Child Star Sues Vogue Fashion Magazine Over Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and North West Photo Shoot Video [WATCH]
Vogue is now facing a lawsuit over the music that was used on the behind-the-scenes video of its recent cover shoot featuring the #worldsmosttalkedaboutcouple, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.
The video show a happy family, soon-to-be-married Kimye on set with their baby daughter North, posing for acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz. However, Ricky Spicer, who was the 12-year-old lead singer of '70s soul group The Ponderosa Twins Plus One, is certainly not happy with the visual. He insists that the fashion magazine company used West's Bound 2 off that contains unauthorized samples of his voice.
"Mr. Spicer's voice is used substantially throughout the video, comprising approximately 44 percent of the lyrics," the child star's Manhattan civil suit says.
The suit also claims that Vogue "knowingly used the voice audio recording of Mr. Spicer without his authorization or consent."
Spicer is currently seeking unspecified compensation and has already filed a lawsuit against the Chicago rapper, as well as Roc-A-Fella Records, Island Def-Jam Music, Rhino Entertainment and Universal Music Group over the infamous track back in last December, claiming that West "stole" a sample of his voice from his track, Bound.
"Mr. Spicer's voice is sampled exactly as he recorded it and his voice ... is heard several times," the previous lawsuit said.
The '70s soul singer apparently never granted West permission to use his voice and added that he was actually shocked to hear himself on Bound 2.
Vogue's April issue is estimated to sell around 400,000 copies.
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