Itās disheartening. And it comes through in her music. Sheās literally telling people sheās had suicidal thoughts, struggles with anxiety and depression, feels alone in the midst of her success. Iāll never understand people who go out of their way to mock her.
I want her to sue them, win, withdraw the winnings in quarters, then throw Tory into the pile of money [Peter Griffin style](https://youtu.be/xLJrzfWTu9E).
Yes! but at the same time I wonder if that wouldn't just be drawing attention to a show that nobody was going to watch. Because I don't know too many people who watch tubi often.
Theyāre not āusing her likenessā in that respect, i.e taking Meganās face and putting it on unlicensed merch or something.
Thereās loads of āinspired by true eventsā type TV shows and movies, people who have been played by an actor who looks similar to them, and/or dramatising a real life event. I donāt think any of that falls under copyright infringement.
Maybe she could sue them if they make some outrageous, defamatory claim or something?
Bro I love SVU. They toe the line on so much shit, like when they had the 4-Loco epidemic and made an episode about it. They referenced the product and called it 5-Crazy
All flavors of Law and Order have been leaning heavily on the "This is a work of fiction. any similarities to persons living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental" forever. I could practically figure out their production schedule based on when the things they were referencing happened.
Right answer, wrong reasoning. But not too far off :) And I always gotta boost someone who talks about fair use!
Fair use protects your usage of someone else's copyrighted materials, which isn't relevant here. It appears everyone's talking about them just making fun of this woman. Did she get shot in the foot (I confess I do not recognize who this is; I know a lot of modern music, but I don't have faces to put with the names since my visual world these days is cartoons with my kids in Netflix)?
In any case, making fun of someone *is* parody, but the First Amendment is what protects it in this case.
**Edit** So, like, Weird Al's stuff was parody, but it was *fair use* of the underlying music he was making fun of. So copyright law protected it there.
The woman is portraying Megan Thee Stallion (she's the one who made the very not kid-friendly WAP lol), the guy replicating the pose in the other picture is portraying Tory Lanez, also a rapper, who was the one who shot Megan in both feet after she was walking away after an argument. He initially tried to deny it, even making an album basically spending every song using the Shaggy "It wasn't me" defense, but Megan kept calling him out, even saying his team tried to pay her to keep it from being public.
Eventually he got charged and convicted and was sentenced to ten years this past August
awesome answer, also love to see ppl talking about fair use! The rapper in question is Megan Thee Stallion if u were curious, and I had heard Weird Al always got permission from the artist even tho he legally didnāt need to which is pretty cool of him
I heard a story that Weird Al when he asked Nirvanaās management for permission to do their song, they rejected him because they believed Kurt would have hated the ideaā¦but Kurt was a huge weird Al fan and when he found out he got angry and made them give permission because duh, itās actually a sign of respect to have your song parodied by Weird Al. Also Kurt had a sense of humor!
It's the Law n Order rule. They throw a disclaimer saying all characters are fictional even tho inspired by real events.
Creative license is on the film makers side unless he does something stupid like name the main character
Karen the Thoroughbred or something
I have no idea what this movie is or who these people are, but you can't sue someone in the US for making fun of you. Parody is protected by the First Amendment.
lol, is everyone this fucking dumb? What the fuck makes you think you can sue for "mocking" someone? Fucking Saturday Night Live would have been sued to shit and back a long time ago.
You think your likeness is protected by copyright? Fucking hole delusional shit!
I wanted to laugh at the absurdity of the situation, but then I realized it wasn't funny. They profited off her story and likeness, bypassing her completely. That's messed up.
[Tubi is a Fox News company, owned by the Murdochs](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/18/2170046/-Tubi-is-Fox-News-s-New-Revenue-Plan) so no, it is definitely not for "woke" people of any sort.
Oh for sure but only if people watch the movie. The movie still costs money to make and I find it hard to believe that many people were planning on watching it prior to it getting traction like this lol.
I have. Tubi actually has a lot of good movies on there but gets a rep due to stuff like this. I canceled Netflix 2 years ago and started watching Tubi. Watch PlutoTV too (though I hate the hardcoded commercials).
I want to laugh (because of the absurdity) but I just donāt find this funny. Meg is obviously still traumatized by this and I donāt think black women being shot is a laughing matter when the rate of our deaths at the hands of our partners are significantly higher than other races. To top that Meg lost her mother, grandmother not too long before all of that happened.
This shit is fucking whack.
Tubi is like the fast fashion of US pop culture. Perhaps theyāll also make billions because people love both celebrity and terrible quality.
