{"id":239410,"date":"2026-05-10T02:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T02:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/dua-lipa-sues-samsung-for-using-her-image-on-tv-packaging-without-her-consent\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T02:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T02:05:10","slug":"dua-lipa-sues-samsung-for-using-her-image-on-tv-packaging-without-her-consent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/dua-lipa-sues-samsung-for-using-her-image-on-tv-packaging-without-her-consent\/","title":{"rendered":"Dua Lipa Sues Samsung For Using Her Image on TV Packaging Without Her Consent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption><span class=\"copyright\">Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"\/tags\/dua-lipa\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Dua Lipa<\/strong><\/a> has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against <em><strong>Samsung<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old entertainer filed on Friday (May 8) in the Central District of California, suing the electronics company for $15 million, accusing them of using her image on their packaging to sell TVs without her permission, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/dua-lipa-sues-samsung-sell-tvs-1236742471\/#recipient_hashed=b92941641788d15805f03b377d572994d12bdade7478975c93d0143007f01373&amp;recipient_salt=e829000bb0b218c27fbd0c12f4a38481876a8ab041cc990efde89259509b9611&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=newsalert&amp;utm_content=681246_05-09-2026&amp;utm_term=56896?utm_medium=&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_id=\" id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/dua-lipa-sues-samsung-sell-tvs-1236742471\/#recipient_hashed=b92941641788d15805f03b377d572994d12bdade7478975c93d0143007f01373&amp;recipient_salt=e829000bb0b218c27fbd0c12f4a38481876a8ab041cc990efde89259509b9611&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=newsalert&amp;utm_content=681246_05-09-2026&amp;utm_term=56896?utm_medium=&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_id=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-dua-lipa-suing-samsung\">Why is Dua Lipa suing Samsung?<\/h3>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, the electronics manufacturer used a photo of <strong>Dua<\/strong> performing at the <em>Austin City Limits Festival<\/em> on their TV packaging starting last year. Then, once she was made aware, she demanded they stop using her image and she alleges the company was &#8220;dismissive and callous,&#8221; refusing her request.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. <strong>Lipa<\/strong>\u2019s face was prominently used for a mass marketing campaign for a consumer product without her knowledge, without consideration, and as to which she had no say, control, or input whatsoever,\u201d the complaint says. \u201cMs. <strong>Lipa<\/strong> did not allow and would not have allowed this use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit says Samsung has profited from using<strong> Dua<\/strong>&#8216;s photo, which she owns the copyright for, on their packaging, which she has not endorsed, and the suit even lists several Twitter\/X posts that have attributed the image of <strong>Dua<\/strong> being the reason for them purchasing a TV. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t even planning on buying a tv but I saw the box so I decided to get it,\u201d one person wrote on the social media site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d get that TV just because <strong>Dua Lipa<\/strong> is on it,\u201d another user said. \u201cThat\u2019s how obsessed I am. That\u2019s how much I love her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third person commented that if you need to sell something, \u201cJust put a picture of <strong>Dua Lipa<\/strong> on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The suit says <strong>Dua<\/strong> has cultivated a &#8220;premium brand&#8221; and is &#8220;highly selective&#8221; in choosing product endorsements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dua<\/strong>&#8216;s lawsuit alleges &#8220;a copyright violation, a violation of the California right of publicity statute, a federal Lanham Act claim, and trademark claims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/09\/dua-lipa-sues-samsung-for-using-her-image-on-tv-packaging-without-her-consent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dua Lipa Sues Samsung For Using Her Image on TV Packaging Without Her Consent<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/09\/dua-lipa-sues-samsung-for-using-her-image-on-tv-packaging-without-her-consent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Dua Lipa has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Samsung. The 30-year-old entertainer filed on Friday (May 8) in the Central District of California, suing the electronics company for $15 million, accusing them of using her image on their packaging to sell TVs without her permission, according to Variety. 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