Celeb News: Rihanna settles with David LaChapelle over "S&M" video

Ale-Alejandro

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Rihanna has reached a settlement with celebrity photographer David LaChapelle after he claimed her S&M video was "directly derived" from his pictures.

LaChapelle sued the singer earlier this year seeking $1m (£630,000) in damages, saying scenes from the controversial video plagiarised his own shoots.

A New York judge granted permission in July for the case to go to trial.

A publicist for LaChapelle confirmed the case had now been settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.

"David is happy with the settlement," Jaret Keller told the BBC.

LaChappelle said Rihanna had appropriated eight of his images in the video, including one where she is shown in profile against a blue background with a sweet on her tongue.

His case stated that Rihanna's video copied the "composition, total concept, feel, tone, mood, theme, colours, props, settings, decors wardrobe and lighting" of his work.

"This is not personal, it's strictly business," the photographer said on filing the legal claim.

"Musicians commonly pay to sample music or use someone's beats, and there should be no difference when sampling an artist's visuals."

A spokeswoman for Rihanna did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainm...medium=twitter

Bad Wolf

I wonder how much she paid him for it to be "settled."

Ale-Alejandro

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Originally posted by Rainbow

I wonder how much she paid him for it to be "settled."

More than he wanted, I guess. That's why he dropped the "charges"
tbh, it was a rip off.

ManDown

People say that Rihanna is poor yet she's paying somebody millions of dollars for jacking ONE video concept.

primo.

Melina better give up some money to help pay that settlement. This is partially her fault, too.

TSDMusicND

I hope he's happy now.

ManDown

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Melina better give up some money to help pay that settlement. This is partially her fault, too.

Sis, Melina can't afford to fork over half of her food stamps, let alone a million dollars.

IWasHere

Get that money David.

Ale-Alejandro

Beyonce is next

IWasHere

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Originally posted by ManDown

People say that Rihanna is poor yet she's paying somebody millions of dollars for jacking ONE video concept.

Let' not forget about M.I.A 'Boys'.

primo.

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Originally posted by ManDown

Sis, Melina can't afford to fork over half of her food stamps, let alone a million dollars.

Well I want that bitch's EBT card number. She's not getting away this.

Jameson Teqkilla

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Originally posted by IWasHere

Let' not forget about M.I.A 'Boys'.

Of course, I blame Melina over Ri-Ri.

IWasHere

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Originally posted by Ale-Alejandro

Beyonce is next

Never. She has never took a person's video concept and claim it as her own. Bey pays homage

GeezusHaberdash

As Khia would say: Get money bitch!

IWasHere

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Of course, I blame Melina over Ri-Ri.

Right. Like Rihanna hired Melina out of the blue. She probably saw M.I.A's video and decided to get the same directed to recreate some of the same scenes for 'Rude Boy'.

Amaru

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Originally posted by Ale-Alejandro

Beyonce is next

ManDown

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Originally posted by IWasHere

Let' not forget about M.I.A 'Boys'.

There was no lawsuit there, though. And anyway, that whole 'controversy' was Melina's fault. Rihanna shot the video in front of a green screen, how was she supposed to know exactly what they were going to put in the final video?

And anyway, wasn't "Rude Boy" a homage as well?

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Well I want that bitch's EBT card number. She's not getting away this.

Get her, sis.

Jameson Teqkilla

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Originally posted by IWasHere

Right. Like Rihanna hired Melina out of the blue. She probably saw M.I.A's video and decided to get the same directed to recreate some of the same scenes for 'Rude Boy'.

Uh, M.I.A.s video was directed by Jason Williams and M.I.A. herself.

ManDown

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Originally posted by IWasHere

Right. Like Rihanna hired Melina out of the blue. She probably saw M.I.A's video and decided to get the same directed to recreate some of the same scenes for 'Rude Boy'.

Melina didn't direct the "Boyz" video, Jason Williams did.

Shame♥

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Originally posted by ManDown

TAnd anyway, that whole 'controversy' was Melina's fault. Rihanna shot the video in front of a green screen, how was she supposed to know exactly what they were going to put in the final video?

LordT!