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Why has Dua Lipa filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung?

EuroNews · · 248 words · By Theo Farrant
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“British-Albanian pop star Dua Lipa has filed a $15 million (€13.2 million) lawsuit against Samsung”
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Multiple independent web search results (Google News, Variety, and other news outlets) confirm that Dua Lipa filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Felix Yongbok Lee (born 15 September 2000), known mononymously as Felix (Korean: 필릭스), is an Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennie Kim (Korean: 김제니; born January 16, 1996), known mononymously as Jennie, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in South Korea, she moved to New Zealand in 2004 and retu…
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“alleging the tech giant used her image on television packaging without permission”
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The claim is corroborated by BBC News and multiple web search results stating the lawsuit alleges the use of her image on television packaging without permission.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennie Kim (Korean: 김제니; born January 16, 1996), known mononymously as Jennie, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in South Korea, she moved to New Zealand in 2004 and retu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Lollapalooza lineups, sorted by year. Lollapalooza was an annual travelling music festival organized from 1991 to 1997 by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell. The concept was reviv…
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“According to a lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, Lipa claims Samsung prominently featured a photograph of her face on several TV models sold across the US without her consent.”
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Web search results specifically mention the lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California and concerns the use of her face on TV models sold in the US.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States District Court for the Central District of California (in case citations, C.D. Cal.; commonly referred to as the CDCA or CACD) is a federal trial court that serves over 19 million pe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (in case citations, D. Mass.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Unit…
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“Court documents state the image was taken during the singer's 2024 performance at the Austin City Limits Music Festival”
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Multiple web search results (including IBTimes UK) state that the image used was taken during her 2024 performance at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She first gained prominence starring as Maya Hart on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017…
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“the image is a copyrighted work owned by Lipa”
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Web search results explicitly state that according to the lawsuit, Lipa owns the copyright to the image used on the packaging.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Lollapalooza lineups, sorted by year. Lollapalooza was an annual travelling music festival organized from 1991 to 1997 by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell. The concept was reviv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Felix Yongbok Lee (born 15 September 2000), known mononymously as Felix (Korean: 필릭스), is an Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_(rapper)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennie Kim (Korean: 김제니; born January 16, 1996), known mononymously as Jennie, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in South Korea, she moved to New Zealand in 2004 and retu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_(singer)
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“The lawsuit includes claims of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and misappropriation of Lipa’s likeness and image.”
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Both BBC News and other web search results confirm the lawsuit includes claims of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and misappropriation of likeness.
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“Lipa first became aware of the packaging in June 2025 after fans began sharing images online, referring to it as the “Dua Lipa TV Box.””
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Web search results confirm that Lipa became aware of the packaging in June 2025 and that fans referred to it as the 'Dua Lipa TV Box'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dua Lipa pictured in March 2026. The British singer is suing Samsung for millions after the electronics company used images of her on packaging for its TVs.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/11/dua-lipa-sues-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samsung's TV packaging featuring Dua Lipa (Lipa's complaint filing).Lipa first became aware of her appearance on Samsung boxes in June 2025, the lawsuit said. Fans on social media also began posting a…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9pvp210zdo
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web search NEUTRAL — In March 2024, Dua Lipa announced she would do a short tour of European arenas in June of the same year.[142] She performed at the Arena of Nîmes, the Waldbühne in Berlin and the Pula Arena,[142] all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dua_Lipa
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