Pop star Dua Lipa has filed a $15m (£11m) lawsuit towards Samsung, accusing the corporate of utilizing her picture on TV packaging with out her permission.
In keeping with the lawsuit filed Friday within the U.S. District Court docket for the Central District of California, Ripa alleges that Samsung prominently used her picture on numerous tv fashions bought throughout america with out her consent.
The submitting states that Samsung’s packaging was “designed to take unfair benefit of Ms. Lipa’s hard-earned success in selling and promoting Samsung merchandise.”
The BBC has contacted Samsung for remark.
The lawsuit contains claims of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and misappropriation of Lipa’s likeness and picture.
The picture was taken throughout the singer’s 2024 Austin Metropolis Limits Competition efficiency, and Ripa owns the copyright to the picture, in line with the criticism.
In keeping with the lawsuit, Lipa first discovered she was featured on a Samsung case in June 2025. Followers on social media additionally began posting about it, describing it as a “Dua Lipa TV Field.”
The lawsuit factors to 2 particular Instagram feedback, one by which a consumer mentioned, “I will purchase that TV simply because Dua is on it,” and one other by which a consumer mentioned, “If you wish to promote one thing, simply publish an image of Dua Lipa.”
Attorneys for the 30-year-old singer say Samsung apparently ignored their “repeated requests” to “cease and cease violating her rights.”
As talked about in court docket filings, Lipa has a variety of industrial partnerships with manufacturers equivalent to Puma, Versace, and Yves Saint Laurent.
She has additionally collaborated with manufacturers equivalent to Apple, Porsche, and Chanel, and was not too long ago appointed as a worldwide ambassador for Nespresso.
Her newest album, Radical Optimism, was launched in 2024.
