Ed Sheeran's cousin facing legal action from star's record label - 'even my lawyers were shocked'

Ed Sheeran's cousin Jethro Sheeran, who performs under the name Alonestar, has been left seething after receiving a stern legal caution from the pop star's record company .

Alonestar has come under fire for promoting a song he recorded with Ed titled 'Raise Em Up,' which they originally laid down in 2010. At 42, Jethro plans to drop twenty-one fresh remixes of the tune on his Spotify account.

However, Ed's label heavyweights at Warner Music, the giant representing names like Ed, Charli XCX, Coldplay, and Megan Thee Stallion reportedly sent strict legal missives to the Bristol artist.

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They've allegedly demanded he scrub Ed's likeness and name from his promotional artwork . Jethro is said to have followed suit, sidestepping a court scuffle with those managing his renowned cousin's business, even though the contested image is still on his official Instagram .

Jethro recently voices his annoyance to The Sun and revealed that his own solicitors were taken aback by the stipulations . He said: "I was super disappointed in him. Even my lawyers were shocked how he could do this to family. But it's OK, I'm doing great, working on my new album. I wish him the best, just far away from me ."

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Jethro, an ex-fashion model once signed with elite agencies like Storm and Nevs, has posed for big names like Prada and Calvin Klein. In the music world, he's collaborated with his cousin on Ed's own tunes, including hits like You Need Me, I Don't Need You, Move On and Pause.

His younger cousin, aged 33, even made an appearance in the video for Jethro's track Skyla Rain. Their joint track Raise Em Up was showcased in the 2013 flick, All Stars. But Ed isn't the only big name Jethro has teamed up with .

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Last year, he dropped the tune Down 2 Ride featuring the infamous American artist, Chris Brown. He also shared the stage with the late Amy Winehouse at the Elephant Head pub in Camden, North West London.

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