Bossip
Video
An
artist
is
accusing
Beyoncé
of
stealing
his
designs
for
some
of
the
costumers
during
her
Renaissance
Tour.
Source:
Kevin
Mazur
/
Getty
Hajime
Sorayama,
a
Japanese
illustrator,
is
claiming
that
the
star
did
not
ask
him
for
permission
before
allegedly
using
his
sketches
and
ensembles
for
her
recent
world
tour.
“Yo
@beyonce
🤘
You
should
have
asked
me
‘officially’
so
that
I
could
make
much
better
work
for
you
as
like
my
man
@theweeknd,”
The
76-year-old
wrote
in
an
Instagram
post
on
Monday.
Alongside
his
caption,
he
posted
several
photos
of
his
and
Beyonce’s
visuals
to
show
the
similarities
between
the
two.
In
one
of
the
photos,
the
Grammy
winner
can
be
seen
wearing
a
chrome
headpiece
with
what
looks
to
be
wires
sticking
out
from
the
side.
Sorayama’s
illustrations
show
a
woman
in
a
similar
headpiece.
As
of
now,
it’s
unclear
if
Sorayama
is
pursuing
any
legal
action
against
Beyoncé.
Unsurprisingly,
members
of
Beyoncé’s
loyal
BeyHive
were
quick
to
pull
up
some
reciepts,
taking
to
Hajime’s
comments
section
to
tell
him
where
the
singer
really
drew
inspiration.
“Like
you
didn’t
take
direct
inspiration
from
Metropolis,”
one
fan
wrote,
referring
to
the
1927
film
that
explores
similar
themes.
“Metropolis,
Mugler,
Gaultier,
and
more
have
all
done
this,”
another
person
added.
“You
don’t
own
the
Android
aesthetic.”
Another
fan
went
on
to
point
out
that
this
is
an
aesthetic
Beyoncé
has
worn
in
the
past,
as
far
back
as
2007.
“She’s
wearing
Thierry
Mugler
based
off
an
archive
Mugler
look
that
referenced
Metropolis,”
a
third
fan
wrote.
“Were
you
this
incensed
when
she
wore
a
similar
headpiece
in
2007
at
the
BET
awards?”
Another
said,
“You
and
whoever
made
her
headpiece
clearly
drew
from
the
same
metropolis
inspo.
Doesn’t
make
anyone
a
thief,
certainly
not
Beyonce.”
