Taylor Swift’s lawyers fired back at former Las Vegas showgirl Maren Flagg and alleged she is using the pop star’s name to promote her brand. Flagg had previously claimed that Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” album title infringes on her trademark for the phrase “Confessions of a Showgirl.” However, the singer’s attorneys dismissed the claim as “absurd.”
Taylor Swift’s lawyer calls out ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ lawsuit
Taylor Swift’s lawyers clapped back at Maren Flagg and called out the “The Life of a Showgirl” lawsuit. Flagg, who uses the stage name Maren Wade, filed the lawsuit in the United States District Court in California in late March. She trademarked “Confessions of a Showgirl” in 2015 and has since used it for her professional work. Flagg claimed in her lawsuit that the two titles “share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression. Both are used in overlapping markets and are directed at the same consumers.”
Flagg filed for a preliminary injunction that would immediately bar Swift from further use of the “The Life of a Showgirl” brand. The Grammy-winner’s lawyers clapped back at Flagg in a new statement reviewed by Variety. They shared, “This motion, just like Maren Flagg’s lawsuit, should never have been filed. It is simply Ms. Flagg’s latest attempt to use Taylor Swift’s name and intellectual property to prop up her brand. Plaintiff attempts to broadly lump her cabaret show and defendants’ musical album together as ‘entertainment services.’ That comparison is absurd.”
Swift’s legal team insisted that there are slim chances that anyone would get confused between the two titles. Her lawyers argued that Flagg has not maintained her website. Her blog has not been updated in five years, since 2021. Not only that, her book Confessions of a Showgirl is labeled as “out of stock.” A podcast with the same name also never came to fruition (via Entertainment Weekly). Furthermore, Swift’s team accused Flagg of using the singer’s record-breaking album name for her personal benefit.
Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on Mandatory.
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