The pop singer took the witness stand to deny that he owes writing or producing royalties to musician Matthew Spatola.

Jason Derulo speaks during the RAiDiO Boom event hosted by will.i.am at LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on January 06, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bryan Steffy/Getty Images

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Jason Derulo took the witness stand in a Los Angeles federal courtroom on Thursday (April 30) to deny that a session musician on his 2020 chart-topper “Savage Love” deserves writing and production royalties.

Derulo and his label, Columbia Records, are defendants in an ongoing civil trial over the credits for “Savage Love,” a viral TikTok hit from August 2020 that later hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to a remix featuring BTS .…