Jennifer López, another victim of the paparazzi war against the photos published on social networks
Social networks complicate life to paparazis, who see how celebrities’ publish their day to day without mediating magazines. The celebrities decide what, when and how far they have their intimacies. Paradoxical situations are given when the snapshots published in networks are of professionals to whom their copyright is not remunerated or recognized. It is what has led to photographer Edwin Blanco and the Backgrid agency uses to sue Jennifer López. The actress and music star published photos on January 4, 2025, the night before the Golden Globes gala, when she attended the Amazon MGM Studios X Vanity Fair party at the Marmont Bar in Los Angeles. The plaintiffs claim that JLo’s publication on their social networks – in which it appears with a white leather coat, a lingerie dress and a Chanel bag – has advertising purposes and indicate the absence of water brand or credits that correspond to them as co -owners of the photographs.
White and the agency They ask for financial compensation of $ 150,000 (about $ 132,000) for each image. Since the singer posted four photos on the social network X and five on Instagram, the demand adds 1.35 million dollars (1.19 million euros). The lawyer of the plaintiffs, Peter Perkowski, says that the unauthorized use of the images by Lopez “has a commercial character, for self -promotion purposes.” He adds that he used the images “to highlight the designer of his clothes and jewels, taking advantage of the advertising of the event to promote his connections with the fashion world and his collaborations with brands.”
It is not the first time that JLo faces a similar episode, nor the only famous one that faces a demand for copyright to publish photographs of itself. In 2019, a snapshot with her partner at the time, athlete Alex Rodríguez, taken by a paparazi, has passed through the courts. “That litigation put it in warning about the legal requirements and the possible consequences of the use of images protected by copyright without authorization,” says the lawyer, “despite which he has persisted in similar behaviors, demonstrating an intentional contempt for Backgrid copyright with a pattern of conduct that undermines the rights of content creators,” says Perkowski.
Other cases
Demand includes that Both the photographer and Backgrid contacted the artist after the publication of the photos to reach an economic agreement. But months later, the music star has not signed it, which has led them to move forward with their demand.
Like the Bronx diva, celebrities such as Dua Lipa, Gigi Hadid or Khloé Kardashian have seen in similar situations. In 2019 Gigi Hadid was sued by the Xclusive-Lee Inc. agency after sharing on Instagram a photo of his without permission from the photographer. Although the publication was eliminated, the agency claimed copyright violation. The case dismissed, since the photograph was not legally registered. In 2021, the Integral Images agency sued Dua Lipa for publishing a photo of him at an airport without authorization. In 2022, photographer Robert Barbera filed another demand for an image of 2018. Barbera argued that Dua Lipa benefited economically by sharing the photo on his Instagram account, focused on his professional promotion. Khloé Kardashian was sued in 2017 by the Xposure Photos agency after publishing an image of his leaving a restaurant in Miami. He deleted the photo, but the agency requested $ 175,000 (154,000 euros).
