![]() ![]() ‘Jay Z is a punk for suing Johnathan Mannion’ Mr Mannion has the utmost respect for Mr Carter and his body of work, and expects that Mr Carter would similarly respect the rights of artists and creators who have helped him achieve the heights to which he has ascended.” The rep added, “We are confident that the First Amendment protects Mr Mannion's right to sell fine art prints of his copyrighted works, and will review the complaint and respond in due course.” It stops today.” A rep for Mannion then reached out to TMZ and stated, “Mr Mannion has created iconic images of Mr Carter over the years, and is proud that these images have helped to define the artist that Jay-Z is today. ![]() The complaint reads, “It is ironic that a photographer would treat the image of a formerly-unknown Black teenager, now wildly successful, as a piece of property to be squeezed for every dollar it can produce. The 51-year-old rapper made it clear in the complaint that he has strict control over whether and how his name, likeness, identity and persona are used. ![]()
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