling them “Taylor’s Version.” Many assumed there was animosity between them, but Braun suggested that this was a misunderstanding.

“Someone who was loved and appreciated for over 10 years literally turned into a villain the next night,” Braun reflected on the fallout.

He mentioned, “I don’t want to go into it, but I’ll say something that really sums it up. I don’t know Taylor Swift.” This statement seemed to echo his confusion about the situation.

Braun clarified that he had only met her a handful of times, noting, “I think I’ve met her three times in my life. I’ve never had a proper conversation with her in my life.”

He recounted a time when Swift invited him to a private party where she expressed her respect for him. He replied in kind, emphasizing that if he invested $300 million in her label, it was because he was genuinely excited about working with her.

Many fans might find it surprising to learn that Braun and Swift never collaborated directly. He remarked, “You’ll never really understand that situation,” and added, “To this day, I wish her nothing but the best.”

Braun reflected on his experiences, stating, “I learned so much from it. I chose to grow from it, and I’m grateful for it at this point in my life.” He further emphasized the misconception that they had a long-standing relationship or feud, insisting they really didn’t know each other at all.

He briefly recounted an exchange with Swift, saying, “I think I only spoke to her once for more than two minutes. But it was a really good conversation, and nothing else happened.”

He noted they had no contact for a couple of years leading up to the Big Machine acquisition, mentioning, “This party was like two or three years ago, and we had no contact at all after that.” It left him somewhat puzzled about how intertwined their lives seemed to many. Nonetheless, he said he chose to learn from the experiences.