Photographer Michael Miller has dropped his lawsuit against Kylie and Kendall Jenner, according to TMZ. Miller accused the famous siblings of stealing his images of Tupac Shakur to use on their T-shirts last July.
Both parties are reportedly paying for their own legal fees but it’s unknown if the Jenner sisters had to pay Miller any settlement money.
The Jenners are facing a similar lawsuit from The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate for using photos of the iconic rapper for the same T-shirt line.
Although the shirts were quickly removed from their online store, they faced the wrath of not only the internet but also Biggie’s mother Voletta Wallace who called the move, “disrespectful, disgusting, and exploitation at its worst.”
(This article was last updated on September 12, 2017 and can be found below.)
Although it seemed like the dust had settled around Kylie and Kendall Jenner’s controversial T-shirts, one photographer is back with a new lawsuit.
According to TMZ, photographer Al Pereira has filed a suit against Kendall Jenner, Inc., which reportedly accuses Kendall of lacking permission to use his photos of 2Pac, Biggie and Redman.
The $125 T-shirts featured Kendall and Kylie’s faces slapped across images of the three rap legends, as well as other iconic artists such as Jim Morrison of The Doors and Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne. The shirts were briefly sold on their website, but they were taken down in July after the public backlash.
The famous sisters are already facing a lawsuit from The Doors’ attorneys and were threatened with a lawsuit by The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate.
(This article was last updated on July 3, 2017 and can be found below.)
After The Notorious B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace, Sharon Osbourne and countless others called out Kylie and Kendall Jenner for their seemingly exploitive T-shirts baring the likeness of 2Pac, Biggie, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, and other iconic artists, the infringing apparel was quickly removed from the Jenner sisters’ online store. But evidently that wasn’t enough. The reality television stars were not only threatened with a lawsuit from Biggie’s estate, but attorneys for The Doors are now following through with a suit of their own.
Lawyers for the band sent a cease and desist letter to the Jenner sisters dated Thursday (June 29), according to TMZ. It reportedly says the T-shirt line tarnishes their trademark and consequently their legacy.
Despite Kylie and Kendall’s apologies, it looks like this oversight could cost them a pretty penny.
(The original version of the article was published June 29, 2017 and can be found below.)
Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner are embroiled in yet another controversy, which follows the drama surrounding Kendall’s recently pulled Pepsi ad earlier this year. The famous reality television stars have now released a limited edition T-shirt collection that features Kendall and Kylie’s faces over iconic images of Tupac and Biggie.
Countless people took to social media to express their disgust after screenshots of the shirts appeared online. People accused the two women of trying to use Hip Hop culture to profit from dead artists. The swift backlash resulted in the Tupac and Biggie shirts being removed from Kylie and Kendall’s online store, but not before Biggie’s mother, Voletta Wallace, called the shirts “disrespectful, disgusting and exploitation at its worst.”
“I am not sure who told @kyliejenner and @kendalljenner that they had the right to do this,” Wallace captioned the Instagram post. “The disrespect of these girls to not even reach out to me or anyone connected to the estate baffles me. I have no idea why they feel they can exploit the deaths of 2pac and my Son Christopher to sell a t-shirt. This is disrespectful, disgusting, and exploitation at its worst!!!”
The 15-shirt collection also features shirts with similar styles boasting photos of classic rock artists like Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Pink Floyd and Kiss, something that caused Sharon Osbourne, wife of the Black Sabbath frontman, to chime in.
“Girls, you haven’t earned the right to put your face with musical icons,” Osborne wrote on Twitter. “Stick to what you know … lip gloss.”
The shirts are priced at $125 and only available in limited quantities.
Founder of PluggedNYC, Tizita Balemlay, recently accused Kylie of copying the clothing brand’s camouflage designs for Jenner’s latest campaign.
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White people wont let us have shit.
So Kylie & Kendell Jenner = all white people? Fair enough, maybe I should apply that same logic next time there’s atrocities in Africa and the Middle East.
Quiet vanilla face
Im white but think the shirts are disrespectfull, striaght up culture vultures. Just like black people who keep listening to mumble rap migos vert yacht and that drake dude which are vulturing. But most of the black people like those songs and dont even know that they are destroying the culture aswell. We have to take the culture back to the old days.
Kylie or Kendall are not white they’re half armenian or some shit but definitely not white.
