{"id":5961,"date":"2025-05-21T15:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/jennifer-lopez-hit-with-lawsuit-over-instagram-x-paparazzi-photos\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:26:03","slug":"jennifer-lopez-hit-with-lawsuit-over-instagram-x-paparazzi-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/jennifer-lopez-hit-with-lawsuit-over-instagram-x-paparazzi-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Lopez Hit With Lawsuit Over Instagram, X Paparazzi Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tJennifer Lopez is facing copyright infringement claims for allegedly posting two paparazzi pictures of herself outside a Golden Globes pre-party in January without paying to license the photos.<\/p>\n

\n\tLopez was hit with a pair of federal court lawsuits on Saturday (May 17) from photographer Edwin Blanco and photo agency BackGrid USA. They say they co-own the two images of the pop singer and actress standing outside the Amazon MGM Studios x Vanity Fair Party at Los Angeles\u2019 swanky Bar Marmont the night before this year\u2019s Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

\n\tA lawyer for Blanco and BackGrid alleges Lopez posted the photos to her Instagram<\/a> and X<\/a> accounts on Jan. 5 without permission. This supposedly set off a spate of reposts from fan pages and fashion brands, including the designer of a faux fur coat Lopez was wearing in the photos.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMs. Lopez\u2019s unauthorized use of the Images is commercial in nature, intended for the purpose of self-promotion,\u201d wrote attorney Peter Perkowski<\/strong>. \u201cFor example, Ms. Lopez used the images to spotlight the designer of her clothing and jewelry, leveraging the publicity from the event to promote her fashion affiliations and brand partnerships.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to the lawsuits, a representative for BackGrid and Blanco contacted Lopez\u2019s team about the alleged copyright infringement the next week. Perkowski says the two sides had \u201cfruitful discussions\u201d and orally agreed to a monetary settlement, but Lopez never signed a written settlement agreement and has not paid the promised money.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe lawsuits also note that Lopez was previously sued in 2019 for posting an unauthorized paparazzi image of herself and her then-boyfriend Alex Rodriguez to her Instagram account. That case, also brought by Perkowski, was ultimately dismissed voluntarily in 2020.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis prior litigation placed Ms. Lopez on notice regarding the legal requirements and potential consequences associated with the use of copyrighted images without proper authorization,\u201d continued Perkowski. \u201cDespite this, Ms. Lopez has continued to engage in similar conduct, demonstrating a willful disregard for BackGrid\u2019s copyrights through a pattern of behavior that undermines the rights of content creators.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBackGrid and Blanco are accusing Lopez of willful infringement under the federal Copyright Act, which could entitle them to damages of up to $150,000 per photo.<\/p>\n

\n\tLopez\u2019s reps did not immediately return a request for comment on Monday (May 19).<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile seemingly strange, it\u2019s quite common for celebrities to be sued for posting paparazzi photos of themselves to social media. Artists including Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and Justin Bieber have all faced similar lawsuits in the last few years.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs Billboard <\/em>wrote in 2022, U.S. copyright law is on the side of photographers and image licensers. Though it may seem unfair, celebrities do not automatically co-own images of themselves and therefore don\u2019t have the right to repost them for free. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n