The Hollywood Reporter obtained exclusive footage of both Williams and Robin Thicke in their taped testimonies.
When a federal jury in March found Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke liable for infringing a Marvin Gaye song to create the 2013 smash hit “Blurred Lines,” many observers wondered how this had happened. Some blamed the vagaries of copyright law for the $5 million judgment, while others turned to what the musicologists had said during the trial. But the musicians themselves certainly played a big role in the outcome.
Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Deposition Unsealed: 'I Was High and Drunk'
Now, as the case heads toward an appeal, THR has obtained video of the Williams and Thicke depositions. Below, watch excerpts of Williams' contentious back-and-forth with Gaye attorney Richard Busch, in which the well-known singer-producer is challenged over whether he can read music and how much of "Blurred Lines" he wrote for Thicke. It's compelling video....