Musician Nile Rodgers has said it is “shocking” that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke have been found guilty of plagiarism.

Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke have been ordered to pay Marvin Gaye's family $7.3 million for copyright infringement.

Twitter users hijacked an online question and answer session with singer Robin Thicke to vent their fury at the star’s “sexist” lyrics.