Fresh from dealing with all the negative press that 'S&M' attracted due to the nature of its lyrics and video, Rihanna could now have another controversy to deal with. According to an unnamed source, a German photographer has come forward to claim.
Fresh from dealing with all the negative press that 'S&M' attracted due to the nature of its lyrics and video, Rihanna could now have another controversy to deal with.
According to an unnamed source, a German photographer has come forward to claim that the idea behind the 'S&M' music video was partially copied from his fashion editorial called 'PAPERWORLD.' The nineteen year old photographer named Philip Paulus, claims that he shot the editorial in August 2010, and TEAM-Rihanna has completely copied his idea in one of the 'S&M' scenes, with no respect to the copyright laws.
The anonymous source told KOvideo News team that the photographer is not just words either, as he has the material which could prove that the 'S&M' set, in which Rihanna is taped behind a plastic sheet in front of the reporters, is actually his creation and not of RiRi's music director Melina Matsoukas.
The latest event is one of many mini bumps that S&M has to endure since its January 21 release. Apart from being banned from daytime play on British radio stations, the song was renamed 'Come On' in the UK without the Barbadian's assent, which seemed to anger her a lot.
This is not the first plagiarism accusation made against S&M, as soon after its release, critics noted a lot of striking similarities between its visual content and fine art photographer David LaChapelle's Vogue Italia projects.
A backstage video of Paulus' fashion editorial, shot and posted on Vimeo.com over seven months ago, adds a lot of legitimacy to his claims.
Check out the 'behind the scenes' video of Paulus' fashion project below and be the judge yourself!.
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