It seems Taylor Swift and Charli XCX have found a surprising listener to their songs. According to recent reports, Luigi Mangione, the alleged murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, downloaded the artists’ songs and listened to them in prison. The reports also revealed how a fellow inmate updated Mangione’s playlist after learning that he listened to the songs.
Luigi Mangione shares who he listens to in prison, reports claim
In a letter shared on social media, Luigi Mangione shared that he had downloaded Taylor Swift and Charli XCX songs onto his tablet in prison. He said that he had not listened to either of them before, but learned of a fake list of his favorite songs circulating online.
He explained that instead of addressing the list and setting the record straight, he joined in on the hype. Mangione shared that he had been “walking laps on the top tier of [his] unit” listening to “Cardigan” only for one of his fellow inmates, King, to call him over to see what he was listening to.
Mangione revealed that King scolded him after finding out what he was listening to. He added that King replaced all the Swift and Charli XCX songs on his playlist with those of Lil Durk‘s. “Now I listen to ‘Lil Durk,'” he added.
Mangione’s revelation of listening to Taylor Swift sparked a plethora of reactions. “N***a was sliding to bad blood and shake it off i respect it,” a user commented.
“Bro got caught only cause he listened to Swift,” another added.
Meanwhile, some found it hilarious how Mangione went from listening to Swift to listening to Lil Durk. “Imagine going from listening to taylor swift to durk,” a user remarked. “His whole life gonna be changed.”
Another commented, “Bro went from “teardrops on my guitar” to “voice of the trenches.”
Mangione’s letter comes a few weeks after his lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss some of the criminal charges against him. These charges included one where he could face the death penalty. Moreover, in papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers demanded that evidence be suppressed at trial. The evidence included a gun and ammunition on Mangione’s backpack he was carrying at the time of his arrest. Moreover, the lawyers stated that Mangione’s backpack was searched without a warrant. Furthermore, they said Mangione wasn’t read his rights before law enforcement questioned him.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on Mandatory.
