An independent filmmaker from Louisville, Kenucky, is suing Beyonce claiming she 'stole' ideas from his short film for the trailer for her visual album Lemonade.
The highly-publicized one minute promotional video for the pop superstar's HBO special aired in April ahead of the release of her sixth studio album.
Now Matthew Fulks has filed a legal claim, according to The Hollywood Reporter, saying Lemonade is 'substantially similar' to his 2014 short Palinoia.
On Tuesday, THR.com posted a copy of Fulks' complaint filed in New York against Beyonce's Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music and Columbia Recording.
Fulks, who works as a creative director at a Louisville news station, is seeking a share of the profits that proceeded from the 'exploitation of his work,' THR.com reported, including sales of the Lemonade album.
He says that an executive at Columbia had approached him in 2015 about an opportunity to direct a music video and that his information including a link to Palinoia were sent to others at the label.
