Miley Cyrusis in hot water with an Instagram-famous baker.
The post was instantly popular, garnering nearly four million likes—so it wasn’t long before Rea-Holloway saw the image herself. “This is my art work without credit! Anyone who knows anything about intellectual property/art work plz send me a message!,” she wrote on her Instagram story, tagging Cyrus, and later added in a post that it was “direct theft” of her work.
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Cyrus quickly responded to Rea-Holloway’s post, saying: “Hi, we saw the image online and didn’t realize it was yours,” she wrote. “We will absolutely tag you for your work…It is just on the post and not on the merchandise but we will absolutely tag you and give you the credit for your art. If you could please correct your post, as we’re going to make sure you have all the credit you deserve… thanks for sharing your art and inspiring us. 🎂”
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“Miley was at a photo shoot and someone created this cake that she loved,” a source close to Cyrus tells PEOPLE. “The second she realized it was the artist’s, she tagged her.”
Rea-Holloway, though, was not satisfied. “It doesn’t doesn’t change the fact that my work was used with my consent and it is not sufficient,” she wrote in response to Cyrus’s comment.
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While no truce has been called over this controversy, Cyrus has since posted a link to the Miley Cyrus X Marc Jacobs charity hoodie that she was first promoting in the post. The pink sweater features a photo of Cyrus holding grapefruits to cover her breasts, and reads, “Don’t F— With My Freedom.” The hoodie is being sold for $175 on the Marc Jacobs website.
source: people.com
