In August 2022, as the litigation approached a scheduled jury trial, Swift entered an unequivocal sworn declaration into the public court record. She detailed her musical upbringing and the specific creative environment in which she wrote "Shake It Off" alongside Swedish pop producers Max Martin and Shellback in February 2014.
"In writing the lyrics, I drew partly on experiences in my life and, in particular, unrelenting public scrutiny of my personal life,
