Clarence Thomas Reveals He Was a Prince Fan During Warhol Case

There’s something you probably don’t know about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas -- he was a fan of the musician Prince.

Thomas made the revelation in the midst of arguments Wednesday over a photographer’s claim that her copyrighted portrait of Prince was infringed by the pop artist Andy Warhol.

“Let’s say that I’m both a Prince fan, which I was in the ’80s,” Thomas said while questioning an attorney for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

“No longer?” Justice Elena Kagan interrupted.

As the courtroom broke into laughter, Thomas smiled and responded, “Only on Thursday nights.”

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