Pharrell Sends Trump Cease & Desist for Playing “Happy” on Day of Synagogue Shooting

Pharrell Sends Trump Cease & Desist for Playing “Happy” on Day of Synagogue Shooting
Pharrell (Paras Griffin/Getty Images), Donald Trump (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Pharrell Williams despatched President Donald Trump a stop and desist letter right now after the president performed his track “Happy” at a political occasion in Indiana, THR reports. The occasion occurred on Saturday, October 27—the identical day because the shooting on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Eleven folks have been killed. The Washington Post confirmed that “Happy” was performed at Trump’s occasion.

“There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon our country on Saturday and no permission was granted for your use of this song for this purpose,” reads the letter, which was obtained by Pitchfork. Williams’ authorized staff specifies that Trump won’t ever obtain permission to play the track and accuse Trump of copyright infringement.

 
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