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Celebrities sued for sharing their own photos

This is a story regarding the copyright of the images, which do not belong to the star that is portrayed but to the person who took the photograph. Something that many celebrities forget when it comes to illustrating their social networks, which causes disappointment. Better to resort to the selfie, whose authorship is beyond doubt. Let’s review the list of celebrities and celebrities who were required for misuse of an image. And, yes, Ariana Grande is on that list.

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Jennifer Lopez

Photographer Steve Sands raised the fee to claim Jennifer Lopez a little more, for using a photo of her without permission. It was $160,000 that he asked the singer and actress in April 2020, for publishing a photo of him. To this figure should be added the costs of the trial.

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Justin Bieber

Richard Barbera spends almost more time with his lawyer than with the camera in hand. The photographer also sued Justin Bieber for sharing a photo with well-known pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr getting out of a car. It happened in October 2019 and, hours later, the singer shared a photo of two paparazzi at the door of his house, with the “Drew” logo, his clothing line, in the camera. In the post, Justin Bieber noted: “Although the paparazzi know the deal.”

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Liam Hemsworth

Not once, but twice, the actor shared a photo of himself on the set of ‘Isn’t It Romantic?’ (Isn’t it romantic?). The first, in an Instagram Story in July 2018. The second, in June 2019, inviting fans to vote for him in the Teen Choice Awards through another Instagram Story. Guess how much Splash News and Picture Agency claim him? Exactly, the usual rate (for celebrities) of 150,000 dollars

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Ariana Grande

On August 17, 2018, Ariana Grande shared two photos of herself walking out of a building and carrying a bag with the name of her album ‘Sweetener’ on it. It was not until May 2019 that Robert Barbera sued the singer for violating copyright. The photographer will claim $25,000 for each of the photos or the total benefits that her publication will bring him on networks. Only on Instagram, she exceeded 3 million likes of her, although she ended up withdrawing it. On Twitter it still remains

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Lebron James

In March 2020, Steven Mitchell, a professional NBA photographer, sued Lebron James for sharing a photo of his property on social media. “This is an infringement of the copyright contained in section 501 of the Law.” The professional claimed $150,000 from King James as compensation. Interestingly, the photo was in a game once morest the Miami Heat, a team with which he would end up fighting to win the ring.

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Emily Ratajkowski

The case of Emily Ratajkoswki is curious because she used a photo of herself in an Instagram Story that expired following 24 hours. The problem is that her author, Robert O’Neil, came to see her and decided to sue the model in October 2019, claiming the $150,000 profit that she estimates she reported her photo to the model.

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Kim Kardashian

The queen of Instagram is always one step ahead of the rest. In her case, when sharing a photo of Saeed Bolde, she removed color saturation so that it did not look like the original, but the photographer recognized her and sued the socialite in early 2020. Since then, Kim K warned her users that they might share all their photos whenever they wanted, as long as they were not agency photos.

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Bella Hadid

“Zendaya made this hat, so I’ll wear it until I can’t wear it anymore.” With this message and a photo with the aforementioned hat, Bella Hadid wanted to make an nod to Tommy Hilfiger in September 2019. Of course, she did it with a photo of Timur Mishiev, who did not hesitate to sue her. Of course, she waited for March 2020, just before the pandemic

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Khloé Kardashian

Another Kardashian who got into copyright trouble was Khloé. It was in 2017 when she shared a photo of her with her sister Kourtney in a Miami restaurant. It turned out that the photo was owned by Xposure Photos, an agency that claimed $175,000 from the socialite. In the end, both parties agreed to dismiss the lawsuit, each assuming the costs of the process and, obviously, with a closed agreement for future collaborations.

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Jessica Simpson

She was not one of the first celebrities to be sued by an agency, but she was the one who most affected her image, since she was criticized for doing so. Picture Agency sued the singer for sharing the famous photo of her with New York’s Bowery Hotel in the background. It happened in January 2018

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50 Cent

It was the year 2017 when 50 Cent was sued by Christopher Pasatieri, following posting a photo of him on Instagram without consent. The photographer claimed the copyright and something he had to receive because he never heard of the subject once more

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Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid complained bitterly when Xclusive-Lee sued her in February 2019 for posting a photo without permission on Instagram. After winning the trial, the model complained that the photo had been taken on the street and in a public space. The agency’s response was to sue her once more following sharing another photo, in this case of Zayn Malik.

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Katy Perry

In 2016, the singer shared a photo of her and Orlando Bloom, dressed as the Clintons, at Kate Hudson’s Halloween party. Three years later, the group Backgrid sued Katy Perry because said photo was her property. The agency states that it had been trying to contact her since 2017, without success. How much did they claim? The usual $150,000

And speaking of money,Do you know who are the celebrities who generate the most money following their death??

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