Over the years, Jay-Z has released seminal hip-hop albums including his debut album Reasonable Doubt and his 2001 magnum opus The Blueprint. Many of Jay-Z’s iconic albums have been identified by their album artwork, which included photos shot by photographer Jonathan Mannion.
Jay-Z | Kevin Winter/Getty Images Jay-Z was in a lawsuit against the photographer behind some of his album covers
Jay-Z filed a lawsuit against Jonathan Mannion and his company Jonathan Mannion Photography, LLC in June 2021. The rapper claimed that the photographer was profiting off his name, image, and likeness without his permission. The official complaint cited prints of Jay-Z that Mannion was selling on his website for thousands of dollars; when Mannion was asked to stop selling the photos, Mannion allegedly demanded tens of millions of dollars.
Mannion has photographed many of the albums from the first decade of Jay-Z’s career. Mannion captured the images for 1996’s Reasonable Doubt,...
Jay-Z | Kevin Winter/Getty Images Jay-Z was in a lawsuit against the photographer behind some of his album covers
Jay-Z filed a lawsuit against Jonathan Mannion and his company Jonathan Mannion Photography, LLC in June 2021. The rapper claimed that the photographer was profiting off his name, image, and likeness without his permission. The official complaint cited prints of Jay-Z that Mannion was selling on his website for thousands of dollars; when Mannion was asked to stop selling the photos, Mannion allegedly demanded tens of millions of dollars.
Mannion has photographed many of the albums from the first decade of Jay-Z’s career. Mannion captured the images for 1996’s Reasonable Doubt,...
- 2/5/2023
- by Chris Malone
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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The Beatles: Get Back and Adele: One Night Only won five awards apiece during the first of the two-night presentation of the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The Beatles: Get Back delivered two Emmys to Peter Jackson, for directing and outstanding documentary. “Shout out to the Beatles,” enthused Jackson, who is also a three-time Oscar winner for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and is now halfway to Egot.
Adele: One Night Only’s five awards included outstanding pre-recorded variety special. With the win, Adele is now just a Tony away from achieving Egot status.
RuPaul won an Emmy for hosting his RuPaul’s Drag Race, extending his record as the most honored person of color in Emmy history, with a total of 12 wins and seven consecutive wins for outstanding host.
- 9/4/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina and Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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