Cafe Responds to Rumors That Olivia Rodrigo's Team Asked Them to Remove Pictures of Taylor Swift

The manager of a Nashville cafe is speaking out following reports of Olivia Rodrigo‘s team asking to remove pictures of Taylor Swift at their restaurant.

Erica Nichols, COO and general manager of Bluebird Cafe, addressed the speculation in a video on social media on Wednesday (June 18), in which she wanted to “bring some truth” to “questions and discussion” online.

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“We did have a filming with Olivia Rodrigo here. Olivia‘s people did not ask us to remove an image of Taylor Swift. Nobody did. We removed an image of Taylor Swift that was in a position where the filming was taking place,” she began.

“When we have filmings, we are required legally to remove images that are under copyright. We don’t own those images, so we cannot give permission for those images to be used in any kind of broadcast. That’s the sole reason that the photograph was removed from the place it stood.”

She went on to explain that an employee who “spoke out of turn” about it didn’t understand why the picture was taken down.

“He spoke carelessly and haphazardly about it, maybe trying to be funny, I don’t know. But irregardless, that image was removed for legal reasons.”

The manager noted that the rest of the images of Taylor stayed in place, and that other pictures in the room also needed to be removed.

“Please understand this was not anything in between two artists. We support all songwriters, all artists and give them equal share. Taylor is a super friend of the Bluebird, and we hold her in the highest esteem. We were honored to have Olivia here, and please know they both live extremely high in our regard,” she continued, asking fans not to get upset about any confusion.

“It was a mistake on the part of the employee, and I’m here to clear that up so you know that this was something that we were just required to do for legal reasons,” she added.

“Thank you so much for listening. Please know that we at the Bluebird Café support Taylor. We support Olivia and we’re grateful for your support.”

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