Taylor Swift pledges donation to Black business owner after she's accused of ripping off design for "Folklore" merchandise - CBS News

As the music on Taylor Swift's latest album, "Folklore," continues to receive praise on social media, the merchandise for her latest release has come under fire.

Amira Rasool, the founder of Black-owned retailer The Folklore, has accused Swift of ripping off the company's logo for album merchandise — and now, Swift's team is taking action. .

This morning, it came to my attention that musician #TaylorSwift is selling merchandise to go along with her new album ‘Folklore’.

A post shared by Amira Rasool (@amirarasool) on Jul 24, 2020 at 9:17am PDT.

InStyle reported that Rasool said that her lawyer has been in contact with Swift's manager over the merchandise, and that the team took "swift action" to correct the problem

After the merchandise was altered, Rasool commended Swift and her team "for recognizing the damage the merchandise caused to my company's brand." 

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