Woman accusing Ed Sheeran of copying song stretchered out of court after collapse

ok.co.uk:

Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud copyright trial took an unexpected turn this week as one of his accusers, Kathryn Townsend Griffin, collapsed inside New York's Manhattan Federal Court.The chart-topping singer, 32, was at the scene as he is attempting to clear his name of plagiarising Marvin Gaye's iconic tune Let's Get It On from 1973.

According to reports, after falling to the floor, Kathryn – an heir of original songwriter Ed Townsend – was helped up by several individuals and received medical attention before being stretchered out of the court house.

Kathryn's lawyer chose not to disclose the reasoning behind her collapse, but confirmed she has a pre-existing medical condition.

On day three of the trial, lawyer for the plaintiffs Ben Crump suggested that a video of Ed mashing up Thinking Out Loud and Let's Get It On was essentially a "confession". "Most pop songs can fit over most pop songs … You could go from Let It Be to No Woman, No Cry and switch back," the popstar reportedly countered.