By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Social media almost broke down when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Vogue cover was unveiled on the magazine’s official website, but now the successful publication may be regretting putting the two controversial celebs on its glossy cover.
According to Page Six, the magazine is getting sued because the cover shoot video included music Kanye allegedly used without permission:
A forgotten boy-band crooner from the 1970s who sued West last year, claiming the rapper swiped one of his songs for a track on his album “Yeezus,” is now going after Vogue for using the tune in a behind-the-scenes video.
The “exclusive video,” posted on Vogue’s website, “takes you on set with the happy family,” with images of a canoodling Kimye posing with baby North for celebrity photographer Annie Leibowtiz.
Rickey Spicer — who sang lead vocals as a 12-year-old Michael Jackson wannabe for the one-hit-wonder group “The Ponderosa Twins Plus One” — was shocked when he heard his voice in the West title “Bound 2.”
Spicer is suing Vogue’s publisher Conde Nast for an unspecified amount. Meanwhile, the Kardashian camp is claiming that Kimye’s cover is on pace to outsell the most recent covers by Beyonce and Michelle Obama, two women Kanye constantly loves to compare Kim to in interviews and in tabloid fed reports crafted by the Kardashians. However, Vogue claims it can’t confirm those projections.
That’ll hold VOGUE’S A$$…I GLANCED THROUGH THE MAGAZINE IN THE MARKET…& WAS NOT IMPRESSED… AND WHY IS THE CHILD NUDE…
Interesting.
I’m not surprised. Everything Kim touches goes to sh-t. Not only does she mess up the careers of all the men she dates, but now she’s managed to mess up Vogue. Oh well, Anna should have never put her on the cover like she deserved to be there in the first place. I wonder how many subscribers they lost.
All of this.
This!
This explains why they put that fake statement out there claiming Kim’s cover outsold Bey and Michelle’s. They were trying to cover up the fact that Vogue was getting sued. They are a very clever bunch.
Agreed.
LOL. Another fail for Kim and Kanye. Oh well. I guess it’s worth it because Kim’s lifelong dream was to cover Vogue. Ugh.
This is Vogue’s karma. They really let down their loyal readers with this publicity stunt. I know I will never buy another Vogue again. I’ll let the ratchets have at it now.
Oh well this is just the beginning of Vogue problems. Anna Wintour has lost all credibility because of this cover. I don’t care how many magazines this issue sells Vogue is taking a hit for this. I’m still scratching my head how Kim and Kanye got a cover over Victoria Beckham.
This is exactly what Kanye gets for trying so hard to turn this woman into Beyonce. He’s looking real desperate out here and taking L’s left and right.
Right. What is his obsession with Bey anyway? That’s his BFFs wife. It’s just weird to me.
LOL yikes.
It’s going to be real interesting to see where Vogue will be in a few years after all this.
Well well well.
Lawd…lol
Poor dat.