Taylor Swift’s lawyer claims she wasn’t given chance to buy her songs

Drama between music manager Scooter Braun and Taylor Swift erupted on Sunday after the singer accused the manager of bullying her following his purchase of Swift ’s former label Big Machine and acquiring her music catalogue. Now, the singer is doubling down on the claims she made via a Tumblr post on Sunday that she “wasn’t given an opportunity to buy” her “life’s work.”

According to Swift’s lawyer Big Machine Label head Scott Borchetta, who first signed the superstar when she was a teen, never gave her the opportunity to buy her music, reported People. “Scott Borchetta never gave Taylor Swift an opportunity to purchase her masters, or the label, outright with a check in the way he is now apparently doing for others,” her lawyer Donald Passman told People in a statement.

On Wednesday, a source told Variety that Swift had to sign a deal that will bind her to Big Machine or its new owner for another 10 years in order to buy her music or the label.