“Nor did Jay-Z authorize Mannion to use his name, likeness, identity, or persona for any purpose.” Jay-Z is suing photographer Jonathan Mannion over his “Reasonable Doubt” album art. “Jay-Z never gave Mannion permission to resell any of the images,” according to the legal documents obtained by Vulture. Jay-Z says Mannion has raked in thousands of dollars by plastering his picture all over his website and selling the prints for big bags of money. In the lawsuit, the 51-year-old Grammy winner alleges Mannion, 50 - who captured the iconic album cover art of Jay-Z’s 1996 debut studio album “Reasonable Doubt,” which featured groundbreaking tracks “Can’t Knock the Hustle” and “Dead Presidents II” - has been unlawfully profiting off of his image. Jay-Z is taking legal action against legendary hip-hop photographer Jonathan Mannion, accusing the behind-the-camera creative of “exploiting” his name and likeness without his consent. Jay-Z and others call for rap lyrics to no longer be used as criminal evidenceįanatics lands Topps, but TV and sports-betting ambitions remain elusive Fanatics and Jay-Z are buying vintage sports jersey maker Mitchell & Ness for $250MĮric Adams urges social media to ban ‘drill’ rap videos for promoting violence
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