Dr. Lenora Antoinette Stines, a 68-year-old respected Jamaican artist and historian, is suing Jay Z and Beyoncé after accusing them of misleading her....
In her lawsuit Dr. Stines claims Bey and Jay approached her in 2018 for help obtaining dancers for a video shoot in Jamaica and asked to record her thoughts about love. Dr. Stines claims she was told her voice would only be used for the video and that she needed to sign a release. Dr. Stines asked to take a picture of the release to send to her son in Florida, who is a lawyer, but the Carters assured her it was a standard release, that her voice would only be used for the video and that the document could not be sent to anyone for confidentiality reasons.
Later Dr. Stines was horrified when her voice was used for a single called 'Black Effect' from the Carter's joint album 'Everything is Love.'
Dr. Stines is suing for copyright infringement, right of publicity and unjust enrichment. She seeking undisclosed damages, legal fees, a portion of the publishing rights and a writer's credit.
You can read the legal doc here.
