FILE - In this April 3, 2016 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The man fired from his radio DJ job for groping Swift has been hired by a Mississippi radio station.Delta Radio CEO David Fuss tells news outlets he believes David Muellerâs side of the story and hired him because he sounds good on air. Swift sued Mueller for a dollar last year, saying he grabbing her bare backside while posing for photo. Mueller, who uses the last name âJacksonâ on air, denies the allegation and started co-hosting a show on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, called âJackson and Jonbob.â(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - The man fired from his radio DJ job for groping superstar Taylor Swift has been hired by a Mississippi radio station.
The Washington Post quotes Delta Radio CEO David Fuss as saying he believes David Mueller's side of the story.
A federal jury determined that Mueller assaulted and battered Swift by grabbing her under her skirt as they posed for a photo. Mueller, who uses the last name "Jackson" on air, still denies that. He began co-hosting the "Jackson and Jonbob" show on Monday.
Mueller's hiring comes as the #MeToo movement draws attention to sexual assault and harassment.
Fuss says Mueller sounds good on air, but allows that his decision also was "maybe a tiny bit" about publicity.
Neither party has responded to the newspaper's requests for comment.
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2017 file photo, former radio host David Mueller, who was accused of groping singer Taylor Swift in 2013, speaks during an interview in Denver. Delta Radio CEO David Fuss tells news outlets he believes Muellerâs side of the story and hired him because he sounds good on air. Swift sued Mueller for a dollar last year, saying he grabbing her bare backside while posing for photo. Mueller, who uses the last name âJacksonâ on air, denies the allegation and started co-hosting a show on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, called âJackson and Jonbob.â(AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)
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