India, May 8 -- Did Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl steal the spotlight from the life of a real one? The 36-year-old pop star's attorneys have now fired back at an ongoing lawsuit filed by cabaret performer Maren Flagg, who accused her of violating copyright and trademark laws over the phrase "Confessions of a Showgirl." Swift's legal team has dismissed the claims outright, calling the suggestion that consumers could confuse the services offered by the two women "absurd."

According to AP News, Flagg filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on March 30 in United States District Court in California, alleging that Taylor Swift's October 2025 album "The Life of a Showgirl" infringes on her 2015 trademark for the phrase "Confessions of a ...