LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Taylor Swift is facing a federal trademark lawsuit from Las Vegas performer Maren Wade, who alleges that the branding around Swift’s album “The Life of a Showgirl” infringes on Wade’s long-running “Confessions of a Showgirl” mark, according to reports from The Associated Press, CBS News, CBC News, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and KARE 11. Each of the bullet points immediately below have been confirmed by at least four of the six respected sources we curated on this story.
- The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in California by Maren Wade, who performs under the legal name Maren Flagg, against Swift and affiliated companies over the “The Life of a Showgirl” branding.
- Wade says she has built her “Confessions of a Showgirl” brand since 2014 and that it expanded from a Las Vegas Weekly column into live shows and additional media work.
- The complaint says the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had already raised a likelihood-of-confusion problem with Swift’s trademark filing tied to “The Life of a Showgirl.”
- The suit seeks a permanent injunction to block continued use of the disputed showgirl branding and asks for monetary damages to be determined in court.
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The Associated Press and CBC News reported that “The Life of a Showgirl,” released in 2025, sold millions of copies in its opening week.
Public response timeline
The Associated Press and Los Angeles Times reported that a Swift representative declined comment on the lawsuit, while Los Angeles Times also noted Swift released her “Elizabeth Taylor” music video the morning after the complaint was filed.
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