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The Independent UK
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Isobel Lewis

Ed Sheeran to testify in court as Marvin Gaye lawsuit trial begins in New York

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Ed Sheeran is expected to appear in court as the trial over the singer’s alleged copying of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” begins in New York today (24 April).

In 2017, the British singer was sued by the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer of the 1973 soul classic.

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