Rihanna slapped with copyright case for S&M video - Monsters and Critics

Rihannas legal battle with fashion photographer David LaChapelle is heading for trial, after a New York judge granted the celebrity snapper permission to continue his multi-million dollar copyright case against the singer, according to reports.

Rihanna arrives at an office building in midtown, New York City. - Turgeon / Steffman / Splash News

Rihanna arrives at an office building in midtown, New York City. - Turgeon / Steffman / Splash News

In a ruling released yesterday, Manhattan Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin said that LaChapelle successfully alleges that the 23-year-old R&B star, her record label, and video director, may have plagiarised provocative images from his work for her S&M video.

Scheindlin reportedly cited several alleged similarities between the music video and the New York snappers work including hot pink and white-striped walls, women wearing frizzy red wigs and black tape wrapped around a man.

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