Lawyers for superstar singer-songwriter Taylor Swift have dismissed a lawsuit filed against her as “absurd.” Vegas showgirl Maren Flagg, who performs as Maren Wade, filed a lawsuit in late March alleging that Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl infringes upon her trademark of the phrase “Confessions of a Showgirl,” which she has used for a newspaper column, podcast, and cabaret performances since 2015. Flagg’s lawsuit claims that the two titles “share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression. Both are used in overlapping markets and are directed at the same consumers.” She is seeking an injunction that would prevent Swift from continuing to use the “Life of a Showgirl” brand. In a brief filed by Swift’s legal team and reviewed by Variety, the star’s lawyers said, “This motion, just like Maren Flagg’s lawsuit, should never have been filed.” Her lawyers went on to accuse Flagg of using Swift’s album, imagery, and music to promote her own cabaret show and suggested that they would in turn go after Flagg for doing so. No trial date has yet been set in the case.
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