Taylor Swift’s attorneys have threatened legal action against a college student who has been tracking the pop star’s private jet use via social media.
Swift’s lawyers have sent multiple letters to Jack Sweeney, a student at the University of Central Florida, and demanded he stop tracking and sharing the flight information of the singer online, The Washington Post first reported.
Sweeney has run social media accounts for several years logging the takeoffs and landings of planes owned by billionaires, politicians and celebrities. He uses data publicly available from the Federal Aviation Administration and often measures the carbon emissions from each flight.
Swift’s attorney wrote Sweeney a cease-and-desist letter in December saying Swift would “have no choice but to pursue any and all legal remedies” if he did not stop what they call “stalking and harassing behavior.”
The singer claimed Sweeney’s social media accounts have caused her and her family “direct and irreparable harm” and “emotional and physical distress.” Sweeney shared a copy of the letter with the Post.
A spokesperson for Swift said they cannot comment on ongoing police investigations but confirmed that there is a connection between the singer’s stalkers and the jet-tracking online accounts.
Sweeney told the outlet he thinks it was an attempt to scare him away from sharing public data.
Swift and other celebrities have been criticized for their use of private jets and their impact on climate change. Sweeney’s accounts were cited in a 2022 study that found Swift was reportedly one of the biggest celebrity carbon dioxide polluters of 2022, according to the Post.
His accounts were later blocked by Meta, the parent company for Facebook and Instagram. Swift’s lawyer then sent a second letter and said Sweeney was participating in “harassing conduct,” the Post reported.
Swift’s travel plans have been in the spotlight this week. She will be in Japan performing her highly popular “The Eras Tour” show Wednesday through Saturday, ahead of her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs playing in the Super Bowl. The Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed Swift has ample time to fly from Tokyo to Las Vegas for the game Sunday.