Robin Thicke Lawyer: Singer Is Being "Exploited" After Admitting "Personal Vulnerability"

Singer's legal camp responds to his recent candid deposition

By Bruna Nessif Sep 16, 2014 1:24 AMTags
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Robin Thicke's legal team is speaking out.

The crooner's recent deposition for his ongoing lawsuit with Marvin Gaye's kids—who allege that his hit "Blurred Lines" was a rip-off of their father's famous "Got to Give It Up"—revealed that he was "high and drunk" during every single interview he did last year, adding, "I had a drug and alcohol problem for the year and I didn't do a sober interview. So I don't recall many things that I said."

But his camp wants to make sure nothing is misconstrued.

In a statement on behalf of the singer, attorney Howard King tells E! News, "Robin's moment of personal vulnerability is being exploited in the hope of diverting attention from the obvious weakness of their legal claim."

Thicke's deposition continued, "I've been sober for the last two months…When your wife [Paula Patton] leaves you, it gives you a good reason to be sober," he explained under oath. "I've actually only been sober off the pills, off of Vicodin. I still drink."

He also admitted that he didn't come up with the song whatsoever and has limited memory of recording it, crediting Pharrell Williams for the chart-topping hit.

"So I kind of started convincing myself that I was a little more part of it than I was and I—because I didn't want him—I wanted some credit for this big hit. But the reality is that Pharrell [Williams] had the beat and he wrote almost every part of the song."