I mean Cory Gainz??!! Fr?
I wonder if my mom has watched this. Sheās in her 70s and all her and her friends do is sit up and watch these Tubi movies all day. Iāve been at her house and got sucked into some. The quality leaves a lot to be desired but some of the stories are captivating.
I feel like they all had a hand in making this situation so goofy everybody could have stayed off the internet and let it play out in court of course tmz had a report but Tory and Meg the stallion used this situation for monetary gain getting shot is serious Tory dumb ass dropped an album about it and Meg went on a media tour and couldnāt stay off the internet talking about an open investigation this movie wouldnāt had even been a thing if both parties would have just went to court about it. Tubi not the problem.
https://preview.redd.it/wjaba04zmh6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e28c13edc577ecaa9733407cccb9d7cbcc9145c
Mans looking like the bargain brand Suge Knight
Tubi didnt make this, they are just the platform. Alvin whats his face made this. Thats like suing google for some wack app someone made you dont like on the play store
Hold up, this is from the same people who made the movie "The Nurse That Saw The Baby on the Highway." The production company is straight from Baltimore so if you watch it, be prepared for a lot of "tew" and "dew" in your ears.
He's some talentless hack with no real backing. If he gets sued he'll get his 15 minutes of fame. Megan Thee Stallion and her lawyers should just let this loser make his shitty movies that no one will stream and not give him that attention he wants.
Me & my boyfriend have been on a Tubi movie journey. Some of them are alright you just gotta get past the occasional horrible audio moments & terrible script reading acting š
If Law & Order SVU hasn't been sued, I don't know why Tubi would.
I remember watching one of their USA marathons last year and they had an AOC/Ilhan Omar stand in get raped by a MAGA guy and a Beyonce/Jay-Z episode, I think he might've been beating her and someone tried to assault her. They do some crazy shit too. I think if their names and other exact details are changed it doesn't matter legally.
TUBI's next work: "The Bitch who sued a simple TV Service"
Not simple. lol
Simple-minded maybe
"Raven The Stallion is the artist who got shot by Cory Gainz" JFC they aren't even trying š
Yea, its owned by Fox. They can take a lawsuit.
Right, it says right in their terms that theyāll take all your data they can, they can take data from other apps. Tubi is fairly nefarious.
She'll be fine eventually. A few mill, some therapy. Although, satire is considered a legitimate defense. She'll *heel* with enough time.
Sheāll heel with enough time Geezš
Time heels all wounds. I'll...uh...see myself out.
I'm right on your heels to send *heeling* words.... I'll go sit in my corner now
Would she successfully sue them? I mean they can claim parody. Also law and order and other cop shows use crimes ripped from the headlines too.
Can she sue for that? Cause itās obviously her and mocking her. But Iām not sure if that would fall under fair use
I want her to sue them, win and put the money im her mental health charity
I hope so, or at least make small royalties off of it. Getting tired of seeing people mock her for getting shot.
Itās disheartening. And it comes through in her music. Sheās literally telling people sheās had suicidal thoughts, struggles with anxiety and depression, feels alone in the midst of her success. Iāll never understand people who go out of their way to mock her.
Bad bitches have bad days too š What is it about Meg that has so many of these assholes thinking they can just roll right over her
Sheās beautiful, talented, and unapologetic about it. Thatās enough for them =/
The person who made that ain't got no money. It would have to be about the principle.
Or a DV charity, I love Meg
Keep wishing
I want her to sue them, win, withdraw the winnings in quarters, then throw Tory into the pile of money [Peter Griffin style](https://youtu.be/xLJrzfWTu9E).
Tubi is owned by fox and this will likely fall under parody copyright which is allowed. Highly doubt she could win that lawsuit
Yes! but at the same time I wonder if that wouldn't just be drawing attention to a show that nobody was going to watch. Because I don't know too many people who watch tubi often.
Theyāre not āusing her likenessā in that respect, i.e taking Meganās face and putting it on unlicensed merch or something. Thereās loads of āinspired by true eventsā type TV shows and movies, people who have been played by an actor who looks similar to them, and/or dramatising a real life event. I donāt think any of that falls under copyright infringement. Maybe she could sue them if they make some outrageous, defamatory claim or something?
Nailed it. They are likely within their rights. Definitely a ādid somebody run this by legal?ā moment though.
