However, the Empire State of Mind hitmaker claims Mannion has since been trying to profit off of the remaining images without his permission, selling the shots via his company website, Jonathan Mannion Photography LLC, where JAY-Z's name and likeness are prominently displayed.Īccording to California legal papers obtained by TMZ, the hip-hop superstar claims he previously approached Mannion and asked him to stop using his image, but the photographer allegedly only agreed to do so if he was paid tens of millions of dollars. The snapper took hundreds of images during the session, with officials at JAY-Z's then-label, Roc-A-Fella Records, paying Mannion for the use of the pictures selected. The rap mogul hired Jonathan Mannion to shoot the iconic black-and-white cover of his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt, which has since gone on to become a hip-hop classic. JAY-Z is taking the photographer behind his debut album cover art to court, amid allegations of unauthorised use of his likeness.
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