Jay-Z and Beyonce are facing a federal copyright infringement lawsuit from Dr L’Antoinette Stines, a Jamaican artist who claims they took her work without giving her proper credit or money.
According to TMZ, the couple contacted Steins in March 2018 when they were seeking local dancers to perform in a promotional video for their tour.
After she helped Jay-Z and Beyonce find the dancers, Stines recorded a clip explaining her views on love.Stines claims that she was ensured the interview would be used in the “Black Effect” video “for promotional purposes” only.
So she felt “artistically raped” when she heard the final track, of which the first minute is almost entirely made up of her voice.
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