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Taylor Swift fans rally in LA for Ticketmaster hearing: 'We put everything on pause'

Cassandra Diamond of Fresno, California, a Taylor Swift fan and plaintiff in the lawsuit against Ticketmaster, in downtown Los Angeles after taking part in a hearing on Monday, March 27, 2023.

LOS ANGELES — After the Ticketmaster meltdown last fall, Swifties with bad blood are on tour. Their most recent stop: Los Angeles.

About a dozen aggrieved fans traveled from across the United States to downtown Los Angeles to testify in a federal civil lawsuit against Ticketmaster, which was filed in L.A. County in December. More than 300 plaintiffs are accusing Live Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster's parent company, of fraud, price-fixing, antitrust-law violations and misleading buyers while selling advance tickets to pop superstar Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour."

After the hearing, fans huddled at the steps of the federal courthouse for a rally, holding homemade signs

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