DJ Y2K Malone™ Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 (Reuters) - Pop star Rihanna's lurid and brightly colored music video "S&M" was "directly derived" from pictures taken by prominent U.S. fashion photographer David LaChapelle, he said in a lawsuit made public on Monday. LaChapelle, who has shot celebrities for magazines such as Rolling Stone, GQ and Vanity Fair, said "the music video is directly derived from and substantially similar to the LaChapelle works." Rihanna, 22, has sold over 25 million albums worldwide and dominated music charts in the U.S. with singles such as "Umbrella" and "What's my name." The single "S&M", however, has fizzled on the charts, and the video has been banned in some countries for its sexual content. In the suit, LaChapelle said Rihanna had appropriated eight of his images into the video, such as a shot where she is shown in profile against a blue background with a piece of candy on her tongue. LaChapelle said Rihanna's video copied the "composition, total concept, feel, tone, mood, theme, colors, props, settings, decors, wardrobe and lighting" of his work. He is suing for unspecified damages. A spokeswoman for Rihanna did not immediately respond to a request for comment. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/14/us-rihanna-idUSTRE71D5TW20110214 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzebabe Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 ah shit...let this be a lesson kids, don't ever mention Beyonce as an influence....lawd hammercy Ms. Fenty, da weh yuh wah do now gyal??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Y2K Malone™ Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 trust me they will settle this out of court and he will direct her next video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 ah shit...let this be a lesson kids, don't ever mention Beyonce as an influence....lawd hammercy Ms. Fenty, da weh yuh wah do now gyal??? I know right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laveaux Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 well damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 ah shit...let this be a lesson kids, don't ever mention Beyonce as an influence....lawd hammercy Ms. Fenty, da weh yuh wah do now gyal??? :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 trust me they will settle this out of court and he will direct her next video correct very good two gold stars on ya board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switchblade330 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 i knew this was coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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