Musician Ed Sheeran’s court case continued Wednesday in a high-profile copyright trial about whether his smash single “Thinking Out Loud” copied the classic Marvin Gaye song “Let’s Get It On.” Dr. Alexander Stewart, a music expert called by the plaintiffs on Wednesday, testified about the similarities he perceives in aspects of the two songs, saying that the chord progression in the two songs “sound very, very similar” to him.
The judge asked to call court security officers and nurses and there were shouts to call 911. The Townsend family members did not come back inside the courtroom and Ilene Farkas, Sheeran’s attorney, continued to cross examine Stewart after about a 15-minute pause. When court concluded, the judge asked about Townsend Griffin’s condition and a woman who helped her get outside the courtroom told the judge she was taken to the hospital.