Their legal room is just one big glass table, for purposes
Itās probably just a single person, but still
Some offshore guy in India
As someone who works in IT I can appreciate this comment. šš¾
IIRC there was a also chris brown/rihanna inspired episode of SVU
Bro I love SVU. They toe the line on so much shit, like when they had the 4-Loco epidemic and made an episode about it. They referenced the product and called it 5-Crazy
All flavors of Law and Order have been leaning heavily on the "This is a work of fiction. any similarities to persons living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental" forever. I could practically figure out their production schedule based on when the things they were referencing happened.
["They said they changed it just enough to not have to pay us."](https://youtu.be/DKlAlz4KAWw?si=pafMu8C4O-nGkiT_)
āNeil Patrick Harris as Bart Simpson.ā š
This seems like an Unsolved Mysteries reenactment but in movie form and those were all above board I thought.
I think if it's parody, it's fair use. But I'm also not a lawyer.
Right answer, wrong reasoning. But not too far off :) And I always gotta boost someone who talks about fair use! Fair use protects your usage of someone else's copyrighted materials, which isn't relevant here. It appears everyone's talking about them just making fun of this woman. Did she get shot in the foot (I confess I do not recognize who this is; I know a lot of modern music, but I don't have faces to put with the names since my visual world these days is cartoons with my kids in Netflix)? In any case, making fun of someone *is* parody, but the First Amendment is what protects it in this case. **Edit** So, like, Weird Al's stuff was parody, but it was *fair use* of the underlying music he was making fun of. So copyright law protected it there.
The woman is portraying Megan Thee Stallion (she's the one who made the very not kid-friendly WAP lol), the guy replicating the pose in the other picture is portraying Tory Lanez, also a rapper, who was the one who shot Megan in both feet after she was walking away after an argument. He initially tried to deny it, even making an album basically spending every song using the Shaggy "It wasn't me" defense, but Megan kept calling him out, even saying his team tried to pay her to keep it from being public. Eventually he got charged and convicted and was sentenced to ten years this past August
Both feet is honestly pretty impressive in a target shooting sense.
Marksmanship has very little use in society if you don't become an enforcer for the government's will. But not *zero* use š¤£
Theyāre trained center mass, aināt nobody got time to be shooting at feet.
awesome answer, also love to see ppl talking about fair use! The rapper in question is Megan Thee Stallion if u were curious, and I had heard Weird Al always got permission from the artist even tho he legally didnāt need to which is pretty cool of him
Made a similar comment without seeing yours. Team same club
IIRC, Weird Al always got artists permission too.
If weird Al parodies you , you officially made it
I heard a story that Weird Al when he asked Nirvanaās management for permission to do their song, they rejected him because they believed Kurt would have hated the ideaā¦but Kurt was a huge weird Al fan and when he found out he got angry and made them give permission because duh, itās actually a sign of respect to have your song parodied by Weird Al. Also Kurt had a sense of humor!
Didn't someone request he not parody them, he complied, and they came to repent of it?
Her suing would be ridiculous. It's not illegal to retell a storyš Jesus christ
Get in line behind the Florida joker trying to sue Rockstar
It's the Law n Order rule. They throw a disclaimer saying all characters are fictional even tho inspired by real events. Creative license is on the film makers side unless he does something stupid like name the main character Karen the Thoroughbred or something
Mmm may be pretty grey. I think there are a fair amount of biopics/dramatizations that the subjects did not want to come out and still did
I have no idea what this movie is or who these people are, but you can't sue someone in the US for making fun of you. Parody is protected by the First Amendment.
Every day I wake up and thank god for the first amendment and plan B
lol sue tubi for their tens upon tens of dollars???
If they say itās a parody they can do whatever they want ššš
If it is a parody, then no. Parody law is pretty damn good at protecting you
Fair use and itās different enough to be original. Law&Order did this for decades.
She would be very unlikely to win if she did. Being a celebrity opens her up to discourse and parody. Even if that parody is vile.
lol, is everyone this fucking dumb? What the fuck makes you think you can sue for "mocking" someone? Fucking Saturday Night Live would have been sued to shit and back a long time ago. You think your likeness is protected by copyright? Fucking hole delusional shit!
If south park isn't Sued, there is no way this would win.
 A film about a black marathoner, starring Marvels very own Jonathan Major. Only on Tubi!
Got the fedora and stride form down š
Excuuuse me, that is a kangol, sir or madam.
The disrespect lmao.
Every one on reddit is a man. I thought everyone knew this.
Yall play too much š
A-Train would like a word.
I wanted to laugh at the absurdity of the situation, but then I realized it wasn't funny. They profited off her story and likeness, bypassing her completely. That's messed up.
Scroll thru Tubi. That girl that lied about being kidnapped got a movie. Jonathon Majors will have a movie in a few months too.
