thicke's lawyer just told abc news, robin's moment of personal vulnerability is being exploited in theiverting attention from the obvious weakness of their legal claim. ♪ now you in it >> reporter: though, they don't have thicke on vh1, saying this. >> we went in the studio and, you know, i had mention to him that one of my favorite songs of all time is marvin gaye's "got to give it up" and so we tried to get a little groove like that going. >> reporter: but thicke now admits i was high and drunk every time i did an interview last year, but i do general little remember trying to sell the public on the fact that "blurred lines" was my idea in some way. the stories about writing the song with pharrell are just a fabrication. it became a huge hit and i wanted credit, thicke says. the reality is that pharrell had the beat and he wrote almost every single part of the song. pharrell williams, when asked about what carries the song along stated, robin thicke's voice. >> the fact that he didn't actually write his biggest song, what is he going to point to now that he's actually done in his car

claiming he did more than sing the lyrics. >> reporter: blurred lines war more than just a hit, robin thicke4 million copies. in interviews thicke described as an cooperative effort. >> pharrell and i were in the studio for days and i thought one of the inspirations was marvin gaye's "can't give it up." >> reporter: turns out the two weren't blurring the lines, they were blurring the truth. thicke said it was williams who wrote almost every single part of their hit song. thicke also admits to a drug and alcohol problem and lied about his role to sell records. eric gardner broke the story. >> robin thicke's response is quite frankly bizarre. i don't think anyone expected that he was going to get up there and say, you know i can't be blamed because i'm a drug addict. and i didn't really have that much to do with the song. >> reporter: thicke's comments under oath are part a legal battle with the family of music legend marvin gaye. ♪ >> reporter: they claim "blurred lines" rips off their father's 1977 hit "got to give it up." ♪ >> reporter: an attorney for the gaye family told "cbs this morning

responding to the release of the deposition, thicke's lawyer telling a b bc news, robin's mot of personallity is being exploited in the hope of diverting attention from the obvious weakness of their legal claim. according to pharrell's deposition, thicke played almost no part in creating "blurred lines." it was 80% completed by the time he showed up to the studio, late. >> thank you, guys. >> reporter: if he could have transported himself there while ill was making the track, you would have something to go on. but he wasn't there, sir. he wasn't there. all this, just the latest salvo in the patel of plaguer richl in pop music. some of music's greats have been akudzed of steali. johnny cash's infamous song cost him $75,000 for borrowing the melody from the lesser known. ♪ i hear the train coming ♪ it's rolling around the bend ♪ i ain't seen the sunshine ♪ since i don't know when >> reporter: john lennon settled out of court for the beatles song "come together. " it's beat and similar break structure echoed chuck berry's "you can't catch me." ♪ i bought a brand new ♪ something strange in th

. >>> did robin thicke admit he was too drunk and high to have written "blurred lines?" ould it have been the craziest defense strategy ever? ♪ blurred lines ♪ >> what robin's overshare could mean for the lawsuit, and was he drunk during our interviews? >> just a shot of vodka. >> and more music news. riri loses her mind after her and jay-z's "thursday night football" song was pulled. >> also headlines today say this is joan rivers' raspy last voiceover session, but listen carefully. >> my voice has been bothering me. >> we'll tell you this is a terrible hoax as the doctor from her clinic gets confronted. >> is it true that there was a biopsy performed? >> then, in tonight's big picture icon, barbra streisand unplugged. we talk about her new duets album. >> i'm just hearing that she stripped down. >> a bit risque. >> that's why we're calling it unplugged. >> and speaking of naked, well, we're at a naked wedding rehearsal with yoga. >> huh? >> now, "e.t.," breaking out the blur for those i dos. is being drunk and high a legal excuse? well, robin thicke sure seso? hi, every

