Disclosure are among a group of artists being sued by an unknown East London songwriter who claims to have written lyrics to their songs. Katie Farrah Sopher is seeking £200,000 ($303,351) over claims that the electronic sibling duo took lyrics from a songbook of hers that was stolen by a "violent" ex-boyfriend, Sean Sawyers in 2009, who then passed it along to music industry contacts. The songs in question are Disclosure's "Latch," featuring Sam Smith, "White Noise," and "You and Me" featuring Eliza Dolittle. Sopher is also suing AlunaGeorge over claims that she wrote lyrics to their hit song "Attracting Flies." AlunaGeorge's Aluna Francis also sang vocals on Disclosure's aforementioned "White Noise."
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According to the Daily Mail, Sopher says that the four songs were inspired by the suffering she endured during her "toxic five-year relationship [with Sawyer], including references to domestic violence."
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Sawyers allegedly "attempted to control [Sopher], was jealous and possessive and... believed she was cheating on him, which made him violent and reluctant to allow [her] to speak to other men," the Daily Mail reports.
Sophers said that her notebook went missing shortly after her breakup from Sawyers in 2009. Sawyers denies these claims.
"I am denying all the allegations," he said in a defence filed with the High Court. "There is zero truth to the claims made against me. I never saw the book the claimant mentions... [so] I could not have committed the alleged damages, theft, copyright infringement."
The Disclosure, Sam Smith, AlunaGeorge, and Eliza Doolittle have yet to comment on the allegations.
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