Pharrell Williams and his friend and business partner Chad Hugo are no longer close following a lawsuit surrounding the musical duo’s name, The Neptunes.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of his new LEGO-animated documentary Piece by Piece, Williams, 51, admitted that a trademark opposition filed in March at a federal tribunal by Hugo, 50, put a strain on their decades-long friendship.
“I always wish him the absolute best,” the “Frontin’” artist said when asked by the outlet how he and Hugo were doing at the moment.
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The two collaborators met in seventh grade before going on to form The Neptunes, where together, they produced many hits including Snoop Dogg‘s “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” Gwen Stefani‘s “Hollaback Girl,” Nelly‘s “Hot in Herre”…
