At a court hearing Thursday, a lawyer for the Jane Doe accuser said the allegation was "completely and patently false"
His legal team dismissed all claims of wrongdoing as an “organised, avaricious campaign to extract money from an 85-year-old legend”
He claims the accusations against him were made in an attempt to extort money
"This is simply an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon — $50 million, to be exact”
The plaintiffs are seeking $50million (£37.5million) in damages
"I can't surrender myself to a place that I don't understand"
The American Music Honors event saw a litany of music legends play to an intimate crowd of 700
He said he "could not possibly have experienced everything" he has written music about
The Motown legend will play the Love Supreme jazz festival in East Sussex next summer
The letter, which has over 200 signatures from musicians, calls for protection against the "use of AI to steal professional artists' voices and likeness, violate creators' rights, and destroy the music ecosystem"
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