Pharrell Williams Didn't Commit Perjury In 'Blurred Lines’ Case, Judge Rules
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A California federal judge ruled Friday that Pharrell Williams did not commit perjury in his "Blurred Lines" case
Marvin Gaye's family filed a motion in 2019 alleging Williams' statements in a GQ interview were evidence of perjury
The judge said Williams' statements "were cryptic and amenable to multiple interpretations"
Pharrell Williams did not commit perjury in his "Blurred Lines" copyright lawsuit, a California federal judge ruled Friday.
In 2018, Williams, Robin Thicke and a song publisher were ordered by Judge John A. Kronstadt to pay Marvin Gaye's family nearly $5 million for infringing the copyright to "Got to Give It Up." The following year, Gaye's family filed a motion in federal court alleging that Williams' statements in a GQ interview, in which he talks about the music writing process of "Blurred Lines," were evidence of perjury.