Taylor Swift takes legal action against US college student tracking her private jet
- Florida college student Jack Sweeney said he has received a cease-and-desist notice from Taylor Swift’s lawyers
- Letter blames Sweeney, who uses data available in the public domain, for tipping off stalkers to pop star’s location
Taylor Swift has bad blood with a Florida student behind several social media accounts dedicated to tracking celebrity private jets and their flight emissions.
Jack Sweeney, a student at the University of Central Florida, received a cease-and-desist letter in December from the “Look What You Made Me Do” singer’s legal team alleging he “engaged in stalking and harassing behaviour” by publishing “real-time and precise information” about the singer’s whereabouts.
Sweeney published details about Swift’s flights – including jet model, takeoff and landing locations and carbon emissions per flight on his @taylorswiftjets social media pages.
“While this may be a game to you, or an avenue that you hope will earn you wealth or fame, it is a life-or-death-matter for our Client,” said the letter. “Ms Swift has dealt with stalkers and other individuals who wish her harm since she was a teenager.”
Along with Swift, Sweeney has tracked the flight details of other celebrities – including makeup mogul Kylie Jenner and SpaceX chief Elon Musk – through his @CelebJets on X (formerly Twitter), which has been suspended.