{"id":105595,"date":"2024-06-18T15:16:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/scooter-braun-starts-his-retirement-with-a-dig-at-taylor-swift\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T15:16:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:16:10","slug":"scooter-braun-starts-his-retirement-with-a-dig-at-taylor-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/scooter-braun-starts-his-retirement-with-a-dig-at-taylor-swift\/","title":{"rendered":"Scooter Braun Starts His Retirement With A Dig At Taylor Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Scooter Braun has called it a career \u2013 but not without one last dig at Taylor Swift.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Or so many think!<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, June 17, the long-time manager \u2014 who rose to prominence by working with such stalwarts as Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande \u2014 confirmed he was retiring from music management after 23 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540-1016x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Scooter Braun on a red carpet\" class=\"wp-image-502179 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540-952x960.jpg 952w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540-1071x1080.jpg 1071w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540-1190x1200.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540.jpg 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1322963540.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scooter Braun attends FXX, FX and Hulu\u2019s Season 2 Red Carpet Premiere Of \u201cDave\u201d at The Greek Theatre on June 10, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have been blessed to have had a \u2018Forrest Gump\u2019-like life while witnessing and taking part in the journeys of some of the most extraordinarily talented people the world has ever seen. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m constantly pinching myself and asking \u2018how did I get here?\u2019 And after 23 years this chapter as a music manager has come to an end,\u201d said Braun in a lengthy and self-serving Instagram statement.<\/p>\n<p>While the statement was, in a word, LONG, many took the time to read it carefully. Those who did were rewarded with the Easter Egg everyone was expecting: a subtle dig at adversary, Taylor Swift. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-scooter-braun-s-shot-at-taylor-swift-in-retirement-announcement\">Scooter Braun\u2019s Shot At Taylor Swift in Retirement Announcement <\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a strange feeling because I think I have wanted this for a while, but I was truly afraid to answer the question \u2018who would I be without them?\u2019 I was really just 19 years old when I started. So for my entire adult life I played the role of an artist manager on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for 20 years I loved it. It\u2019s all I had known.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8UcS1vpraj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>It\u2019s at this point that Scooter goes on to talk about all of the celebrities he\u2019s managed over the years. From Justin Bieber and Usher to Tori Kelly, Carly Rae Jepson, and the other villain in Taylor\u2019s story, Kanye West. <\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s just the thing; Taylor\u2019s name did not come up in his list of artists to thank for working with him. At least, not directly!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s where things got interesting. Scooter made a point to talk about not just the highs of his career, but the lows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been a lot said about what is happening in our company\u2026 and in my career. When we had success I smiled, and when we were attacked I always tried to take the high road. But for the last 3 years I have begin to feel that taking the high road has created confusion and ambiguity as to who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oh, he was \u201cattacked\u201d? By whom, exactly? By Taylor and her team who wished to protect their legacy? Or maybe by some of his other female clients. <\/p>\n<p>Remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/08\/ariana-grande-demi-lovato-fire-scooter-braun-insiders-say-justin-bieber-has-also-cut-ties-with-controversial-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Braun was fired by Grande and Demi Lovato<\/a> last year amid reports that he was basically a huge A-Hole.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-scooter-taylor-war-revisted\">The Scooter\/Taylor War Revisted<\/h2>\n<p>Back in 2018, Braun\u2019s company acquired the rights to Swift\u2019s first six albums \u2026 which prompted Taylor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2019\/11\/taylor-swift-goes-off-on-scooter-braun-he-wont-let-me-perform-my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">absolutely roast Braun for trying to control<\/a> her career. <\/p>\n<p>Braun eventually sold Swift\u2019s catalog for hundreds of millions of dollars, while Swift went on to record her own record-breaking versions of these same albums and songs.<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re still waiting for Reputation and Taylor Swift, the superstar has more than made her point in the longevity of her career and the star power she wields. <\/p>\n<p>As for Scooter, his next move includes spending more time with his family. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"Scooter Braun and Justin Bieber\" class=\"wp-image-502178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-2048x1445.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-960x677.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-1080x762.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-1200x847.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"Scooter Braun and Justin Bieber\" class=\"wp-image-502178 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-2048x1445.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-960x677.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-1080x762.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-1200x847.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1196904091-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scooter Braun and Justin Bieber arrive for YouTube Originals\u2019 \u201cJustin Bieber: Seasons\u201d premiere at the Regency Bruin Theatre in Los Angeles on January 27, 2020.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by LISA O\u2019CONNOR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-scooter-thanks-his-kids-both-biological-amp-the-baby-that-started-it-all\">Scooter Thanks His Kids: Both Biological &amp; the \u2018Baby\u2019 That Started It All <\/h2>\n<p>Continued Braun in his social media message, citing the kids he shares with ex-wife Yael Cohen: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs my children got older, and my personal life took some hits, I came to the realization that my kids were 3 superstars I wasn\u2019t willing to lose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sacrifices I was once willing to make I could no longer justify. It was time to step into a new role\u2026 [I must now become] a father first, a CEO second, and a manager no more.<\/p>\n<p>Braun explained he\u2019s been thinking of stepping away from management for \u201cthe past two years,\u201d although the idea began to feel more real in summer 2023 \u2014 as \u201cone of my biggest clients and friends told me that they wanted to spread their wings and go in a new direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re assuming this is a reference to Bieber.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"Scooter Braun photograph\" class=\"wp-image-502177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-2048x1424.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-960x668.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-1080x751.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-1200x835.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"Scooter Braun photograph\" class=\"wp-image-502177 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-2048x1424.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-960x668.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-1080x751.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-1200x835.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1189218543-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scooter Braun speaks onstage during the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 2019 State of The Entertainment Industry Conference held at Lowes Hollywood Hotel on November 21, 2019 in Hollywood, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Michael Tran\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his retirement announcement, Braun continued: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see, life doesn\u2019t hand you YOUR plan, it hands you GOD\u2019s plan. And God has been pushing my in this direction for some time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have nothing but love for those I have worked with over the years, and as we develop a different working relationship, I will always be in their corner to consult and support them whether it be directly or from afar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery client I have had the privilege of working with has changed my life, and I know many of them are just beginning to see the success they deserve. I will cheer for every single one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Concluded the pompous executive:<\/p>\n<p><em>I never saw how this chapter would end, hell, I never even saw it happening. But it did. And I will cherish every moment of it. I made my plan\u2026 but it turns out I like God\u2019s plan better Cheers!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA2L3Njb290ZXItYnJhdW4tcmV0aXJlbWVudC10YXlsb3Itc3dpZnQtc2hhZGUv\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scooter Braun has called it a career \u2013 but not without one last dig at Taylor Swift.\u00a0 Or so many think! On Monday, June 17, the long-time manager \u2014 who rose to prominence by working with such stalwarts as Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande \u2014 confirmed he was retiring from music management after 23 years. 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