MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican Supreme Court justice who rose to fame after openly declaring himself a fan of pop star Taylor Swift resigned Tuesday, November 7th.
Justice Arturo Zaldívar had previously said he faced criticism for declaring himself a “Swiftie” in June. But in a resignation letter he posted Tuesday, he did not cite criticism of his musical tastes as a reason for resigning.
Instead, Zaldívar said his “cycle had come to an end” after 14 years of serving on Mexico’s highest court. He was one of three justices who regularly sided with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on rulings, but they are regularly outvoted by the court’s eight other justices.
López Obrador has been a fierce critic of the court, which has ruled against some of his pet projects.
In June, Zaldívar wrote on his social media accounts “There are those who criticize me because I like Taylor Swift.”
“They claim that Taylor, 33, is superficial and irrelevant. That her music is only made for — and listened to — by 15-year-olds,” he wrote. “They argue that I, as a Supreme Court Justice, should be focusing on more important tasks.”
Zaldívar wrote: “Those who criticize me … reveal a deep unawareness of what she means for millions of women and young people in Mexico and around the world.”
Source: AP
