Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris Jr. have filed a lawsuit against the family of Marvin Gaye to counteract claims that smash hit Blurred Lines copies two of the late artist’s songs.

The lawsuit - obtained by The Hollywood Reporter - states that Plaintiffs, Thicke, Williams and Harris Jr. “reluctantly file this action in the face of multiple adverse claims from alleged successors in interest to those artists. Defendants continue to insist that plaintiffs' massively successful composition, 'Blurred Lines,' ...