Dua Lipa is suing electronics maker Samsung for $15 million, claiming the corporate has utilized her picture to promote TVs with out her permission.
The Grammy-winning, dance-pop singer filed the copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit in California federal court docket Could eighth alleging Samsung is utilizing her photograph on tv packing containers with out her permission to push gross sales.
“Samsung’s infringing conduct — utilizing Ms. Lipa’s belongings for zero consideration — makes a mockery of her exhausting work in establishing a profitable model and has disadvantaged her of the flexibility to manage and monetize her belongings,” the lawsuit stated.
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Along with her rigorously curated model and picture, Lipa wouldn’t have leant her photograph to promote the televisions, in accordance with her attorneys.
The lawsuit consists of a picture of what it says is the infringing tv field. On the field is {a photograph} of Lipa backstage at Austin Metropolis Limits in 2024, which the grievance stated is a copyrighted picture owned by the singer.
Lipa asserts Samsung has refused to cease utilizing her picture regardless of repeated calls for. The electronics firm “has been dismissive and callous” to her requests, in accordance with the grievance.
“Samsung’s vanity in refusing to cease its infringement confirms its acutely aware disregard of Ms. Lipa’s mental property and private identification rights,” the court docket submitting stated.
The lawsuit consists of quotes of posts on X that attorneys stated show clients are shopping for televisions due to Lipa’s photograph.
“‘I wasn’t even planning on shopping for a television however I noticed the field so I made a decision to get it,’” one X consumer is quoted within the lawsuit. One other is claimed to have stated that they’d “‘get that television simply because Dua is on it.’” Yet one more stated, “‘Should you want something promoting simply put an image of Dua Lipa on it,’” in accordance with the grievance.
Lipa launched her most up-to-date studio album, “Radical Optimism,” in 2024 and toured all through 2025. She ended her latter stretch of the US tour dates by bringing on different musicians, corresponding to Benjamin Gibbard of Dying Cab for Cutie and Billie Joe Armstrong of Inexperienced Day, on stage for duets.
Yesterday, Dua Lipa sued Samsung for utilizing her picture on TV packing containers with out permission.
She seeks precise damages of a minimum of $15 million.
She alleges simple claims for violating her publicity rights and false endorsement, along with copyright and trademark claims.… pic.twitter.com/tUkJ5xg5cn
— Rob Freund (@RobertFreundLaw) Could 9, 2026