Ed Sheeran Faces 'Thinking Out Loud' Plagiarism Lawsuit to the Tune of $100 Million: Report

Ed Sheeranis facing a $100 million plagiarism lawsuit alleging that his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” borrowed too heavily fromMarvin Gaye‘s sultry bedroom classic, “Let’s Get It On.”

According to TMZ, Structured Asset Sales has filed a suit claiming the monster single from Sheeran’sXalbum uses melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, instrumental and dynamic elements taken from Gaye’s 1973 song. A rep for Sheeran did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

At present it remains unclear whether the Gaye family will enter the legal fray. The decedents of the late “What’s Going On” singer famously took onRobin Thicke,Pharrell WilliamsandT.I.over their 2013 smash “Blurred Lines,” which they believed resembled Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.” The courts agreed andawarded the family $7.4 million in damages in 2015.

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Others have alleged similarities between Sheeran and Gaye’s songs. In 2016, during Boyz II Men’s 25th anniversary show in New Jersey, the group pointed out the apparent likeness between the tracks as they started a cover of “Let’s Get It On” before transitioning into “Thinking Out Loud.”

Sheeran’s dealt with similar legal troubles in the recent past, having been sued over his song “Photograph” in June 2016.

Songwriters Martin Harrington and Tom Leonard filed a lawsuit alleging that Sheeran’s song sounded too similar to “Amazing,” a tune they had written for BritishX Factorwinner Matt Cardle in 2011. Harrington and Leonard sought a jury trial and damages in excess of $20 million, as well as royalties. The case was settled privately out of court in 2017 for an undisclosed sum.

source: people.com