#REASONABLE DOUBT JAY Z ALBUM COVER TRIAL#

The rapper's suing to put a stop to Mannion selling the pics, stat, and wants him to fork over any of the profits he's made off his likeness. Jay claims it's '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, whose real name is Shawn Carter, reportedly also sues MannionвЂ™s company, Jonathan Mannion Photography LLC.

Claiming that Jonathan Mannion has profited off his likeness, the Empire State of Mind hitmaker sues him in a lawsuit. and Mannion never got the green light to continue hawking the pictures. AceShowbiz Jay-Z has launched a legal action against Reasonable Doubt album cover photographer. Jay says he has strict control over whether and how his name, likeness, identity and persona are used. Jay-Z claims Mannion continues to prominently display Jay's image on the landing page of his website, where he sells Jay-Z pics and merch. Jay hired Mannion in 1996 to shoot the cover for 'Reasonable Doubt.' Jay says Mannion took hundreds of pics and Roc-A-Fella Records used some of the photographs for his album covers and paid Mannion handsomely for those uses. Mannion shot the cover for Jay-ZвЂ™s classic 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt and the rapper claims that heвЂ™s been using the photos to make thousands of dollars selling prints and. Jay claims Mannion is making an 'arrogant assumption that because he took those photographs, he can do with them as he pleases.вЂќ

Jay-Z says he never gave Mannion permission to do so - and he claims when he asked Mannion to quit using his image, the photog demanded tens of millions of dollars. In docs, obtained by TMZ, Jay says Mannion has Hova's name and likeness plastered all over his website and sells photos of Jay-Z for thousands of dollars. The music mogul is suing Jonathan Mannion and his company, Jonathan Mannion Photography LLC, claiming Mannion's exploiting Jay-Z's name and image without the rapper's consent. or at least he's trying to 'cause he claims in a new lawsuit the photographer who shot his debut album cover is making tons of dough off the rapper's back.

#REASONABLE DOUBT JAY Z ALBUM COVER TRIAL#

The trial news comes just weeks after a jury cleared the hip hop mogul in a lawsuit that claimed he breached an endorsement deal for a вЂњGold Jay-ZвЂќ cologne brand by failing to properly promote it, allowing Hov to avoid $67 million in requested damages.JAY-Z Sues 'Reasonable Doubt' Album Cover Photog. This isn't the first time Hov headed to court over a business dispute. Since neither party could come to an agreement, the case will go to trial in July 2022. Nor did Jay-Z authorize Mannion to use his name, likeness, identity or persona for any purpose.вЂќ The rep shared вЂњJAY-Z never gave Mannion permission to resell any of the images. The parties were unable to reach an agreement to resolve this case.вЂќДЄ representative for Hov told the courts that Mannion never had permission to sell the photographs and when Jay asked Mannion to cease the sale of said images, Mannion demanded millions of dollars. After years of making noise on the underground circuit, Jay Z made his first move with the release of Reasonable Doubt, which was originally titled Heir to the Throne. The court filing reads: вЂњPlaintiff Shawn Carter and Defendants Jonathan Mannion and Jonathan Mannion Photography LLC participated in a mediation before the Honorable Terry Friedman (Ret.) on January 5, 2022.

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