Rihanna’s new video ‘S&M’ is sure causing a lot of havoc for her. A lawsuit filed on Monday by famed photographer David LaChapelle alleges that Riri’s new S&M video was “directly derived” from photos taken by him. According to Reuters, Chappelle is suing for unspecified damages.
The suit also alleges that “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.“
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 many countries for its sexual content. Now that the song has a lawsuit I bet Riri’s song is going to be ‘moving on up’ the charts!
LaChapelle has shot cebrities for magazines such as Rolling Stone, Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair.
