Pharrell Sent Trump Cease-And-Desist Letter For Playing ‘Happy’ After Synagogue Shooting

 

“There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon our country,” the artist’s lawyers wrote.

By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman

 

Attorneys for Pharrell Williams sent President Donald Trump a “cease and desist” letter denouncing the use of the artist’s song “Happy” at an event Trump headlined on Saturday, mere hours after the deadly mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

“On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged ‘nationalist,’ you played his song ‘Happy’ to a crowd at a political event,” read the letter sent Monday, first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. “There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon our country on Saturday and no permission was granted for your use of this song.” 

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Source: The Huffington Post