First Rihanna's new single, "Russian Roulette" generated a controversial buzz with its racy and scandalous cover, now she is being accused of stealing the idea by Pro Wrestling hot shot, Paul Heyman. Heyman is the former owner of Extreme Championship Wrestling and told The Sun today that Rihanna's cover bore a remarkable semblance to the cover of a 1998 album of theme songs. Though it seems to be a bit of a stretch Paul told the sun,"It's pretty obvious this was copied from, or at least EXTREMELY inspired by the ECW album cover."
The similarities are of course the bare chests of Rihanna and pictured wrestler, Sandman wrapped in barbed wire and the right arms are both held in a raised position. Heyman even goes as far as pointing out the dripping blood on the logo.
What do you think coincidental or outright mimicry?
Paul seems to at least have a decent sportsmanlike attitude concluding, "Hey, I don't blame them. If you're going to copy someone, copy from the best. By the way, Rihanna... you're welcome!"
On a personal note, I think she wears the barbed wire a bit better.
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In the words of the most famous world wide artist Pablo Picasso "Good artists borrow, but great artists steal."
...in the words of the government "copyright infringement is a crime"
Rihanna's Wretched Rip Off
judiciaryreport.com/rihanna_wretched_rip_off.htm
Oh, come on! I doubt Rihanna's even heard of Paul Heyman, let alone saw the album and thought "Hey, this will be my album cover!". Please, he's only using this coincidence as a ploy for publicity.
...in the words of the government "you can't copyright an idea or a concept because they are intangible."
Not the same at all. Hot chick wrapped completely in black barbed wire and sporting an eye patch made of leather. Chunky, corn fed redneck with barely visible silver barbed wire and no eye patch. Not the same, sorry.
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