Skrillex isn’t taking the Justin Bieber “Sorry” lawsuit lying down and has chosen to show, not tell, in his rebuttal against it. This past Friday (May 27), the DJ and producer posted a vocal loop to his Twitter account to show how it was produced. The Twitter video was the original cut of the a cappella vocal track from the studio sessions.
The video further showed the process behind the production of their co-writer Julia Michaels’ vocals in the section that Skrillex and Bieber have been accused of stealing.
“SORRY but we didn’t steal this,” Skrillex captioned the video, making sure to tag both Bieber and fellow producer Blood.
While Skrillex’s video seems to show that White Hinderland was not sampled on the track, the lawsuit is still not void due to the vocal similarities between the two songs.
SORRY but we didnt steal this @justinbieber @bloodpop pic.twitter.com/9897j9sfY7
— SKRILLEX (@Skrillex) May 27, 2016
The lawsuit was brought forth by White Hinterland, real name Casey Dienel, and cited that “Sorry” was an infringement on her copyright to the song “Ring the Bell,” which was released a year prior to Bieber’s chart topping song. In the lawsuit, Dienel is seeking unspecified damages and profits that were made from the hit. She further asked Bieber to take “Sorry” out of circulation.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Nashville, and producer Skrillex and the Vivendi’s Universal Music Group are also mentioned.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Dienel posted a Facebook post that said her lawyers had sent a letter to Bieber about the lawsuit to try and start up a private dialogue, but were ignored.
“Justin Bieber is the world’s biggest artist,” her post read. “And I’m sure that he and his team will launch a full attack against me. But, in the end, I was left with no other option. I believe I have an obligation to stand up for my music and art.”
