Scooter Braun Claims He Barely Knew Taylor Swift

About this episode

Scooter Braun discusses his limited interactions with Taylor Swift and the escalation of their masters dispute, while also covering family tensions involving Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son Maddox, and a roller coaster incident in Houston.

Scooter Braun says he barely knew Taylor Swift before buying Big Machine in 2019, claiming they met only three times and that he still does not understand why the masters dispute escalated into one of the music industry's biggest controversies. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s son Maddox has filed to legally remove “Pitt” from his surname, following several of his siblings who have also distanced themselves from the family name amid ongoing family tensions. Eight Houston-area students were safely rescued after spending about four hours stranded nearly 100 feet in the air when the Iron Shark roller coaster at Galveston’s Pleasure Pier malfunctioned and stopped during its ascent. Hosts: Branson Quirke, Courtney Doucette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Branson Quirke, Courtney Doucette

Topics covered

• music industry
• celebrity news
• family dynamics
• roller coaster incident
• controversies

Keywords

• Scooter Braun
• Taylor Swift
• Angelina Jolie
• Brad Pitt
• Maddox
• roller coaster
• Big Machine
• controversy
• family tensions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Machine

Places: Houston, Galveston

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