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Braun, who earlier this year bought the Big
Machine Group record label where Swift recorded her first six
albums, issued a public plea to the singer after she said the
label had refused permission for her to perform her old hits at
Sunday's American Music Awards (AMA) show.
Swift last week urged her 122 million Instagram fans to let
Braun and Big Machine founder Scott Borchetta "know how you feel
about this."
In an Instagram post addressed to Swift, Braun wrote that since
Swift's statements "there have been numerous death threats
against my family." He attached one threat made on Twitter.
He said he returned to his Los Angeles home on Thursday "to find
my wife had received a phone call threatening the safety of our
children."
"I assume this was not your intention but it is important that
you understand that your words carry a tremendous amount of
weight and that your message can be interpreted by some in
different ways," Braun wrote.
Braun said after six months of fruitless attempts behind the
scenes to mend their relationship, he felt he had no choice
"than to publicly ask for us to come together and try to find a
resolution. I have tried repeatedly through your representatives
to achieve a solution but unfortunately here we are."
Swift and her representatives did not immediately return a
request for comment.
Braun said Swift could perform "any song you would like at the
AMAs. I have never and would never say otherwise. You do not
need anyone's permission to do so legally but I am stating it
here clearly and publicly so there is no more debate or
confusion."
Swift, 29, is due to receive an artist of the decade award at
Sunday's AMA show in Los Angeles. She is nominated for five
other awards, including artist of the year and best pop album
for her new release "Lover."
Swift signed with Big Machine at age 15, recording some of her
biggest hits including "Shake it Off," and "You Belong With Me,"
but left in 2018 for Universal Music Group, a unit of France's
Vivendi. Big Machine owns the master recordings of her back
catalog.
In June, Swift tweeted that she was "sad and grossed out" by the
purchase of the independent label by Braun, who also manages
Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. She also accused Braun of
bullying her in the past.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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