Drake and 21 Savage sued for $4M over using FAKE Vogue covers to promote new album

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Drake and 21 Savage are being sued by publishers Condé Nast for $4M in damages over creating fake Vogue magazines, which they promoted as authentic to their captive combined 281M social media followers.'Me and my brother on newsstands tomorrow!' the Canadian 35-year-old announced on October 30, sharing Photoshopped images of the pair appearing to be on the cover.

Making the prank seem real, Drake added: 'Thanks @voguemagazine and Anna Wintour for the love and support on this historic moment.'However, it was all a publicity stunt to promote the joint studio album Her Loss, which Drake and 21 Savage dropped last Friday.

Fake news: Condé Nast is suing four-time Grammy winner Drake (R, pictured October 19) and Grammy winner 21 Savage (L) for $4M in damages over creating fake Vogue magazines, which they blatantly promoted as authentic to their captive combined 281M social media followersVogue and its editor-in-chief Anna Wintour 'have not endorsed Her Loss in any way' asked the Privileged Rappers 'multiple times' to take down the covers, which never happened - according to TMZ Hip Hop.Drake (born Aubrey Graham) and 21 Savage (born Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) also reportedly did an email blast, and they enlisted street teams to hand out physical copies of their faux Vogue and plastered cities with the cover.In actuality, Emmy-winning writer Michaela Coel was featured on the November cover of Vogue and Grammy-nominated pop diva Jennifer Lopez is currently featured on the December cover of the 130-year-old fashion mag.