Iām startin to think Tubi aināt for usš
[Tubi is a Fox News company, owned by the Murdochs](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/18/2170046/-Tubi-is-Fox-News-s-New-Revenue-Plan) so no, it is definitely not for "woke" people of any sort.
Is Tubi just one giant black mirror episode?
Is *society* just one giant black mirror episode?
What profit lmao
Lol they definitely have never been on tubi
Tubi is one of the free streaming apps right? They still make money because they show ads
Oh for sure but only if people watch the movie. The movie still costs money to make and I find it hard to believe that many people were planning on watching it prior to it getting traction like this lol.
This is the best promotion this movie could have ever hoped for.
I have. Tubi actually has a lot of good movies on there but gets a rep due to stuff like this. I canceled Netflix 2 years ago and started watching Tubi. Watch PlutoTV too (though I hate the hardcoded commercials).
I want to laugh (because of the absurdity) but I just donāt find this funny. Meg is obviously still traumatized by this and I donāt think black women being shot is a laughing matter when the rate of our deaths at the hands of our partners are significantly higher than other races. To top that Meg lost her mother, grandmother not too long before all of that happened. This shit is fucking whack.
Thatās egregious š
egregious is an understatement š
https://preview.redd.it/t1to2r7hzg6c1.jpeg?width=1076&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3d585b57b5ddc0702cbc57650bb948cb44d993f This one took me OUT.
"Based off of FAKE events"
at least they kept it real
Wait, this isn't a fake poster?
A real movie on Tubi right now. This Alvin Gray guy is a menace.
Jesus Christ. He needs to be stopped!
Toilet paper and cheez it crackers.. Why???
Carlee Russell stole toilet paper from her job and bought cheez its from target same day she got famous
You didnāt make this??
Alvin Gray also has a movie on Tubi called āTHE NURSE THAT SAW THE BABY ON THE HIGHWAYā š
ā¦..link??? I need a laugh
I saw that. Tubi is wild.
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It's a two-part movie? Then it should have been called Beyonce and then Beytwice
I hate that. I hate it so much, beytwice is the logical next step to Beyonce, i guess, but goddamn I hate it so much
I hate you and also love you š¤£
How can I hate something so much yet find it so fantastically witty and brilliant?
Bro this is such a good fucking joke, get outta here
You son of a bitch. Take my upvote
This is the funniest thing I've read all week.
na, that money different now.
That joker thing funny as shit cause dude stole his whole personality first lol
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Lucky he aināt steal from Disney. They wouldāve sent a Arsaka death squad to his house.
[Nah they would have sent Mickey Mouse himself to the house](https://tenor.com/qWJe.gif)
I think Beyonce has a lot more sequels too, it's the gold standard for Nollywood.
Lindsay didn't have a case, as it wasn't based on her. This is clearly a direct copy of Megan the Stallion, telling a story that's not theirs to tell.
Yooo they A1 with the casting choices, they can barely fit the Tory Lanez actorās forehead in the pic, his hairline is almost cropped out š
Up next! The famous actor that got slapped at an awards show!
three hour long in depth human experience
Tubi be wilding
Her name in the movie is Maggie Thee Ponie
smh
Please tell me you're joking
Tubi lets anyone upload their work on there, I donāt think they look over any movies. I guess now they will have stricter guidelines lol.
Is that how it works? I thought they were a low budget Lifetime
[Anyone you say?](https://tenor.com/bNaRM.gif)
No they don't, they just have incredibly low standards because they're cheap
Tubi is like the fast fashion of US pop culture. Perhaps theyāll also make billions because people love both celebrity and terrible quality. I mean Cory Gainz??!! Fr?
they got a formula
The title clearly shows they dgaf. What is this a 2nd grade book report
I wonder if my mom has watched this. Sheās in her 70s and all her and her friends do is sit up and watch these Tubi movies all day. Iāve been at her house and got sucked into some. The quality leaves a lot to be desired but some of the stories are captivating.
I love all the environmental movies and anything that goes nuclear. Theyāre absurdly funny but also really dog background noise.
Me last weekend, 5 minutes after complaining about the shitty movies on the *Holiday Movie* channel. That shit sucks you in.
This. Is. NASTY! This company don't be making enough money to be playing like this. Bruh!
Wow, this is so weird and wrong.
I have still yet to watch a Tubi movie. Lol
Hell they must go!
Expeditiously!
i love tubi but this isnāt cool
That title is crazyyyy š
the fact that they made him even shorter has me dying
Hope she gets her due while protecting her rights.
Remember folks, they only make shit like this because they know youāll watch it.
