According to the BBC, Taylor Swift is being sued $42 million by 50-year-old R&B singer Jesse Braham over her "Shake It Off" lyrics.<br />The BBC reports that based on legal documents, Braham claims Swift stole the words from his 2013 song "Haters Gonna Hate."<br />In addition to his compensation requests, Braham also wants Swift to add his name as one of the writer's for "Shake It Off."<br />Bustle reached out to Swift's record label, Big Machine Records, for comment, but did not receive an immediate response.<br />Braham claims he has copyright ownership over the phrases "haters gone hate" and "playas gone play."<br />Braham spoke with the New York Daily News on Oct. 31 and said, "Her hook is the same hook as mine.<br />If I didn't write the song 'Haters Gone Hate,' there wouldn't be a song called 'Shake It Off.'"
