Filmmaker Matthew Fulks filed a lawsuit against Beyoncé saying she stole the inspiration for Lemonade from him. Fulks claims Beyoncé stole ideas for her visual album from his 2014 short film, Palinoia. Apparently, his film tells the story of a failed relationship, and so does Lemonade. But what is Beyonce saying about the claims?
Fulks also says both videos share similar visual elements, including images of “graffiti and persons with heads down,” “red persons with eyes obscured,” “parking garage,” “black and white eyes,” “the grass scene,” and “side-lit ominous figures,” according to Perez Hilton.
But according Beyonce, both projects have completely different narratives. While Lemonade tells the story of “an African-American woman who progresses through stages of suspicion, denial, anger and, ultimately, reconciliation in her relationship,” Palinoia is about a “white man who is distressed in the wake of a failed relationship.”
