Phoebe Bridgers’ lawyers criticise deposition request as “thinly veiled harassment”

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A court in California last week said that Phoebe Bridgers must take part in a deposition and answer questions under oath as part of her defamation legal battle with recording engineer Chris Nelson. She had previously said that his request for a deposition was “nothing more than thinly veiled harassment”.Nelson sued Bridgers last year claiming that, in October 2020, the musician posted and promoted various defamatory statements against him on Instagram.

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Phoebe Bridgers must sit for a deposition in the defamation lawsuit that’s been filed against her by the producer Chris Nelson.In a ruling issued on Tuesday (March 29) a Los Angeles judge agreed with Nelson that the deposition would be necessary before deciding whether or not the lawsuit could be dismissed.“Because the subjective belief of [Bridgers] is critical, the defendant herself is necessarily the primary, if not sole, source of evidence regarding actual malice,” Judge Curtis A. Kin said, according to court documents shared by Billboard.In October 2020 Bridgers directed her followers on Instagram to a thread written by her friend Emily Bannon, which Nelson has claimed was defamatory.Nelson subsequently sued the singer for defamation and is currently seeking $3.8million (£2.8million) in damages.

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Phoebe Bridgers has written a heartfelt essay for the 10th anniversary edition of Bon Iver‘s second album, ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’.Justin Vernon’s critically acclaimed LP, which featured the singles ‘Calgary’, ‘Holocene’, ‘Towers’ and ‘Beth/Rest’, was released in June 2011.To celebrate the anniversary, an expanded vinyl reissue of ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’ has now been released featuring five songs from Vernon and S. Carey’s AIR Studios session, which have never previously been released physically or through DSPs – you can buy the album here.The new version also features packaging which includes “a blind embossed version of the original cover art, and an intimate personal essay from long-time fan Phoebe Bridgers”.You can read Bridgers’ personal essay below:“You had such a big crush on that girl from camp you couldn’t even look at her,” she wrote. “But you knew a song she didn’t, so when she sat next to you on the bus you did something you would eventually learn to hate: the thing where you play a song for someone while staring at them, insisting with your eyes that they connect with it deeply and upon first listen.“Men would later do this to you with The Hold Steady and Smog and Bright Eyes and Feist and Elliott Smith.

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As the defamation case brought against Phoebe Bridgers by recording engineer Chris Nelson continues to work its way through the courts, her lawyers have called a deposition request by Nelson’s team “nothing more than thinly veiled harassment”.In his lawsuit last year, Nelson claimed that, in October 2020, Bridgers made a number of allegations of abuse and misconduct against him on Instagram, while also directing her followers to his ex-girlfriend’s account on the platform where further allegations had been made.He denies all the claims made against him, and the lawsuit argues that Bridgers “intentionally used her high-profile public platform on Instagram to publish false and defamatory statements regarding [Nelson] in order to destroy his reputation”.In response, Bridgers filed a sworn declaration last month, in which she stated: “I believe that the statements I made in my Instagram story are true. My statements were made based on my personal knowledge, including statements I personally heard Mr Nelson make, as well as my own observations.

Phoebe Bridgers has revealed which Taylor Swift song is her favourite and called the pop star a “king of her craft”.Appearing on Charli XCX‘s Best Song Ever podcast, Bridgers talked about first discovering Swift’s music via one of her guitar students when she was a “failed guitar teacher” in her teenage years.The ‘Motion Sickness’ singer revealed that one of her students asked to learn how to play one of Swift’s songs, at which point she checked out the ‘Shake It Off’ singer’s back catalogue, and from there she “just started listening all the time”.“It’s high art,” Bridgers said of Swift’s music. “She’s like the king of her craft.

Phoebe Bridgers and Sloppy Jane took on a cover of My Chemical Romance‘s ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’ at SXSW – watch below.On Wednesday night (March 16), Bridgers’ label Saddest Factory Records hosted a showcase at the Austin festival, which they called the ‘Saddest Factory Records Corporate Retreat’.The showcase included Charlie Hickey, Sloppy Jane, Claud, and MUNA, with Bridgers acting as MC and joining artists on stage throughout the night.At the end of the event, there was a ‘TEAM BUILDING: Karaoke’ session, which is when Bridgers joined the members of Sloppy Jane to lead a singalong of My Chemical Romance’s 2006 single.who doesn’t love closing with surprise emo nite? ft. @phoebe_bridgers and @sloppyjanemusic pic.twitter.com/AIJLSlpmXq— omar (@omarmjhd) March 17, 2022Phoebe Bridgers recently shared a new live version of her track ‘Chinese Satellite’.

Phoebe Bridgers has added a fourth London date to her upcoming 2022 UK tour due to overwhelming demand – buy your tickets here.The singer-songwriter recently announced her first UK dates since 2018, with gigs scheduled for Dublin, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London this summer.Bridgers then confirmed last week that she’ll take to the stage for additional consecutive nights in Glasgow (June 23), Manchester (July 24) and London (July 27) due to the high demand for tickets.Now, due to even more increase in demand, the LA artist has today (March 15) announced that she’s adding yet another night to her run of shows at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on July 29.“Wow, due to overwhelming demand, @phoebe_bridgers has announced a fourth night here at O2 Academy Brixton – Friday 29 July 2022,” O2 Academy Brixton tweeted, which Bridgers later retweeted.Tickets for the extra date go on sale on this Friday (March 18) at 10am local time – get them here.

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Phoebe Bridgers has shared a new live version of her track ‘Chinese Satellite’ – you can listen to it below.The original song appears on the Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s second album ‘Punisher’, which came out in June 2020.Yesterday (March 11), Bridgers released an acoustic rendition of ‘Chinese Satellite’ as part of indie label Secretly Canadian’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Recorded at LA’s legendary Sound City Studios, the track is the latest instalment in the ‘SC25’ singles series.Proceeds from the song go towards the record label’s efforts to raise $250,000 (£191,702) in a bid to tackle homelessness in Bloomington, Indiana.Listen to Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Chinese Satellite (Live From Sound City)’ here:To celebrate its milestone birthday, Secretly Canadian is sharing a string of ‘SC25’ recordings from names on its current roster and artists outside of the label.

Phoebe Bridgers has added three extra dates to her UK ‘Reunion’ tour – see all the details below.The ‘Punisher’ singer-songwriter recently announced her first dates on these shores since 2018, with gigs scheduled for Dublin, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London this summer.Bridgers is also scheduled to perform at this year’s Glastonbury and Latitude among various European festivals including Mad Cool, NOS Alive and Lollapalooza Paris.Now, the LA artist has confirmed that she’ll take to the stage for additional consecutive nights in Glasgow (June 23), Manchester (July 24) and London (July 27) due to the high demand for tickets.Tickets for all Bridgers’ UK, Ireland and European headline concerts go on general sale tomorrow (March 11) at 10am GMT.

Phoebe Bridgers has unleashed a huge number of dates for "Reunion Tour 2022," a tour that will take her to the United States, Canada, the U.K., and across Europe. The dates start in April with a show in Arizona and Bridgers' previously announced Coachella performances.