Jared Leto.
Matt Sayles / AP
Jared Leto has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against TMZ for posting a video of him belittling Taylor Swift songs.
In the footage posted on Sunday, Leto, an Oscar-winning actor and frontman of the band Thirty Seconds to Mars, makes comments like "I don't like this at all" while listing to Swift's 1989 album. The video also ends with Leto lashing out at Swift personally.
"Fuck her. I don't give a fuck about her. It's whatever works best for us," he says.
Leto apologized on Twitter after the footage was made public, calling Swift "amazing" and "an incredible example of what's possible."
In his lawsuit, Leto claims TMZ paid one his former videographers $2,000 for the video — which was taken in his private studio — despite being warned that the footage was stolen.
The videographer even refused to sign a release affirming he had legal right to sell the footage, the website went ahead and posted the footage, according to the federal lawsuit filed on Thursday.
The video, titled "Jared Leto SCREW...!! But I'd Love One of Her Hits," remains on TMZ's website, despite the legal action.
Leto explained his decision to file lawsuit in a statement, saying he hoped it would "encourage more people to stop trafficking in stolen goods."
Jared Leto / Via Instagram
In addition to asking a federal court to order TMZ to take the video down, Leto is seeking damages for wrongful copyright infringement.
TMZ did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for comment.
Read Jared Leto's Lawsuit Here:
from BuzzFeed - USNews http://ift.tt/1Y6ef1m
No comments:
Post a Comment