Dua Lipa Sues Samsung Over TV Packaging Image, Seeks $15 Million
The singer says Samsung used a 2024 Austin City Limits backstage image on TV boxes without permission and is seeking no less than $15 million in federal court.
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Overview
Dua Lipa sued Samsung in federal court in the Central District of California, alleging the company used a copyrighted image of her on TV packaging and seeking no less than $15 million in damages.
The complaint says Lipa owns the copyright to the image titled 'Dua Lipa – Backstage at Austin City Limits, 2024' and alleges copyright, trademark and right-of-publicity violations.
The filing says Lipa first discovered the packaging in June 2025, immediately demanded Samsung cease and desist, and alleges Samsung was dismissive while the boxes remain on sale across the United States.
The filing alleges Samsung mass-manufactured TVs in cardboard boxes featuring the image across the United States and cites social media posts of fans saying they would buy the TVs because of the packaging.
The complaint asks the court for redress for the alleged ongoing commercial exploitation of Lipa's image, including monetary damages of no less than $15 million.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as a celebrity-versus-corporation clash, using loaded verbs ("exploited," "massive, continuing") and a colloquial aside ("Burn") to emphasize wrongdoing. They foreground Lipa's brand value and fan posts while downplaying or omitting Samsung's rebuttal, selecting details that boost sympathy for her commercial-harm claims.