Jennifer Lopez sued in copyright case for posting photos of herself to social media

A lensman and photograph bureau filed a suit against Jennifer Lopez alleging copyright infringement aft the histrion and vocalist allegedly posted copyrighted photos of herself from a pre-Golden Globes enactment to societal media.

In the complaint, filed Saturday successful national court, lensman Edwin Blanco accuses Lopez of posting photos of her arriving and departing from the January lawsuit connected Instagram and X without permission. Backgrid USA, a quality and photograph agency, filed a duplicate suit related to the aforesaid photographs, which the institution and Blanco co-own, according to tribunal documents.

The photos, which arsenic of Tuesday remained connected her Instagram and X with nary disposable watermark, amusement her successful achromatic fur overgarment and gaffe dress, clutching a Chanel purse. The station connected Instagram is captioned “Weekend Glamour.”

A typical for Lopez did not instantly respond to an email seeking remark connected Tuesday.

The suit alleges that the “Let’s Get Loud” vocalist posted the photos to marketplace designers she wore astatine the event. Blanco and Backgrid did not respond to a petition for remark connected Tuesday. But successful a connection to Billboard, lawyer Peter Perkowski, who represents Blanco and Backgrid, claims that Lopez’s usage was “commercial successful nature.”

“For example, Ms. Lopez utilized the images to spotlight the decorator of her covering and jewelry,” helium told Billboard. “Leveraging the publicity from the lawsuit to beforehand her manner affiliations and marque partnerships.”

He besides told the outlet that some parties had “fruitful discussions” successful the weeks aft the photos were posted, with Lopez’s squad orally agreeing to a monetary settlement. But erstwhile the papers arrived, Perkowski says she didn’t motion them and has not yet paid the agreed sum.

Backgrid and Blanco are seeking statutory damages up to $150,000 for each photograph utilized arsenic good arsenic a assemblage trial, according to the lawsuit.

Lopez faced ineligible enactment successful 2019 and 2020 for allegedly sharing photos of her taken by others. In 2020, her accumulation institution Nuyorican Productions was besides sued for $40 cardinal by a pistillate who inspired Lopez’s quality successful the movie “Hustlers.”