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The statement continued, \"In good faith, we honored her request and immediately notified everyone who had ordered merchandise with the word 'the' preceding 'folklore album' that they will now receive their order with the design change.\"

Rasool later tweeted, \"I commend Taylor's team for recognizing the damage the merchandise caused to my company @TheFolklore's brand. I recognize that she has been a strong advocate for women protecting their creative rights, so it was good to see her team is on the same page.\"

I commend Taylor's team for recognizing the damage the merchandise caused to my company @TheFolklore's brand. I recognize that she has been a strong advocate for women protecting their creative rights, so it was good to see her team is on the same page. https://t.co/8KR5IaYkIs

— Amira Rasool (@AmiraRasool) July 28, 2020

Rasool also issued a statement to InStyle saying that her lawyer had been in contact with Swift's manager, and added, \"Taylor's team took swift action to have 'the' removed from all merchandise ... It was a great first step and we are in conversation right now with Taylor's team about the next steps to make this situation right.\"

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