Famous gay photographer David LaChapelle is suing Rihanna claiming her new “S&M” video “is directly derived from and substantially similar to the LaChapelle works.”
In the lawsuit, LaChapelle said Rihanna had appropriated eight of his images into the video, including 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.
LaChapelle is suing for unspecified damages. Rihanna’s spokesperson declined to comment.
