Ariana Grande has been sued for copyright infringement over the imagery in Grande’s 2018 “God Is a Woman” music video, TMZ reports. Visual artist Vladimir Kush has reportedly claimed that Grande’s visible makes use of imagery just like his personal work. Kush allegedly states within the lawsuit that the scene wherein Grande is depicted dancing within a candle flame infringes on two work he made 20 years in the past referred to as “The Candle” and “The Candle 2.”
Kush additionally allegedly factors out that the “God Is a Woman” visible was produced by Freenjoy, Inc—a manufacturing firm concerned in producing Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “All the Stars” music video final 12 months. The visible for “All the Stars” was the supply of an identical lawsuit wherein visible artist Lina Iris Viktor claimed that her paintings was equally infringed upon. That swimsuit was finally settled.
Kush is reportedly in search of an injunction to have the music video faraway from the web. Pitchfork has reached out to Grande’s representatives for remark.
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