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Ed Sheeran criticises his guitar-playing skills during Marvin Gaye plagiarism trial

Singer made the claim after performing for the court

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Ed Sheeran sings and plays guitar on witness stand in copyright trial

Sheeran played ‘Thinking Out Loud’s’ basic chord progression while singing song’s original lyrics

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran plagiarism accuser collapses in court

Singer is in court over his 2014 track ‘Thinking Out Loud’

The Independent UK

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Ed Sheeran trial erupts into laughter over ‘hideous’ AI rendition of ‘Let’s Get It On’

Even the plaintiff called the recording ‘hideous’

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran’s live Marvin Gaye mash-up song is ‘smoking gun’, lawyer claims

Fan video shows Sheeran mixing ‘Thinking Out Loud’ with Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ during concert

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran takes witness stand in New York copyright trial

The singer denies that his hit Thinking Out Loud ripped off Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran is being sued over allegations he ripped off Marvin Gaye's hit song, Let's Get It On. Here's what we know

It's not the first time Ed Sheeran has faced trial for a copyright issue. Here's what's happening with his current trial — brought by the heirs of the late Marvin Gaye co-writer, Ed Townsend — and how his team have defended him so far.

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Ed Sheeran copyright trial: Lawyer claims singer’s live Marvin Gaye mash-up is ‘smoking gun’

Fan video shows Sheeran mixing ‘Thinking Out Loud’ with Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ during concert

The Independent UK

Lawyer claims 'smoking gun proof' Ed Sheeran copied song

A lawyer for the heirs of Marvin Gaye's co-writer of the song “Let's Get It On” says he has “smoking gun” proof that Ed Sheeran's “Thinking Out Loud” violates the copyright of the soul classic

The Independent UK

The former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright will be freed Monday

Kim Potter, who was convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser in the 2021 incident, is set to be released from prison after serving 16 months. Daunte Wright was 20 years old.

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Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright to be freed

A white ex-police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting a Black motorist in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 is set to be released from prison on Monday

The Independent UK

Crump says Kaepernick to pay for autopsy for inmate who died in 'appalling conditions'

The former NFL quarterback is assisting the family of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia jail inmate who died last year while covered in insects, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said.

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Andrew Lester’s family ‘disgusted’ by shooting: ‘We stand with Ralph Yarl’

Andrew Lester’s grandson claims his grandfather has a history of making ‘racist comments’ and of an interest in ‘QAnon-level conspiracy theories’

The Independent UK

Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, and Viola Davis have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

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What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, a Missouri judge has ordered that there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Rachel Sharp…

The Independent UK

Andrew Lester: What we know about white homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl

An 84-year-old man is charged with the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl – a shooting prosecutors believe had a ‘racial’ element. Graeme Massie and Rachel Sharp report

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Family of Tyre Nichols sues Memphis officials, police officers

The $550-million lawsuit in the US compares the Nichols beating to that of Emmett Till, a Black boy murdered in 1955.

The Independent UK

Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, and Viola Davis have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

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Tyre Nichols' family sues the Memphis police force, the officers and the city

The lawsuit compared Nichols' fatal police beating to the 1955 killing of Emmett Till, saying the 29-year-old suffered a beating "endured at hands of a modern-day lynch mob."

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, protesters, celebrities and civil rights figures are demanding justice. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl GoFundMe tops $3.2m after Black teen shot in the head by white homeowner

Donations have been flooding in to help Ralph Yarl and his family pay for his medical bills and recovery after Kansas City shooting

The Independent UK

Andrew Lester: What we know about white homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl

An 84-year-old man is charged with the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl – a shooting prosecutors believe had a ‘racial’ element. Graeme Massie reports

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl GoFundMe tops $2.8m after Black teen shot in the head by white homeowner

Donations have been flooding in to help Ralph Yarl and his family pay for his medical bills and recovery after Kansas City shooting

The Independent UK

Halle Berry and Viola Davis voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Amy Schumer, and Chrissy Teigen have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

The Independent UK

What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

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