Ariana Grande sues hackers over leaked music and private footage
Ariana Grande filed suit in Los Angeles to force internet providers to identify two hackers she says stole unreleased songs, photos and studio footage.
Ariana Grande filed a Los Angeles lawsuit on Monday seeking to force internet service providers to identify two unnamed hackers she says stole unreleased music, photos and videos and caused "irreparable harm" to her career. The complaint says the attackers gained access to the computers of people Grande worked with, including photographers and producers, then obtained unreleased songs and studio footage.
The filing says the stolen material included private photos and videos, not just unfinished tracks, and describes the conduct as a "malicious" privacy invasion and an "unlawful and egregious" violation of Grande's identity and artistry. Grande's legal team is asking the court for a remedy that would pierce the hackers' anonymity and turn online accounts into usable defendants in civil court.
The case comes amid a run of leaks that Grande says has gone on for years. One report says she has faced hundreds of leaks, and her legal team wants to unmask the "wrongdoers who hide in the shadows" behind the circulation and sale of stolen material online.
Grande filed the complaint in Los Angeles while in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine world tour. The dispute underscores how unfinished music, private images and studio footage can be exposed once they reach collaborator computers, and why artists, labels and production teams keep turning to civil litigation when anonymous actors spread unreleased work beyond their intended circle.
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