Snoop Dogg Slapped With $150k Lawsuit Over Viral Instagram Video
Oct. 18 2021, Published 5:32 p.m. ET
Snoop Dogg is being hit up for $150,000 in federal court.
According to court documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, a company called Freedom News TV (FNTV) is suing the 49-year-old rapper for copyright infringement.
The company says they make their money by licensing the rights to photos and videos. They accuse Snoop of posting a video they won on his Instagram. The video in question was a clip of a protestor scaling a building in New York City.
In court, the company says they saw the video on Snoop’s Instagram on April 3. They admit they didn’t register the video for a copyright until April 9. The video in question is still up on Snoop’s page. ‘Dummy of The week,” he captioned the post.
The post on Snoop's page has over 4.5 million views and was posted to the rapper's 65 million followers.