you know, forget the blurred lines, it is more like a blurred life apparently for robin thicke. >> we'll tell you about the singer's surprising confession about the biggest hit of his career. >> and, hear is one goldfish you definately won't be flushing down the toilet. the great lengths that vets went to just to keep that little fish swiwimming. katie? >> and, we are look being ahead to a little bit after damp morning commute out there, in fact, some of you are actually getting drenched here, all it be somewhat briefly. so we have to track our latest cold front. but it will pay dividends down the road, some nice weather coming up. full details on the other side. >>> breaking flues, leads this headline. police investigating deadly shooting in homes circle, a man shot and killed a manho was climbing in his apartment window, thinking the man was an intruder. but the victim was the gunman's 20 year old daughter's boyfriend. >> four people were injured when suv crashed in building at second and champ plows in olney. they're all in stable condition, officials say the building with a not struc

and on the one hand, it's terrible for robin thicke.s saying i didn't write by miggest song ever. now admit scandal that. and as a legal matter, it's important. he was out there in numerous interviews saying marvin gaye inspired me. we cranked out this song in half an hour, hour and a half, whatever the amount of time. that's really problematic for his case. he's saying he was on drugs when he said it, and he says i didn't write the song anyway. ignore what i said. >> think about how damage scandal that is, the deposition. we were talking about on the set, sample scandal. >> what's that? >> that's expected, and is there a substantial similarity, and most important, was the second song transformative? did it fundamentally change what the first one had as inspiration? you can't copy it. you can't just knock it off. you have to do something that changes it. makes it so much different that the new song is a fundamentally different piece. as you can tell, it's a blurred line. >> it is. >> nicely done, dan. >> it must be something about that

robin thicke's attorney says robin takes responsibility.heirs released this at a time he was broken down. >> funny. he would have been better off sampling the song. if you're going to pay homage to it, sample it. >> do you have to pay money? >> you ask for the rights. >> you have to pay for them. >> right but -- >> they don't have to give you the permission to do it, then you pay. and you're free and clear. >> yep. >> there you go. wow! that's why none of us do any -- >> let's lighten the mood here. let's talk holiday fare. >> holiday? >> here comes our favorite toy fairy. jerry! >> jerry the toy fairy is back. these are the toys that toys r us say will be part of their fabulous 15. not all of them are the 15 here obviously. they will be most in demand this season. mix of old and new. car-mazing, color maze from rookie entertainment. probably up front there somewhere. everything is going to be about this little girl right here, disney's frozen snow glow elsa. you can't forget -- who is this? olaf. very good. good job, al. what's making nois

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thicke's lawyer said robin's moment of personal vulnerability is being exploited in the hope of divertingention from the obvious weakness of their legal claim. although they do have thicke on vh1 saying this. >> we were in the studio and, you know, i had mentioned to him one of my favorite songs of all time was marin gaye's "got to give it up." so we tried to get a little groove like that going. >> thicke admits i was high and drnk every time i did an interview last year but i do generally remember trying to sell the public on the fact that "blurred lines" was my idea in some way. his stories about writing the song with pharrell are just booze-fueled fabrication. when asked what carried the song along stated unequivocally. >> robin thicke's voice. >> what is he going to point to now that he's done in his career? >> now he's the guy who just admitted under oath she was druk and high on oprah. >> it's so easy to become self-obsessed. >> reporter: "blurred lines," blurred vision. i'm nick watt for nightline in los angeles. >> who wrote what, who sang what. allowing thicke to take credit for

he remains on the baltimore force. >> singer robin thicke's legal strategy seems to be his sorry stateing high and drunk are the tender poles of thick's defense in a high stakes lawsuit. he confessed he was on vicodin and alcohol when the hit song blurred lines was written so much so he says he couldn't contribute to its creation just its singing. the suit filed by marvin gay's family accuses of thick and two others of illegally stealing gay's hit. >>> scandal actress kerry washington has been named the 2014 ambassador for the allstate foundation's purple purse initiative. in her public service announcement washington says one in four women will be the victim of domestic violence and she says finances are almost always the weapon of choice to keep a woman trapped. >> the investigation is under way into the fatal shooting of a plan in a northeast philadelphia home. i'll have a live update moments from now. >> a south jersey community rallies around a group of clear leaders after they were the victims of theft and to blame. the usual? not tonight. introducing longhorn's steaks that sizzl

