A jury ruled on Monday that Taylor Swift had been assaulted by former DJ David Mueller.
“I acknowledge the privilege that I benefit from in life, in society and in my ability to shoulder the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this,” Swift said in a statement released on Monday night.
The 27 year old singer thanked those who felt “silenced by sexual assault” and promised to help survivors in the near future. Just a few days after her legal victory, Taylor Swifts made a donation to ‘Law & Order; Special Victims Unit’ television star Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation. The exact amount hasn’t been disclosed to the public.
Joyful Heart Foundation was founded in 2004 and aims to work “toward a world free of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.
Hargitay said in a statement, “I hope that Taylor’s very public experience — and her decision to speak out — not only helps empower other victims to speak up and take action, but offers them solidarity.”
Swift’s testimony also brought expressions of support from singers Nelly Furtado and K$sha, and Lena Dunham, creator of HBO television series ‘Girls.’
