A lawsuit says Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” stole the spotlight from the life of a real one. Maren Wade says in the trademark infringement lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in California that the branding of Swift’s 2025 album comes too close to her own trademark of “Confessions of a Showgirl.” That was the name of a column she wrote on backstage Sin City life in the Las Vegas Weekly starting in 2014, which she turned into a live show that she took on a national tour. “Both share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression,” the lawsuit says. “Both are used in overlapping markets and are directed at the same consumers.” Wade is described as a “singer, songwriter, comedian, and writer” in the lawsuit filed under her legal name, Maren Flagg, and her “Showgirl” brand encompasses performances, writing and digital media.