the question, did robin thicke steal it from marvin gay? he judge. ♪ ♪ i know you want it ♪ i know you want it >> gaye's family suing. tonight, rob lynn thick is saying it's no rip-off, saying he didn't write it, he was high and alcohol and drugs at the time. >>> and to that close call at an air show. a plane defying gravity when it goes into free fall for five seconds, then hitting the water. watch it again. somehow that pilot walking away, perhaps swimming away with only minor injuries tonight. that was unreal. >>> and american astronauts will soon be getting a made in america ride into space. nasa announcing tonight that the winners of that fierce competition to build the next generation space shuttle, boeing and spacex taking top honors. we got a look inside spacex some time ago. they showed us the modules that have been delivering supplies to the international space station. those space taxis will be taking americans there by 2017. >>> and when we come back here tonight from california, just look at this. the mack truck, running over so

according to the deposition, obtained by the hollywood reporter, robin thicke revealed that while he time of the song's creation, he was just lucky to be in a room when pharrell williams wrote the song because thicke was high on vicodin and alcohol. >>> after 50 years, barbra streisand was on the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. she's promoting her new album, partners. she performs with singers like stevie wonder, billy joel and even elvis. since they couldn't make the show, jimmy filled in. ♪ and i love you so >> thank you very much. ♪ love me tender love me true ♪ ♪ all my dreams fulfilled ♪ >> don't touch. >> okay. i know. >> don't touch. only she can get away with that. don't touch. don't touch. >> do you have any babs stories? >> i don't. i love her music. i think jimmy fallon, i think he was a pretty good counterpart. i think we got to get you up there, bill karins. get you a duet. i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it is just your first stop of the day on nbc. beroccaaaaaaaaaaaa! [popping & fizzing sounds] support both mental sharpness and physical energy with be

maybe since she took vicodin, maybe she helped with the blurred lines story. >>> robin thicke has a doozyf a defense in his legal battle where he and pharrell williams are accused of copyright infringement for ripping over marvin gaye's classic "gotta give it up." thicke is contradicting past statements he's made about his role in the project. last year, he told "gq" magazine, "pharrell and i were in the studio and i told him that one of my favorite songs of all time was marvin gaye's "got to give it up." i was like, we should make something like that, something we could groove. then he started playing a little something and we literally wrote the song in a half hour and recorded it." but court depositions by the "hollywood reporter," had thicke saying "i was high on vicodin and alcohol when i showed up to the studio, so my recollections when i made the song, i wanted to be more involved than i actually was. nine months later, it became a huge hit and i wanted the credit, but in reality, pharrell had the beat and wrote almost every part of the song." the singer also said that he was high

i want to read a statement from robin thicke's lawyer.nt of personal vulnerability is being exploited in the hope of diverting the attention from the obvious weakness of their legal claim. that is the claim of marvin gaye's family. >> they had to know this was going to become public. this is a civil lawsuit. they had to know this statement was going to get out. and on the one hand, from a sort of p.r. perspective, it's terrible for robin thicke. he's saying i didn't write my biggest song ever. i'm now admitting that. and yet, as a legal matter, it's really important. he was out there in numerous interviews saying marvin gaye inspired me. pharrell and i sat down. we cranked out this song in half an hour, hour and a half, whatever the amount of time. that's really problematic for his case. so now he's trying to distance himself from that statement. he's trying to say, a, i was on drugs when i said it. and b, i didn't write the song anyway, so ignore what i said. >> when you think about how damaging that is in so many ways, the deposition. w

