Rihanna Sued By Photographer

Rihanna is being sued by photographer Philipp Paulus for allegedly plagiarising his images for her 2010 S&M music video. Paulus claims that the video mimics the set, production and photos from his fashion series, Paperworld, in which a model appears held to a wall by plastic, taped with large X marks - a scene that also features in Rihanna's S&M.

The New York-based German photographer has filed for an injunction and is seeking damages, after the issue couldn't be resolved privately. The case will come to the court in Stuttgart, Germany, on April 15. If Paulus wins, Rihanna's video could be banned from YouTube and television.

Copycat Rihanna?

This is the second time Rihanna has faced legal action from a photographer, after David LaChapelle sued her in 2011 for $1 million for supposedly duplicating his imagery in the same video,S&M.