A sometimes-riled Ed Sheeran on Monday denied copying Marvin Gaye's classic 'Let's Get it On' in his second day of testifying to jurors in a copyright trial in Manhattan federal court, calling the claim 'insulting.' As he had last week, the British singer-songwriter played guitar and sang from the witness stand to underscore his testimony, telling jurors his song 'Thinking Out Loud' had actually been inspired by Irish musician Van Morrison. 'I find it really insulting to devote my whole life to being a performer and a songwriter and have someone diminish it,' said Sheeran, who is being sued by heirs of Gaye's co-writer Ed Townsend.

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