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Malia Obama Faces Backlash Over Nike Ad Accusations Of Plagiarism
There's backlash on Malia Obama following filmmaker Natalie Harris's charges of plagiarism over what was purportedly Obama's first directed...
After Harris exhibited her film “Grace” at Sundance a year earlier, she just couldn’t ignore the won-too-many-similarities opportunity that lay in front of her between her project and Nike’s Obama spot. She added, “It speaks to a larger issue of brands not supporting independent artists and opting for folks who already have name recognition, which doesn’t breed innovative films or original storytelling,” further hinting at court proceedings, when asked whether she would contact an attorney: “We shall see…” The New York Post fed the incredulity with the scoop that the two had met before at Sundance. One user, The Gas Stove, brought up Melania Trump’s past plagiarism scandal, dragging the debate into strange directions, while Sussyrua jumped to conclusions with a racialized remark given Obama is Black.
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