James Arthur Takes Major Swipe at The Script as He Brands

James Arthur takes MAJOR swipe at The Script as he brands It was reported in May that he was being sued by The Script star Danny O'Donoghue for ripping off one of his tracks. And now James Arthur, 30, has publicly hit back at the lawsuit during his BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge appearance on Tuesday when he added his own verse to Jorja Smith's Blue Light. The Impossible hitmaker was covering the BRIT winner's single when he added his own spin to the song and called out the Irish trio, referring to them as 'jealous' and 'snakes'. Having performed his new song You Deserve Better first, James then launched into the hit, which he meshed with Dua Lipa's One Kiss, and insisted that the Dublin band will never see a 'dime'. He began: 'Did you see – tho’ desperate men call for desperate times. But they will never see a single flipping dime of mine. 'I’m dynamite; every single line I write, inspired by life. You can get your lawyers to indict me. You rich fellows that jealous you would spite me. He continued: 'You should know I never follow The Script. I rip it up and I flip it; I’m from the gutters of Britain. I went from nothin’ to millions, my fingers up in the system. 'So listen: check to check, check check to count my melody. I’m all up in your business like Ron Jeremy. People keep on telling me I’m meant for the top. Finishing: 'All the snakes full of jealousy are praying I’ll flop. You’ll do nothin’ – except kick on a rock. I’ll be so flippin’ high I’ll be riding with Spock. I got money, the cars – everything I ever wanted.'. MailOnline have contacted The Script's rep for comment. His public swipe comes after The Script star Danny O'Donoghue sued him for ripping off one of his tracks. The Impossible hitmaker, who won the ninth season of the show in 2012, is said to have used a similar 'melody and tempo' in his 2016 comeback song Say You Won't Let Go to The Script's 2008 hit The Man Who Can't Be Moved. Danny, 38, claims James approached him and the rest of The Script when he was dropped by his label in 2015 to discuss ideas for new music - although he claimed they denied the meeting and the track was then released. Billboard report that Richard Busch from law firm King and Ballow lodged the suit on Monday at Los Angeles County Superior Court amid claims James generated $20million from his track which is allegedly too similar to The Script's track. The lawsuit around The Man Who Can't Be Moved, penned by Danny, Andrew Frampton, Stephen Kipner and Mark Sheehan, includes Sony/ATV Publishing, Sony Music, Columbia Records, Ultra International Music Publishing, Third Verse Music Publishing and Kobalt Music Publishing as co-defendants. Busch revealed in a statement: 'It’s widely known Mr Arthur was dropped by his record label for public controversies, which caused a break in his career. It wasn’t until the release of ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ that he achieved worldwide success'. The lawsuit is demanding a jury trial with the ruling that James ripped off the song - with the defendants demanding 'all streaming, distribution, publishing and touring revenue connected to the song and is seeking statutory damages over the track. James recently made a phenomenal comeback after a difficult period for the star led him to take a step back from the music industry.