The girl who accused Ed Sheeran of ripping off Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' and collapsed exterior the courtroom is feeling higher and 'hoping to come back again to court docket,' sources advised Insider

• A lady suing Ed Sheeran collapsed exterior of a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday. 
• Kathryn Griffin Townsend fell sick, collapsed, and was then taken to a hospital. 
• Sources advised Insider Thursday that she is feeling higher and hopes to return to court docket quickly. 

A lady suing Ed Sheeran in a copyright infringement case collapsed exterior a decrease Manhattan courtroom Wednesday, however is “feeling a lot better,” sources advised Insider Thursday. 

Kathryn Griffin Townsend “is hoping to come back again to court docket,” one of many sources mentioned. Each sources advised Insider that she is coping with an “ongoing well being concern.” 

Whereas chatting with Insider earlier Wednesday throughout a break in testimony, Griffin Townsend spoke in a agency voice, however was leaning on the arm of a girl companion through the dialog. 

Griffin Townsend has accused Sheeran of ripping off Marvin Gaye’s 1973 “Let’s Get It On” in his 2014 hit, “Considering Out Loud.” Griffin Townsend is the daughter of Gaye’s songwriting accomplice, Ed Townsend.

In keeping with Folks, Griffin Townsend turned sick and slumped over in her seat whereas Alexander Stewart, a professor of music on the College of Vermont, was on the stand inspecting the 2 songs. 

Griffin Townsend was capable of exit the courtroom with the assistance of her household and her legal professionals, however as soon as she was exterior, she collapsed, Folks reported. She remained on the bottom whereas somebody known as for a medic, and later the choose introduced that Griffin Townsend had been taken to the hospital.

The New York Publish reported that Griffin Townsend had fainted and was then taken out of the courthouse on a stretcher. 

Representatives for Ben Crump, Griffin Townsend’s lawyer, didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for additional data on what occurred to Griffin Townsend on Wednesday. It’s unclear what brought about her to break down. 

Griffin Townsend alleges that Sheeran stole elements of her dad’s hit music to make use of in his personal music. 

She, together with Ed Townsend’s sister, Helen McDonald, and the property of his late spouse, Cherrigale, sued the “Form of You” singer again in 2017. They’re looking for an unspecified payout from Sheeran and an injunction barring him from performing “Considering Out Loud.”

Sheeran has asserted that the allegations are false and that “Considering Out Loud” is a singular composition. He testified in court docket Wednesday that he had by no means heard “Let’s Get It On” till he watched the 1999 film “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.”