'Sorry' producer Skrillex says he and Justin Bieber didn't steal a thing

Skrillex says he didn't steal "Sorry" from anyone. 

After singer-songwriter Casey Dienel -- who performs under the name White Hinterland -- filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against him, Justin Bieber and others behind the 2015 hit, the producer hit back Friday on Twitter, suggesting that her allegations the song samples her track "Ring the Bell" are false.

"SORRY but we didnt steal this," he wrote. He shared a video detailing how he and songwriters came up with vocal riff -- the one Dienel claims they ripped off of her 2014 track. He plays the raw vocals from the songwriting sessions and shows how they manipulated the vocals to create the riff themselves. 

Bloodpop, who co-produced the track with Skrillex, retweeted the message.

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In her lawsuit, Dienel says she spent over four years working on "Ring the Bell" and says "the vocal riff is a qualitatively and quantitatively distinct and integral element" of the song. 

In a Facebook post on Thursday, she said that she had contacted Bieber's team before to have a "private dialogue" about the alleged sample, but she got no response. 

"Justin Bieber is the world’s biggest artist, and I’m sure that he and his team will launch a full attack against me," she said. "But, in the end, I was left with no other option. I believe I have an obligation to stand up for my music and art."

Bieber has yet to comment on the lawsuit, and his rep has not yet responded to Mashable's request for comment. A lawyer for Dienel was not immediately available for comment.

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