The former radio host accused of groping Taylor Swift before a concert testified Tuesday that he may have touched the singer’s ribs with a closed hand as he tried to jump into a photo with her but insisted he did not touch her backside as she claims. David Mueller told jurors at the civil trial that he and the singer-songwriter were trying to reach around one another and “our hands touched and our arms touched” during a photo opportunity. Under questioning by his attorney, Mueller said he may have touched Swift’s “rib cage, or rib, or ribs.”
… The 2013 photo of Swift, Mueller and Mueller’s girlfriend taken at the pre-concert event in Denver is a key piece of evidence in Mueller’s suit claiming he was fired after being falsely accused by Swift. He is seeking at least $3 million. The photo shows Mueller with his hand behind Swift, just below her waist. Both are smiling. Her lawyers have called the photo proof that Mueller groped her. Mueller’s lawyer stated, “If you look at that photograph, his hand is not underneath Miss Swift’s skirt, and her skirt is not rumpled in any fashion.”
(I don't think her ribs are that far down!)