Pop superstar Taylor Swift's mother recounted before a US jury Wednesday the moment her "shattered" daughter said she had been groped by a local radio host.
The 27-year-old singer alleges that David Mueller grabbed her by the buttocks during a photo opportunity at a 2013 concert in Denver - while he is counter-suing Adidas Ultra Boost Blue Men's UK , arguing that the accusations are false and cost him his job.
Andrea Swift, a member of her daughter's senior management group, told the Denver federal court she knew something was wrong as soon as they returned to the "Bad Blood" singer's dressing room.
"When she told me someone had grabbed her, I was very upset," Andrea Swift said, describing her daughter as "really shaken" and humiliated.
"That guy," she added, pointing to Mueller. "He sexually assaulted her."
Since the Denver incident, the singer has changed how she handles meetings with fans, cutting back on meet-and-greet opportunities, her mother said Adidas Ultra Boost Pink Women's UK , and avoiding going into the audience during gigs.
"It absolutely shattered us, this incident," Andrea Swift said.
Frank Bell, the Grammy Award-winning chart-topper's radio liason, backed up Swift's version of events, what she said to him immediately after the photo session.
Bell told the court Swift had said Adidas Ultra Boost Men's Black UK , "This guy from radio stuck his hand up my skirt and grabbed my bare ass."
Mueller had given evidence in the morning session, conceding that a picture taken during the alleged assault could be interpreted as incriminating.
'Slander'
"Someone could have concluded it appeared she was trying to get away from me," Mueller said.
The photograph of Swift, Mueller and his girlfriend at the pre-show meet-and-greet shows the morning presenter on radio station KYGO with his hand behind the singer. Mueller claims his knuckles may have touched her ribs, well above where his arm is shown.
Swift maintains he sexually assaulted her by lifting her skirt and fondling her buttocks.
Mueller denied the charge, but admitted he did not know where his hand was because he was looking at the photographer.