The case was dropped and the complainant accepted that no plagiarism had occurred. Nicks defended the lawsuit by proving that she had written and recorded a demo version of the song in July, before the lyrics were sent to Warner. In, the year after the song was released, Nicks was sued for plagiarism by a songwriter who had submitted a song called 'Sara', which she had sent to Warner Bros.
This relationship effectively ended the romance between Nicks and Fleetwood. Although the relationship was not exclusive on either side, Fleetwood states that Nicks became upset when Fleetwood began a relationship with her best friend, Sara. Fleetwood and Nicks had been involved in a romantic relationship in the late 70s. In his autobiography, Mick Fleetwood suggested that the song referred to an affair which ended his own relationship with Nicks. It's accurate, but not the entirety of it. Retrieved November 8, Ultratop Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved Years later, Henley had this to say about his affair with Nicks: ' named the unborn kid Sara, and she had an abortion.
