Drake and 21 Savage Sued for $4 Million Over Fake Vogue Cover

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Vogue and its steadfast Condé Nast are suing the rappers for faking a screen of the manner mag tally to beforehand their associated medium Her Loss. Here's what the suit says.

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Drake and 21 Savage's fake Vogue cover has landed them in blistery water.

The mag is suing the artists for faking a screen of the legendary manner mag successful bid to beforehand their new album Her Loss. According to ineligible documents obtained by E! News, Condé Nast, the media institution that publishes Vogue, alleged that by sharing a fraudulent screen connected societal media, the 2 rappers created a "widespread promotional campaign" that is "built entirely" connected the Vogue trademarks that were not authorized for use. 

In an Oct. 30 Instagram post, the "Take Care" rapper, 36, shared what appeared to beryllium a Vogue screen featuring himself and 21 Savage, 30, connected the magazine. He captioned the post, "Me and my member connected newsstands tomorrow!! Thanks @voguemagazine and Anna Wintour for the emotion and enactment connected this historical moment. Her Loss Nov 4th."

In summation to instantly shutting down the usage of the fake Vogue cover, Condé Nast is seeking at slightest $4 cardinal dollars successful damages.

The suit besides claims that the rappers not lone distributed the fake screen among their 135 cardinal combined societal media followers but besides across "North America's largest metropolitan areas," arsenic good as posters of the cover. And successful the suit, the institution noted that contempt Drake thanking Anna successful his Instagram caption, the apical editor has nary ties to these pictures oregon the promotion of their album, calling it a "deceptive campaign."

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"All of this is false. And nary of it has been authorized by Condé Nast," the steadfast wrote. "Vogue mag and its Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour person had nary engagement successful Her Loss or its promotion, and person not endorsed it successful immoderate way."

And the suit alleges that Drake and 21 Savage were asked to "cease their infringing activities and instrumentality due remedial measures to curtail further nationalist confusion" but failed to bash so.

Drake's rep had nary remark erstwhile contacted by E! News. E! News has reached retired to 21 Savage's rep but has not heard back.

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