British-Liberian Artist's Lina Iris Viktor Accuses Kendrick Lamar's Of Stealing Her Work For Black Panther Song All The Stars Ft SZA!

British-Liberian artist Lina Iris Viktor says that the rapper’s video with SZA, made for the upcoming movie “Black Panther,” used the black and gold designs from her paintings without permission. A letter from her lawyer Christopher Robinson to Top Dawg Entertainment said that Viktor was contacted twice about using her work in connection to “Black Panther,” but she declined both times. Why would they do this? It’s an ethical issue, because what the whole film purports is that it’s about black empowerment, African excellence — that’s the whole concept of the story. And at the same time they’re stealing from African artists,” Viktor told the The New York Times which first reported the news. She is demanding a public apology as well as a licensing fee for the appearance of the “Constellation” series geometric designs as the background of a room where Lamar walks among models decked out in gold. Vitkor said she was alerted by a friend who noticed what appeared to be her work after the video came out last week. Lamar, Top Dawg and Disney, which is putting out “Black Panther,” have not yet responded to the allegations.

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