Pop star Ariana Grande has reportedly been sued for posting photos of herself on Instagram without paying the licence fee! According to The Blast, the photos, taken by a professional photographer called Robert Barbera, were posted on Instagram last year and Robert says the '7 Rings' singer never asked, "permission or consent to publish the photographs."
The photos, which have now been deleted, are believed to have been taken on the day that the singer's album 'sweetener' came out (17th August 2018) and received around 3 million likes, from the stars' 155 million followers on the popular social site, before they were removed. The photos were captioned, 'happy sweetener day'. [sic]
It's understood that Ariana is now being sued for $50,000 after posting these side-by-side photos which showed the pop star holding a transparent bag with the logo for her album on in the side.
Now take a look at Ariana Grande's full transformation timeline:
Ariana Grande's complete transformation timeline
1 of 20June 2010
We won't rest till this is brought back as the Sweetener album cover.
2 of 20March 2010
Going for Loud era Rihanna red extensions are we, hun?
3 of 20June 2010
How fresh-faced does Ari look at the The Twilight Saga: Eclipse premiere back in 2010, please? Sidenote how is that movie EIGHT years old?
4 of 20July 2011
When you whip out your overpriced 'vintage' Urban Outfitters camera and think you're Rankin.
5 of 20November 2012
We don't know what we miss more; Ari's red hair or our collection of official One Direction Sharpies.
6 of 20April 2013
The accessories are a bit 'Pixie Lott does V Festival 2012,' but we're HERE for it.
7 of 20May 2013
This genuinely might've been the first time we ever saw Ari in black. She's also just on the cusp of UK stardom with her debut album Yours Truly at this point.
8 of 20November 2013
Obsessed with the ombre 'do and strapless sequin look from the 2013 AMAs.
9 of 20December 2013
NO PONYTAIL? WHAT IS HAPPENING?
10 of 20March 2014
The Nickelodeon-inspired clutch, though. Iconic.
11 of 20August 2014
Er, talk about a glow up.
12 of 20August 2015
Living for the space buns. LI. VING.
13 of 20February 2016
Ari's most sophisticated look yet for the 2016 Grammy Awards?
14 of 20August 2016
Bangs bangs into the room. Ahem.
15 of 20November 2016
Rapunzel, let down your huuur.
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16 of 20May 2018
Back to the Focus era blonde for No More Tears Left to Cry.
17 of 20October 2018
Light blonde transforms into honey curls with gloss and bronze in October of 2018 for Ari.
18 of 20April 2019
By April 2019 she's back to a sleek dark pony with darker eye makeup and some more casual streetwear looks.
19 of 20January 2020
Who could forget Ari's absolutely ICONIC Grammys look?
20 of 20August 2020
Can we COPE with this hairstyle change? Ofc. Pigtails all the way.
Ariana's album 'sweetener' went on to become hugely popular, reaching the top spot in the UK Album chart and a number of other countries around the world, including the US Billboard 200 and Australia's chart.
The past 12 months have been very successful for Ariana, who has released a number of singles from her new album including, 'thank u, next' and '7 Rings'. She also won her first GRAMMY Award this year, for her album 'sweetener' having been nominated five times before.
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The music video for 'thank u, next' received a lot of attention as it featured an appearance from Kris Jenner, as well as referencing and recreating a number of noughties teen movies, including Bring It On and Mean Girls.
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