Ariana Grande sued for copyright infringement over ‘God Is A Woman’ video
Vladimir Kush has filed a lawsuit claiming that the video’s scene of a woman in a candle flame is “nearly identical” to paintings he created
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Your support makes all the difference.Ariana Grande is being sued for copyright infringement over her video for “God is a Woman” by a Las Vegas artist.
Vladimir Kush has filed a lawsuit claiming that the video’s scene of a woman in a candle flame is “nearly identical” to paintings he created and copyrighted in 1999 and 2000, according to TIME.
Attorneys acting on behalf of him and his company, Kush Fine Arts Las Vegas, filed a lawsuit for federal copyright infringement in the US District Court in Nevada on Thursday, 31 January.
Kush is seeking unspecified monetary damages, alongside a court order for the video to be removed from internet. Grande has yet to comment on the lawsuit.
The singer has reportedly pulled out of performing at the Grammy Awards ceremony after colliding with the show’s producers.
Sources have stated Grande may not even attend the ceremony after she felt “insulted” by producers, who initially refused to allow her to perform her new single “7 Rings” from the upcoming album Thank U, Next.
After coming to a compromise – allowing Grande to perform the single as part of a medley – the 25-year-old cancelled completely as producers wanted to choose the second song she would play. The source claims that stipulations were not placed on other performers at the show.
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