'I Never Grabbed' Taylor Swift, Denver DJ insists in post-court Interview

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - A day after a jury took less than four hours to side with Taylor Swift in the "groping" case, DJ David Mueller continues to insist that he did not grab the singer in a photo opportunity before a 2013 concert in Denver.

"What I'm saying is I didn't do what they say I did," Mueller told ABC News' Clayton Sandell on "Good Morning America" Tuesday. "I never grabbed her. I never had my hand under her skirt -- and I can pass a polygraph."

Mueller maintains that his awkward pose in the photo is because he "wasn't ready" and rushed into the shot. "I wasn't invited to be in the photo," he said. "So I just moved into the shot the best I could."

He also said that the point of the lawsuit was money, even though he said in depositions that his damages totaled around $3 million -- he said he's just looking to redeem his name when seeking another job in radio.

"I asked for something in writing which stated that there was a misunderstanding," he said. "And I can take that to possibly convince someone at a radio station to hire me."


David Mueller claims he "can pass a polygraph" test to prove he didn't grope Taylor Swift. Image: Getty

Mueller said he may file an appeal -- something a legal expert on "GMA" said he'd be "crazy" to do, given its expense and what the expert deems the dim prospects for a reversal.

On Monday, the six-woman/two-man jury found that Mueller's actions amounted to assault and battery. The jury also found that Swift's mother Andrea and a member of the singer's management team, Frank Bell, did not cause Mueller to be unfairly fired, which was the upshot of the DJ's case against Swift.

The jury ordered Mueller to pay Swift a symbolic $1 in damages, per her lawsuit.

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