I thought that Kylie was half of a plastic factory?
I really hope that they get sued for millions and are left desolate and broke and vanish, the World has had enough of these fake and plastic parasites.
Just throwin it out there but they’re disrespecting a hell of a lot more iconic WHITE rock legends than they are black rap legends. Big and Pac VS how many rock groups?? Stop being a dumbass racist
why they not put their faces on a kangay shirt
the kartrashians own that sh*t
The metal band slayer has a t shirt on their website that says “kill the kardashians” I prefer one of those.
Racial/Moral/Ethnic shit aside, these shirts are corny asf! Lookin like shirts you find at a outlet mall or a swap meet, f**k outta here, can find better shirts with rap & heavy metal artist in Harlem or SoHo for $20, these shirts looked like they were made in MS Paint.
They probably can’t name 3 songs by any of those legendary artists.
L.T. Hutton was torn-up/ripped apart/shot down (on THIS site) for “All Eyes On Me”.
white girls stamp their face/brand OVER the faces of Tupac AND Biggie.
Why only 7 comments? Where are you- who wanted to BURY L.T.; but “YT”….7 comments…where’s the uproar?
Sad. Quick to tear down that black man over movie-Opinions; but ya’ll don’t even mumble at the white girls?
I guess “Every brotha- IS NOT- a brotha”.
Couldn’t agree more, but that’s why black people in general are at the bottom of the ladder. We don’t own shit, and when we do, our own won’t support it for long…
These shirts are an INSULT to Pac and Big. It be lyke crossin a tag out on a wall…there’s no rules in this generation. Jay Z crossed his name out on his own album. This nu culture is revered as the innovator of cool but they on some sucka shit. But ya boy LT deserved to get torn down on All Eyez On Me…how could you make that shit without Big Syke? Blasphemy.
ASAP Rocky and Travis Scott co sign this fuckery. Flood their IG and FB and tell them to check they hoes.
Kanye too
Lmao lipgloss and mad brain while wearing it is there 1 andonly proffesion lol
If anyone wants a big or pac or ozzy shirt they can buy one, why would they want these two bitches faces added on it too?
the retardeds used to be euthanized or put in asylums. now they have money, glamorized, and live without consequences. makes sense.
Fuck all tha hiphopdx officials, they are fake and wack as fuck.everything about them is fake and fuckin selfish in term of comments cuz they are too selective. They fuckin denied me access to drop a comment.#meekmillhaters #meekmill is a real niqqa wether you like it not cuz he is flexin right wit money,big cars,mansions and enjoyin bike life during the summer unlike homeless ass motherfuckaz like y’all. If you like denied me access again and ama keep sayin shit brrrr
did people solely like this because it’s obvious trolling or what?
These bitches are dumb as fucc
Fuck every single one of the Tardashians. Including Kanye.
culture fcuckin vultures
Exactly
I think its time to make my own shirts
It’s just time for a good Boycott and get rid of the kartrashings and Jenner’s ?
People have short memories ? remember Pepsi ? Black face ? Now you’ll all get pissed about the t shirts and then let it go. Just boycott Pepsi , the kartrashings and Jenner’s ?
I smell some bullllllshaaaaat!
Only a moron would wear one of these wack t shirts that Kendall Jenner is trying to rip people off with
What you saying bro? I bought 3 of these shirts. I gotta support the kardashians…they need it.
Lmao sharons comments the best one all they do know is lipgloss and using them lips its like kryptonite to these bitches reminding them they are famous for no reason and have no talent may finaly be the weapon we need to defeat the kardashian clan kims weakness is being reminded shes no beyonce lmao
I put this on TMZ too. Go to amazon. Enter in trust nobody shirt in the search. She stole the whole fing design. From the picture to the font used. Definition of skanless
Oh and the shirts have been on amazon since at least last year when I bought my polo coat.
and she should, white people always thing they can steal stuff from any other race and get away with it Sue they ass
Let me school you. The kardashians are a conglomerate who make many people (whites, blacks, asians) millions and millions of dollars annually. They do not personally come up with these designs. For all we know a black person came up with the idea. How do we know beloved Kanye didn’t come up with this? Your parents have taught you to only see colour and this will set you back years in your life. The kardashians are a corporate tool, and blaming all “white people” for their buffoonery is ignorant
The post you replied to is 7 months old, I don’t think you’re gonna school him.
god damn the whites!!