"Insights and Denials: Don Henley's Testimony in Eagles' Stolen Lyrics Trial"

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"Insights and Denials: Don Henley's Testimony in Eagles' Stolen Lyrics Trial"
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Don Henley testified in court that he never gifted the handwritten lyrics to "Hotel California" and other Eagles songs, which are at the center of a lawsuit involving rare-book dealer Glenn Horowitz and rock memorabilia connoisseurs Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinski. The defendants are charged with circulating bogus stories about the documents' ownership history in order to sell them, while defense lawyers argue that they rightfully owned and were free to sell the documents. The trial also delves into the fate of a decades-old biography manuscript and explores Don Henley's interactions during a tumultuous time for the Eagles co-founder.

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