"Let's Get It On" co-writer Townsend's heirs first filed a lawsuit against Sheeran for "Thinking Out Loud"back in 2016, and then news broke in June of 2018 that Structured Asset Sales LLC, which owns one-third of Townsend's estate,filed this $100 million lawsuit. This isn't the fir...
There have been multiple copyright-related lawsuits brought against high-profile artists in recent years, including against Ed Sheeran, who earlier this year won a lawsuit brought against him by one of the songwriters on Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On." The lawsuit had alleged Sheeran co...
Part owner of Marvin Gaye song sues Ed Sheeran over hit song A federal district judge in New Orleans has ordered that 1,200 product defect lawsuits against leading prescription painkiller Xarelto be prepared for trial in federal courts across the country. Judge's order sets 1,200 Xarelto product...
"The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for publicly, while privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in ways that are not only illegal but absolutely demoralizing," lawyer Ron Zambrano said in...
But they have no involvement in the case filed against Sheeran.Instead, the case was filed by an entity owned by industry executive David Pullman called Structured Asset Sales, which owns a one-third stake in the copyrights of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote “Let’s Get It On” with Gaye. ...
The publishers in the lawsuit against Twitter hold the rights to the music of several artists, including pop superstar Taylor Swift.Credit: Getty Images for MTV / TNS / Dia Dipasupil ByPeter KingSpecial to Newsday Twitter is hitting a sour note with musicians. A lawsuit filed by a coalition...
Ed Sheeran In June 2016, songwriters Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard filed a $20 million copyright lawsuit against Sheeran over “verbatim, note-for-note copying” heard in the Scottish singer’s 2014 song, “Photograph.” Both Harrington and Leonard alleged that Sheeran’s song derived from...
"While this has been one of the most difficult things we have ever been through in our professional lives, we will continue to stand up against baseless claims and protect our rights and the integrity of our musical creativity, so we that can continue to mak...
In December 2020, FKA twigs filed a lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf forsexual batteryand abuse during their relationship. She met LaBeouf on the set ofhis film“Honey Boy,” which he wrote as a form of therapy while in rehab. “What I went through with Shia was the worst thing...
'It Ends With Us' Lawsuit Reveals Details of Justin Baldoni's Alleged Smear Campaign Against Blake Lively "Imagine if a document saying all the things that [Baldoni] wants ends up in the wrong hands," crisis management expert wrote to publicist. "You know we can bury anyone" ...