After Launch of New Music Video, Beyonce the Latest to be Accused of Stealing Photographers' Ideas

Over the years, there have been countless accusations of theft when it comes to music videos liberally borrowing ideas from other sources. Examples pervade, like the lawsuit against singer Rihanna and her label filed by photographer David LaChapelle who claimed a recent video of hers had directly swiped ideas, or the complaints raised by artists and the internet after an inspired-by-photos-found-on-Fffound music video appeared for a collaboration between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck. Now the latest to take some of that heat is Beyonce, who premiered her latest cinematic epic, “Run

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