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Miley Cyrus is being sued for copyright infringement for her song 'Flowers,' which is based on Bruno Mars' 'When I Was Your Man.' Keep watching for the details.

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00:00Miley Cyrus is being sued for allegedly copying Bruno Mars.

00:11Miley's Hot 100 No. 1 and Grammy-winning Flowers is the centerpiece of a new lawsuit.

00:16Tempo Music Investments bought a share of Mars' chart-topping song

00:19When I Was Your Man from one of its writers.

00:22And now they're accusing Miley of copyright infringement.

00:32According to the lawsuit, Tempo Music says Flowers duplicates numerous melodic,

00:36harmonic, and lyrical elements of When I Was Your Man.

00:52In the filings, Tempo Music alleges,

00:55it is undeniable based on the combination and number of similarities between the two recordings

01:00that Flowers could not exist without When I Was Your Man.

01:04While Bruno's song is at the center of the lawsuit, Bruno himself is not suing Miley and her team.

01:09We have reached out to both Miley and Tempo Music for comment.

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