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Scooter Braun on Thursday night took to Instagram to break his silence on the latest chapter in his ongoing feud with Taylor Swift.

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00:00Scooter Braun talks publicly for the first time about the recent backlash in his latest

00:04drama with Taylor Swift.

00:07Scooter Braun took to Instagram to break his silence on the latest chapter in the ongoing

00:11feud with Taylor Swift.

00:13The pop superstar recently claimed that Braun, along with her former manager Scott Porchetta,

00:18after acquiring her music catalog earlier this year, wouldn't allow her to perform

00:22old songs at the 2019 American Music Awards or use them in a forthcoming Netflix documentary.

00:28Swift took to social media to put Braun and Porchetta on blast, leading to tens of thousands

00:34of fans rallying in support.

00:36In his first public remarks since Swift's post, Braun wrote,

00:40Since your public statement last week, there have been numerous death threats directed at

00:44my family.

00:45The music manager continued writing in part, However, I came home tonight to find my wife

00:50had received a phone call threatening the safety of our children.

00:54I am certain there is no situation ever worth jeopardizing anyone's safety.

00:58Braun went on to explain the gravity of Swift's post, I assume this was not your intention,

01:03but it is important you understand that your words carry a tremendous amount of weight and

01:08that your message can be interpreted by some in different ways.

01:11He also clarified his take on the effect of his involvement in the acquisition months

01:15prior.

01:16To be frank, I was shocked and disheartened to hear that my presence in the big machine

01:20deal caused you so much pain as the handful of times we have actually met, I have always

01:25remembered them to be pleasant and respectful.

01:28Knowing what I know now, all I have wanted to do is rectify the situation.

01:33Despite the back and forth of claims made on Instagram and statements to the press from

01:37Big Machine and Dick Clark Productions, a resolution has come allowing Swift to perform pre-lover

01:42material during the AMAs.

01:45Back in June, Swift wrote on social media that she was, quote, sad and grossed out after

01:49Braun purchased the rights to her first six studio albums.

01:53And earlier this month, Swift posted again about how the acquisition might impact her

01:57performance at the AMAs, leading to where we are presently with Braun's claims of threats

02:02he and his family received.

02:03We are living in a time of pointless violence and as a husband and father, I am concerned,

02:08Braun wrote.

02:10This is a world filled with toxic division where people express their opinions over social

02:14media instead of having conversations in person.

02:18I want no part in that.

02:19To follow this ongoing story in full, head to THR.com.

02:23For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Paul Costabile.