Miley Cyrus Denies Bruno Mars Song Plagiarism Allegations and Files to Dismiss ‘Flowers’ Copyright Lawsuit

A partial copyright holder for “When I Was Your Man” claims Cyrus has copied Mars’ hit for her Grammy-winning single

Miley Cyrus has denied allegations of plagiarization and has filed to dismiss the copyright lawsuit surrounding her hit single “Flowers.”

In documents obtained by PEOPLE from Wednesday, Nov. 20, lawyers for Cyrus, 32, denied copyright infringement claims from Tempo Music Investments, a partial copyright holder for Bruno Mars‘ 2013 track “When I Was Your Man” that alleges she plagiarized the song on “Flowers.”

The copyright for “When I Was Your Man” is only partially owned by Tempo because it acquired the catalog of the song’s co-writer Philip Lawrence. However, it has no affiliation with the track’s other co-writers, Ari Levine and Andrew Wyatt.