what robin thicke is ♪ we have a saying... mi coffee es su coffee.ur way of inviting you to share what's ours. so between september 16th and the 29th, we want to treat you to a rich, smooth mccafé coffee for free. why would we do that? when you have something this delicious, you just have to share it. ...on the casa. ♪ >>> it is time for it's buzz. robin thicke says he was drunk and high every time he did an interview, telling lawyers he would start every day with a vicodin and a bottle of vodka, being in an altered state is his excuse in a law suit filed by marvin gay's family, using got to give it up, for his song blurred lines. >>> season 19 is off to a start for dancing with the stars. alfonso rivera his dance earned a 9 from each judge. tommy chong, and he went by cheech on the dance floor and apparently there are people that do not love freebies, as part of apple's new product launch, youtube's song were downloaded to 500,000 accounts. and this angered some people so apple created a way for itunes users to remove all the songs in just one click

everyone loved robin thicke blurred lines.henever i heard that toyed start dancing. >> because were you dancing constantly because it was always on the radio. >> this next song is always on the radio, too. so it might and hint for what it could be. >> well, let me try, let me think through this. this summer, what's been on over and over? ♪ >> that's not it. >> that's not it. >> do you know what it is? top song of the summer? >> got to be -- >> not it actually. >> no, what song is played more than that? >> drake. >> oh, drake that's number one for me. >> we know you like drake. >> okay, another hint. >> talking my language. talking my language. >> there go. >> being ready real, i don't know about youment hey listen, i have to stop there. now, come on, think. it is on constantly. >> some people finds it un accepted i. >> iggy. >> listen. >> ♪ i'm so fancy ♪ >> in a video so great, like the clueless move. >> i oh, that's right. that's what she is mimicking. >> with her little played skirt. >> and the yellow jacket. she is dancing

. >> robin thicke has an over sharing problem. >> obviously, i can't comment on it. >> the depositionng up to drug use and lies, part of the good week and lies. >> lolo -- >> no, no, lolo. the dancing disaster. and did beyonce and jay-z say i do part two? >> and it's difficult and remains difficult. >> rosey is looking better than ever, but is she happy? >> plus. >> i was in an abusive relationship. >> terrifying stories of domestic abuse. >> i remember the door slamming on my hand. >> their very personal confessions why they stayed. >> plus, crashing the "facts of life" 35th anniversary

>> ♪ >> well, honesty is a word this morning, robin thicke admits he didn't actually write the smashlurred lines. >> thicke actually saying he had very little to do with the 2013 hit song, besides the lead vocals, because he was high on vicodin and vodka when the song was being written. he testified it was producer pharrell williams who really wrote the song, lawsuit filed by marvin gay family accuses thick and two other of allegedly ripping off got to give it up song. >>> scandal fans wait to see the show, some can get their olivia pope fix thanks to clothing line. kerrey washington teams up with the costume design tow come up for the limited. now laid kiss dress like a gladiator, gets your hands on the sophisticated looks september 23rd. >> wow. >> bring it. >> bring it on. >> i love her style. and you are looking at the first full lent trailer for hunger games mocking jay part one. jennifer laurence returns as catn. ss, but no being lower fighting in the deadly games, she's now lead ago rebellion against the corrupt capitol. the movie hits theatres november 21st. >> but first it i

we'll be b back. >> the word is shy, apparently, robin thicke's shocking admission, revealed during testimonyblurred lines lawsuit. >> thick admitted he has little to do with the 2013 hit song besides lead vocals, because he was high on vicodin and vodka when the song was being written. >> he testified it was producer pharrell williams who really wrote that song. thethe lawsuit filed by marvin game's family accused thick and two others of illegally ripping off marvin gay's got to give it up. >> how about that? judge and two attorneys sitting side by side on the bench for new court show, on the "cw" this fall. >> yes, this is going to be good. hot bench has a panel of three judges, hearing cases and decide ago verdict. >> i just have to tell you, i think that there is nothing more shameful. >> i think pretty disgusting. >> what a news me more than anything, is when people say i don't understand, i am not from this country, meanwhile, living here, working eastern, i get it. >> we're done talking. >> you need to think about what's in the best interest of your child. that's clearly not what you h

