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Ed Sheeran has been cleared of the allegation his ‘Thinking out Loud’ song ripped off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get it On’. The singer, 32, who strongly denied the accusation his hit stole fundamental musical elements from Gaye's song, had faced a $100 million lawsuit brought by the heirs of the song's co-writer, Ed Townsend, but heard a verdict he was in the clear on Thursday (04.05.23) after a jury comprised of three men and four women deliberated for less than three hours before reaching their decision. Speaking outside the court, Ed – who is worth $200 million – said: “I’m just a guy with a gui...
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Ed Sheeran was comforted by Stormzy the day the singer’s best friend Jamal Edwards died. ‘The A Team’ songwriter, 32, was left devastated when music producer Jamal, who gave him his first big breaks, died aged 31 in February 2022 after a cardiac arrest brought on by cocaine and alcohol, and he has now told how he can always lean on rapper Stormzy, 29, in times of crisis. Ed says on his upcoming Disney+ documentary series ‘Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All’, due to air from May 3, about how Stormzy travelled to see him in the wake of Jamal’s death: “He drove over to my house and came and comforted ...
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Ed Sheeran sang in court in an attempt to prove his innocence. The 32-year-old pop star is being sued by Kathryn Griffin Townsend for allegedly ripping off the 1973 classic track 'Let's Get It On', which was co-written by her late father Ed Townsend and famously performed by Marvin Gaye, for his number one hit 'Thinking Out Loud', and he picked up his guitar and briefly sang for the jury during the trial on Thursday (27.04.23). On the stand in New York he said: "When I write vocal melodies, it’s like phonetics." The 'Perfect' hitmaker then sang the phrase "I’m singing out now", which he explai...
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The woman accusing Ed Sheeran of copying Marvin Gaye's hit 'Let's Get It On' collapsed in the courtroom. Kathryn Griffin Townsend - who is suing the 'Thinking Out Loud' singer for allegedly ripping off the 1973 classic co-written by her late father Ed Townsend - fell ill on Wednesday (26.04.23). As the trial continued in Manhattan Federal Court, Kathryn slumped over and left the courtroom with the help of her family and legal counsel. She then collapsed once she was outside the doors and was lying on the ground while someone shouted for a medic. Judge Louis L. Stanton later announced that she ...
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Ed Sheeran insisted he'd be "an idiot" to perform a mash up of 'Thinking Out Loud' and Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get it On' if he'd ripped off the latter song. The 32-year-old singer took the stand in a New York federal court on Tuesday (25.04.23) to defend himself in the copyright infringement case brought by the heirs of late songwriter Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the classic soul hit, and insisted the 2014 concert footage of him singing the two tracks was not the "smoking gun" that the lawyers of Kathryn Griffin Townsend claimed it to be. He said: "You could go from 'Let it Be' to 'No Woman, No Cr...
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Marvin Gaye’s eldest son Marvin Gaye III is reportedly being investigated for assault after he allegedly pointed a gun at his cousin. The 57-year-old is said to have got into an argument with his wife and cousin at his Los Angeles home on Thursday. (12.01.23) TMZ reported the alleged incident on Sunday (15.01.23) and said the row may have been about a previous assault. He is said to have driven off in his Corvette before police arrived at the scene in Calabasas after an 8.05pm call about a family “dispute”. It’s also been reported officers thought Gaye was still inside the house and asked him ...
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Pregnant Kaley Cuoco threw a lavish baby shower for her friends and family over the weekend. 'The Big Bang Theory' star celebrated the upcoming birth of her first child with partner Tom Pelphrey by hosting a swanky party on Saturday night (07.01.23) which included a drone light display which showed off the image of a mother and father holding hands with a small child. Guests at the bash included 37-year-old Kaley's younger sister Briana Cuoco - who shared a video of herself dancing to 'Ain’t No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - and their parents. 'Halloweentown' actress ...
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Marvin Gaye's ex wife Janis Hunter Gaye has died aged 66. The late Motown legend's second wife passed away on Saturday (03.12.22) at her house in Rhodes Island, with her family confirming the news but not revealing a cause of death. In a statement, her daughter Nona said: "From the time she met my father, she was exposed to the way he saw this world was aching, and she did her best to preserve his legacy as he was taken from us far too early. "She took every moment to speak about every word and every note of his music, and she wanted to make sure everyone knew the man she fell in love with. "I...
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Martha Stewart's peacocks have been killed by coyotes. The 80-year-old businesswoman owns a muster of the majestic peafowls and took to social media on Saturday (23.07.22) to express her shock that six of them had been "devoured" by the canines in broad daylight on her farm in New York. Alongside a video of a peacock named BlueBoy, she wrote: "RIP beautiful BlueBoy. The coyotes came in broad daylight and devoured him and five others including the magnificent White Boy any solutions for getting rid of six large and aggressive coyotes who have expensive tastes when it comes to poultry??" In the ...
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Johnny Depp played another gig with Jeff Beck in Gateshead as he made his first public appearance since winning his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard. The 58-year-old actor once again joined the legendary guitarist on stage during the latest performance of his UK tour on Thursday (02.06.22). Depp did not speak about the legal victory, but Beck referred to it, saying: "What a result." The musician also revealed that he would be teaming up with the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star to make an album that will be released next month. Beck told the crowd: "I met this guy five years ago and ...
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