Model Sues Vampire Weekend Over 27-Year-Old Photo
Beware a model scorned. Vampire Weekend is currently being sued for more than $2 million by the model featured on the cover of their 2010 album, Contra. Kirsten Kennis claims her signature was forged on the release form — and that’s not all. Guess when the photo was taken?
1983.
Kennis says that she took the photo 27-years-ago, and actually had no clue it was going to be used as Vampire Weekend’s album cover.
In a lawsuit, filed yesterday in L.A. County Superior Court, Kennis claims she thinks it all has to do with a “photographic release” that the band obtained from a photographer named Tod Brody.
Problem is, Kennis claims the signature on the release is a forgery. Kennis blames the band for not verifying the legitimacy of the release — and is suing VW and the photog for more than $2 mil.
We’re so used to the fake ’80s look that’s taken over sidewalks, high schools, and catwalks that it’s mind-blowing to think Vampire Weekend used a photo that was actually taken in everyone’s favorite decade. How very authentic!
Most Popular Articles
Follow Us
Tips
Style Dish
Login
Upload your own looks, shop your favorite brands, and see what other people are wearing!
RSS
