Singer Juliette, winner of “BBB 21”, is back at the center of controversy with a new accusation of alleged plagiarism on social media. The reason for the controversy was once again a visual reference. Gossip pages accused Juliette of having copied the video “Não É Tempo”, by the duo Anavitória, in the recent “Falta de Atenção”. However, the two works refer to a third, “Rest Energy”, a work by the couple Marina Abramović and Ulay.
Juliette’s team released a statement on the case, refuting accusations of plagiarism and confirming “the inspiration for the look” in the work “Rest Energy” by artists Marina Abramović and Ulay, created in 1980 in Amsterdam – of which the singer has deep admiration.” “We underline that the accusations of plagiarism are unfounded and are being analyzed one by one by the legal department. The creative process sought to reference and pay homage to the original work without reproducing it. The image, which has become a reference in pop culture, has also influenced other artists around the world, including Juliette, who has incorporated these elements into her artistic expression,” explains the text.
In 1980 Marina Abramović and her husband Ulay presented a 4-minute performance in which they balanced an arrow aimed at the artist’s heart. The image of the work entered pop culture, but Juliette reversed its meaning, reproducing it so that she was the one pointing the arrow at a male model, as a sign of empowerment.
Juliette has been implicated in several similar allegations since launching her music career, which even led to her breakup with Anitta’s Rodamoinho Records. It was in her first work, the EP “Juliette” (2021), that social networks began to point out coincidences, such as the similarity of the art with the cover of the single “Indestructível” (2017), by Pabllo Vittar.
The millionaire was also accused of plagiarizing the images of Manu Gavassi and IZA in the clips of “Almost Not Namoro” and “Não Sou de Falar de Amor”. She was also involved in a controversy with Duda Beat in the commercial project “Magia Amarela”, which is said to be a thematic copy of the hit “Amar-Elo”, by Emicida. After this latest controversy, she ended the business partnership.
Source: Terra
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