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David Mueller’s former girlfriend said he was shocked and devastated after he was accused of groping Taylor Swift

Shannon Melcher’s testimony shares story similar to David Mueller’s account of photo session with Taylor Swift

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David Mueller’s former girlfriend Shannon Melcher testified that the rest of the night after she and the former radio host were kicked out of the Pepsi Center was stressful.

“It was very surreal,” she said. “It was kind of like, ‘What just happened?’ Being escorted out of a show, in our position, it was a very serious thing.”

She described Mueller as being devastated, blown away and in shock when Taylor Swift’s security team kicked the couple out of the concert because Mueller had allegedly groped the singer.

“To have this very, very serious accusation against him, I think it would be devastating to anybody,” she testified.

Melcher asked Mueller if he had done it. He responded by saying, “How can you ask me that?” He was shocked someone close to him would ask that question, Melcher testified.

Melcher had previously been inappropriately touched by another KYGO employee. She said it had bothered Mueller and he convinced her to report the incident.

Her accounts of the Swift incident were similar to Mueller’s testimony. She had been talking with Swift while Mueller was standing slightly farther away. It was suddenly photo time and Swift was already next to Melcher. Mueller had to move into the frame. She said she felt Swift move into her before the photo was taken.

“I wasn’t paying attention directly to what he was doing to get into the photo,” she said. “It happened very quickly, to be honest. I was aware that he was trying to get into the frame.”

But she said she didn’t see anything, explaining, “I was facing forward. I don’t have eyes at the back of my head.”

Afterward, the two left and talked about how it was an odd experience. She said Mueller had told her he felt removed from the conversation, noting that at one point she felt bad for monopolizing Swift. He said it felt odd having to jump in for the photo.

The two started dating in February 2013 but had grown apart by the end of the year and separated. She said there was no particular reason for the breakup and the two remain friendly.

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