. >>> did robin thicke admit he was too drunk and high to have written "blurred lines?" been the craziest defense strategy ever? ♪ blurred lines >> what robin's overshare could mean for the lawsuit, and was he drunk during our interviews? >> just a shot of vodka. >> and more music news. riri loses her mind after her and jay-z's "thursday night football" song was pulled. >> also headlines today say this is joan rivers' raspy last voiceover session, but listen carefully. >> my voice has been bothering me. >> we'll tell you this is a terrible hoax as the doctor from her clinic gets confronted. >> is it true that there was a biopsy performed? >> then, in tonight's big picture icon, barbra streisand unplugged. we talk abhe

. >>> robin thicke secretly dating katie holmes?> now on "extra." ♪ >>> music's bad boy and tom cruise's ex on the double rebound? plus, clooney's surprising display of pda. you've never heard george like this. >> i would just like to say to my bride to be that -- >>> the latest on joan rivers. did the legend really leave part of her $150 million estate to her dogs? >>> now trending, ray rice's cowardly new excuse for beating his wife. >>> then -- >> only on extra. >> -- all new usher talking marriage. >> ellen opening up her secret playbook for the new season, and her tropical new set. >> it's a lot of maintenance, because i have to water these plants every day. >> plus, tracey dares to ask idris elba about this gone-viral foe doe. -- photo. >> did you go there? >> you know i did. >> [ bleep ]. what do i say to you? >> this is "extra" at universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. [ cheers and applause ] >>> hey, everyone. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. >> coming up the surprise joan rivers left bend

then we get this from robin thicke. a doozy of an admission here. egal battle over the smash hit "blurred lines." thicke and williams are accused of copyright infringement for ripping off marvin gaye's classic "got to give it up." thicke is making contradictory statements now. >> remember what he said last year? >> yes. he told "gq" magazine that we were in the studio and i told him one of my favorite songs of all i'm was marvin gaye's "got to give it up." we should make something like that. something with that groove. we played something and wrote the song in about a half hour and recorded it. >> he's busted. no way you can get out of that. you just admitted you stole marvin gaye's song. >> depositions obtained by the hollywood reporter have thicke back tracking, i was on vicodin and alcohol when i showed up at the studio. so my, is when we made the song i wanted to be more involved than i actually was by the time, nine months later it became a huge hit and i wanted credit but the reality is that pharrell had the song and wrote almost every single p

. >>> robin thicke says that summer of 2013 was a bit of a blur. ke told the lawyers that he would start every day with vicko vicodin and vodka. marvin gaye's family started a lawsuit. he was lying blaming the drugs and alcohol. >>> it's a baby girl for ryan gosling and eva mendez. according to "us weekly." they are not sharing any details as they decided to keep the pregnancy hidden. >>> the 39-year-old actor will join 11 other advocates, including michael douglas and jane goodall. dicaprio established a foundation in 1998 to promote the last wild places and build a harmonious relationship between humanity and the world. an in-depth look at sports. >>> how are the eagles 2 and 0. the eagles had the lead for 11 minutes and 31 seconds this year. yet, they are undefeated. they scored 58 of the 6 64 poins after halftime. they are the first to start 2 and 0 trailing by 14 points or more in the second half the two games. chip and company are not celebrating as much as you may think. >> no one should be patting themselves on the back anywhere. we are fort

. >> we're talking about robin thicke's bizarre strategy claiming he was too drunk and too high to ve

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robin thick has a confession to make. wood reporter receiving court depositions that show that he admitted to being high on vicodin and alcohol, while writing, recording and promoting his hit song blurred lines. thick also reportedly admitted that the song was mostly written by ferrell. >>> philadelphia woman is winner of the season's master chef, master chef winner courtney le praisei won the fox cooking competition. she beat out 30 other cooks and endured some harsh criticism from the judges but chef gordon ramsey was full of compliments after she won. so she takes home $250,000 has a cookbook in the works now. >> that is not too shabby. >> outstanding. >> 4:51. if only we could cook. >> well, let's just bring her into cook for us, master chef. >> what he don't get money that is true. >> or the cookbook good or the fabulous career. >> yes, you are right. we're talking about this earlier, odial which has caused destruction in mexico has been downgraded to a tropical storm. it is official. wind are at 65 miles an hour and

