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Taylor Swift Threatens Lawsuit Over Fake Topless Photo

Website refuses to remove images unless she 'converts to Islam'

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October 31, 2011 4:00 PM ET
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Taylor Swift has threatened a lawsuit against a website called Celebrity Jihad for posting "false pornographic images and false 'news' about her." The supposedly satirical site published a photograph of a topless young woman who resembled the country-pop star along with the headline "Taylor Swift Topless Private Pic Leaked?" in August.

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Swift's team had requested that Celebrity Jihad remove the image, but it's still live on the site. In a post today, the site promised to remove the photograph if Swift "agrees to convert to Islam" and "sacrifice a goat and devour its entrails." Swift has not commented on the issue, but presumably will not be devouring goat entrails any time soon.

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