Taylor Swift's mother Andrea emotionally broke down about her daughter's response to allegedly being groped at a meet-and-greet in 2013.
Radio DJ David Mueller was fired from his job at KYGO-FM after Taylor says he inappropriately touched her during the pre-concert event.
In 2015 he sued Taylor, Andrea and radio promotions director Frank Bell, claiming they put pressure on KGYO to force him out with a false accusation.
In court on Wednesday (local time), Andrea broke down in tears describing what she says happened that day.
Andrea said her daughter was "humiliated" and visibly upset after the incident, telling her: "Mom, a guy just grabbed my ass in the meet and greet."
"I wanted to vomit and cry at the same time," Andrea said.
A photo taken on that day was shown in court, where David can be seen with his hand hidden behind Taylor's lower back.
Taylor's team say it's proof he inappropriately touched her and Andrea said the photo shows how uncomfortable Taylor was.
"There's something going on in her eyes. The second I saw [the photo], I knew something was horribly wrong," she said.
David claims he didn't grope Taylor and says he wants to "clear [his] name".
"It cost me my career. It cost me my income. It's been hard on my family. It's been hard on my friends," he said.
Andrea said she didn't demand David get fired, instead preferring to keep the incident quiet, fearing what media attention would result.
"I did not want this incident to define her life. I did not want her to have to live through the endless memes and gifs," she said.
After losing his job, David sued Taylor and her team for an unspecified monetary amount. Taylor then counter-sued him, seeking US$1.
Fans queue for glimpse of pop star
Taylor's trial is her first public appearance in several months, prompting fans to queue outside the courthouse for a chance to see their Grammy-winning idol.
Some fans even admitted taking the day off work to try and get inside court.
"I'm just a fan of Taylor. I'm here in Denver, too, and it's something exciting to come see," self-proclaimed 'Swiftie' and real estate agent Arthur Lewis told local media.
"Of all things, I was actually at the concert too, where it happened in 2013."
But not everyone is treating it as a concert experience.
Shantel Bartolome, 19, said she wants to see the "implications of this trial in terms of gender roles and sexual assault".
"Especially with everything going on in society right now," she said.
Taylor is expected to take to the witness stand later in the trial.
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