. >>> robin thicke said he lied about co-writing blurred lines.ns it upside down. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye op ener," your d worlin 90 seconds. >> california wildfires force thousands to flee. >>

. >>> robin thick is known for professing his life to his wife. now he has a confession of his own. >> yes. hollywood reporter, has court deposition that is thick admitted to being high on vicodin and alcohol while writing recording and promoting his hit song blurred lines. thick also reportedly admitted that the song was mostly written by hit artist ferrell. >>> philadelphia resident earns master chef. >> she has big plans for your din are table. twenty-five year-old courtney won the fox cooking competition, she beat out 30 other home cooks and endured some harsh criticism from the judges including gordon ramsey who is full of compliments, however, after she won. she takes home $250,000, in cash, prizes and now, has a cookbook in the works as well. that will pay off. >> do you think. >> the show premiers this saturday morning here on fox 29 weekend. >> quick remine year we leave we will interact with your stories, your views, fox 29 weekend is what it is called and we are inviting to you join conversation on facebook, twitter and instagram. >>> s

. >>> robin thicke secretly dating katie holmes? >> now on "extra." ♪ >>> music's bad boy and tom cruise's ex on the double rebound? plus, clooney's surprising display of pda. you've never heard george like this. >> i would just like to say to my bride to be that -- >>> the latest on joan rivers. did the legend really leave part of her $150 million estate to her dogs? >>> now trending, ray rice's cowardly new excuse for beating his wife. >>> then -- >> only on extra. >> -- all new usher talking marriage.

. >>> robin thicke says he lied about co-writing "blurred line" and his admission is turning the lawsuitide down. >> but we begin with your world in 90 second. >> there's nothing. all i have is what i got on. >> california wildfires force thousands to flee. >> when we tell you to get out, get out. we're serious. >>

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. >> reporter: the vacation nightmare affecting some 30,000 tourists, including singer robin thicke. seen here, and he waited with others for an evacuation flight. odile tore through the resort area sunday night, knocking out power. >> telephone poes are down, the sign from the hotel flew off. >> reporter: they were on their honey moon when the hurricane trapped them. debro and flood waters blocking the only way in and out. describe the feeling, you don't know when you're going home, no water -- >> it's the most desperate feeling you have in your entire life. >> reporter: running out of splice, this california couple barely escaped. they couldn't call home. did you feel we may not get out of here? >> yeah, i felt very scared. when we finally got out, we had two bottles of water and a half a piece of bread. >> reporter: back home, worried families searching social media message boards looking for loved ones. officials say a majority of the tourists have been evacuated, with commercial airlines joining the air lift, providing free flights out of the disaster zone. >> families are so ha

. >> reporter: the vacation nightmare affecting some 30,000 tourists, including singer robin thicke.n here in these tmz photo, who waited in line with the others for an evacuation flight. odile tore through the popular resort area sunday night, destroying buildings, knocking out power. >> telephone poles are down, the light structures down, all of the trees are down. the sign from the hotel is blown off. >> reporter: matt and his wife were on their honeymoon when the hurricane trapped them in their hotel. debris and flood waters blocking the only way in and out. describe the feeling, you don't know when you're going home, no water, you're running out of food. it's the most desperate feeling you have in your entire life. >> reporter: running out of supplies, this california couple barely escaped. like many, they couldn't even call home to alert their families. >> reporter: did you feel at some point, we may not get out of here? did you feel that? >> yeah, i felt very scared. when we finally got out, we had two bottles of water and a half a piece of bread. >> reporter: back home, worri