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Dua Lipa Sues Samsung for Exploiting Her Image to Sell TVs

Variety·Gene Maddaus·23 days ago
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Dua Lipa has filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung , alleging that the electronics manufacturer used her likeness to sell TVs without paying her and without permission. According to the complaint , filed on Friday, Samsung used Lipa’s image on the cardboard packaging of its TVs beginning last year. When Lipa became aware of it, she demanded that the company stop using her image. The suit alleges that the company was “dismissive and callous” and refused the request. “Ms. Lipa’s face was prominently used for a mass marketing campaign for a consumer product without her knowledge, without consideration, and as to which she had no say, control, or input whatsoever,” the lawsuit states. “Ms. Lipa did not allow and would not have allowed this use.” Popular on Variety The suit alleges that Samsung has profited from the appearance that Lipa has endorsed the product, which she has not.…

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