Beyonce sued for allegedly ripping off short film for Lemonade's HBO trailer

She apparently 'stole' nine scenes from the short film

Once again, Beyoncé is in trouble over allegedly copying someone else’s work. Upon Lemonade’s surprise release, the songstress was accused of stealing Pipilotti Rist's visuals for her “Hold Up” music video, the two sharing various similarities.

While no legal battle ensued, another case has been brought against Beyoncé, this time over the trailer for HBO’s Lemonade premier.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a new lawsuit, filed in New York, claims the trailer copied without permission a short film titled Palinoia.

The plaintiff, put forward by filmmaker Matthew Fulks, attempts to show how defendants - including Sony Music, Columbia Recording, and Beyonce's Parkwood Entertainment - would have seen the short film.

Fulk, who also writes and directs various advertisements for radio station WDRB, alleges that he was contacted to direct a video for Columbia artist MS MR, resulting in links to Palinoia reaching various people in Beyoncé’s camp.

The complaint states: “The number of aesthetic decisions included in Plaintiff’s PALINOIA Work that are parroted in Defendants’ LEMONADE Trailer demonstrates that the LEMONADE Trailer is substantially similar to the PALINOIA Work.

“The misappropriated content includes both the particular elements that the Plaintiff chose to comprise the PALINOIA Work and the coordination and arrangement of those particular elements.”

There are apparently nine visual similarities in the 60-second clip, including "graffiti and persons with heads down," "red persons with eyes obscured," "parking garage," "stairwell," "black and white eyes," "title card screens," "the grass scene," "feet on the street," and "side-lit ominous figures.”

This isn’t the first time Beyoncé has been accused of plagiarism, with the singer being accused of stealing other people’s works at various stages in her career.