Taylor Swift Asks Judge To Seal Photos From Alleged Groping Case

Taylor Swift's attorneys filed a motion requesting to seal hundreds of pages of court documents, as well as the photograph that allegedly depicts said groping, arguing that the photo was inappropriate for public consumption.

Swift asked a judge to seal "extremely personal and sensitive" photographs that she claims prove she was groped and the Colorado judge ruled in favor of Swift on Friday, agreeing to keep a photo of DJ David "Jackson" Mueller allegedly groping her at a 2013 concert from the public until the case goes to trial.

David Mueller, a former Colorado radio host, filed a lawsuit against Swift in September 2015, alleging that he was fired from his job on 98.5 KYGO's "Ryno and Jackson" show after Swift's security falsely accused him of inappropriately touching her butt backstage at one of the singer's 2013 concerts. Mueller denied the allegations, and claimed a colleague groped Swift, according to ET Online.

"The radio station was given evidence immediately after the incident. They made their independent decision," a spokesperson for Swift said in a statement to People after Mueller filed his lawsuit. In October 2015, Swift countersued Mueller, alleging that he had "intentionally reached under her skirt, and groped with his hand an intimate part of her body in an inappropriate manner, against her will, and without her permission."

While the judge granted the request to seal one of the photos from the public as evidence, the judge has also denied her request to withhold other evidence. For this reason, the transcript from Taylor's deposition concerning alleged incident is now available to the public via Billboard.

According to a videotape of Taylor's deposition, she claimed, "Right as the moment came for us to pose for the photo, he took his hand and put it up my dress and grabbed onto my ass cheek and no matter how much I scooted over it was still there. It was completely intentional, I've never been so sure of anything in my life."

"I remember being frantic, distressed, feeling violated in a way I had never experienced before," she added. "A meet-and-greet is supposed to be a situation where you're thanking people for coming, you're supposed to be welcoming people into your home, which is the arena for that day, and for someone to violate that hospitality in that way, I was completely stunned."

Just Jared Jr. reported that Taylor's lawyers have also filed a motion for summary judgment, claiming that she never intentionally got in the middle of David's contract with his radio station. By filing this deposition, Taylor's team reportedly hopes to win the case before it goes to trial.