Ed Sheeran has found the Shape of You copyright trial to be 'deeply traumatising'

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Ed Sheeran has found the 'Shape of You' copyright trial to be "deeply traumatising". The 31-year-old pop star has been taken to court by grime artist Sami Chokri who claims that the melody of the smash hit is "strikingly similar" to that of his 2015 song 'Oh Why' and Ed and his team have been badly affected by the accusation and case, according to his lawyer.

Ian Mill QC told the High Court: "[The case] has been deeply traumatising [for Ed and his co-writers. ] It is terribly, terribly unfortunate.

This case should never have got to trial. My clients are entitled to be vindicated. " The 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker - along with his co-writers producer Steven McCutcheon and Snow Patrol musician John McDaid - have all denied the claims and assert that they do not remember hearing the track 'Oh Why' before penning the multi-million selling single.

In written argument obtained by Metro. co. uk, Mill went on to slam the claims as "so strained as to be logically unintelligible" and they have "no credible basis. " The documents read: " The contemporaneous documents and evidence overwhelmingly support a case of independent creation.