Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Harold Shipman life insurance adverts caused 'serious and widespread offence'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSocial media adverts for life insurance that featured images of killer GP Harold Shipman caused 'serious and widespread offence and unjustified distress', a watchdog has ruled.
Paid-for ads for DeadHappy, a life insurance firm based in Leicester, ran on Facebook and Instagram last month. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) - the UK's independent regulator of advertising across all media - has now revealed it received 115 complaints after the Manchester Evening News told how a relative of one of Shipman's victims branded the ads 'despicable and unacceptable'.
The ASA said the complainants 'challenged whether the ads irresponsibly caused serious and widespread offence and unjustified distress' and in a published ruling after an investigation, confirmed today their complaints have been upheld. READ MORE: New Deansgate 'bus gate' already in action - as council issues update on when fines will be doled out "The ads must not appear again," said the watchdog in its ruling. "We told DeadHappy Ltd to ensure they avoided causing serious or widespread offence, or unjustified distress." The Facebook ad contained the caption 'Get your life insurance sorted with DeadHappy – 5 star life insurance rated excellent on Trustpilot...Cheap monthly prices… Jargon-free application… 2 months free'.
Below the caption was an image of serial murderer Shipman with overlaying text stating: "LIFE INSURANCE…Because you never know who your doctor might be." The Instagram ad also featured an image of Shipman and the same text of 'LIFE INSURANCE…Because you never know who your doctor might be'.
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