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Ed Sheeran sang and played his guitar while on the stand at copyright trial

Singer Ed Sheeran leaves federal court after testifying against allegations that his hit song "Thinking Out Loud," ripped off Marvin Gaye's soul classic "Let's Get It On," Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in New York. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)

NEW YORK — In a packed New York courtroom, Ed Sheeran picked up his guitar Thursday and launched into a tune that has him locked in a copyright dispute over Marvin Gaye's soul classic "Let's Get it On" as the only audience that mattered — a jury — looked on.

Sheeran was an hour into testimony in Manhattan federal court when his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, pressed him to tell how he came to write "Thinking Out Loud" a decade ago.

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