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Taylor Swift wins groping lawsuit

Pop superstar Taylor Swift was celebrating Monday after winning a sexual assault lawsuit against a former radio DJ she accused of groping her. PHOTO/BANG SHOWBIZ

What you need to know:

  • The singer had turned away from the public gallery to wipe her eyes earlier in the day as Mueller's lawyer Gabriel McFarland questioned whether his client would have any reason to assault the star.
  • The singer's mother, Andrea Swift, also had tears in her eyes during the session as she handed her daughter tissues.
  • "I don't know what kind of person grabs or gropes a music superstar, but it's not that guy," McFarland told the court.

Pop superstar Taylor Swift was celebrating Monday after winning a sexual assault lawsuit against a former radio DJ she accused of groping her.

A jury in Denver federal court deliberated for four hours before allowing her complaint that David Mueller had fondled her buttocks during a photo opportunity in 2013.