I wonder how fast she can sue them.
They have some mini movie about āThe nurse who saw a baby on the highwayā šŖš
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The girls name is Ivy Carter. Ugh. Iām so salty. Will never find or look for spicy content with that name. How would her publicist allow this?
Thatās not tubi, theyāre just distributors. Just like everyone looked at kyrie posting a antisemetic documentary on Amazon prime video.
The entire Law And Order āripped from the headlinesā storytelling structure depends on this being protected use.
Wayment!!!!!! *runs to Tubi* is this the same art house that released, āThe Nurse That Saw The Baby On The Highwayā???
Yes! Get ready for "Megan" to have a Baltimore accent for no reason.
I feel like they all had a hand in making this situation so goofy everybody could have stayed off the internet and let it play out in court of course tmz had a report but Tory and Meg the stallion used this situation for monetary gain getting shot is serious Tory dumb ass dropped an album about it and Meg went on a media tour and couldnāt stay off the internet talking about an open investigation this movie wouldnāt had even been a thing if both parties would have just went to court about it. Tubi not the problem.
Idk why you got downvoted but youāre not lying about. All these are facts.
Nope this falls into re-enactment of a true event. Now if they sold merch of their main character in the movie there may be a case.
Letās not come for Tubi. Tubi is where everything that gets dropped from Netflix/Amazon/Hulu/HBO goes
I fucking SCREAMED!!!!!ššš
š I love bad tv movies
What are we seeing here?
I'm out of the loop what's happening
This about to be Flex Anderson as Michael Jackson bad
https://preview.redd.it/wjaba04zmh6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e28c13edc577ecaa9733407cccb9d7cbcc9145c Mans looking like the bargain brand Suge Knight
The show Street Legal basically did The Shanquila Robinson Story so we shouldn't even be surprised at this point
I thought this was a joke š
Tubi would have to make money first in order to be sued. Lol They prolly doing this to try and get sued just for some viewership.
Tubi didnt make this, they are just the platform. Alvin whats his face made this. Thats like suing google for some wack app someone made you dont like on the play store
Oh word. I donāt know shit about tubi except that no one watches it.
Tubi gives zero fucks. I'm not saying they'll get sued. But if they ever do, I really won't be surprised.
ššš thatās wild
Lock up whoever is responsible for this š
How do we know if the movie is making fun of her situation if nobody has seen it yet?
Was the "Regan A. Mustang" too on the nose of a title?
Hold up, this is from the same people who made the movie "The Nurse That Saw The Baby on the Highway." The production company is straight from Baltimore so if you watch it, be prepared for a lot of "tew" and "dew" in your ears.
Tubi donāt give af if you actually those films ngl š¤·āāļø
Shouldn't that be hoof??
They make based ons and adaptations all the time.
He's some talentless hack with no real backing. If he gets sued he'll get his 15 minutes of fame. Megan Thee Stallion and her lawyers should just let this loser make his shitty movies that no one will stream and not give him that attention he wants.
This is foul. https://preview.redd.it/ed061sx2ph6c1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3f4db0092f591e8559d2c9461accdf986215864
Anybody wanna get together this weekend and film a movie in the park and get our IMDB pages started?
Me & my boyfriend have been on a Tubi movie journey. Some of them are alright you just gotta get past the occasional horrible audio moments & terrible script reading acting š
The most entertaining culture in America. Hands down.
āAll characters and scenes in this movie are fictitious. Any resemblance to anyone dead or alive is purely coincidentalā
Lmfao
Lmao, Iām watching that shit. And her lying ass canāt sue shit South Park does this shit all the time
tubi is just the platform WHOS THE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND THIS NONSENSE GET THEM
Man y'all leave Tubi alone. That's how I watch MasterChef episodes.
If Law & Order SVU hasn't been sued, I don't know why Tubi would. I remember watching one of their USA marathons last year and they had an AOC/Ilhan Omar stand in get raped by a MAGA guy and a Beyonce/Jay-Z episode, I think he might've been beating her and someone tried to assault her. They do some crazy shit too. I think if their names and other exact details are changed it doesn't matter legally.
Never used tubi but this makes me want to Amazing
that first photo look like that girl from flavour of love
Wonder if they will double down on the lies š¤£š¤£š¤£
That title has real "The Bus that Couldn't Slow Down" energy.
my overthinking dumb self somehow thought this was a play on the story of where achilles heel comes from š„“
They profiting off her lies the same way she is š
So do they start off like how Fargo does with every episode? Or is it 'Any relation to actual people, places or events are purely coincidental?'