What is the lawsuit against Drake about?

The lawsuit alleges that Drake's "What Did I Miss?" music video copied a photograph from Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti's 2020 book "The Ameriguns."

How is the Balenciaga controversy related to the lawsuit against Drake?

The lawsuit claims Drake intentionally connected the music video to the controversy surrounding Galimberti's 2022 Balenciaga campaign, which portrayed children with sexually explicit objects.

What is the connection between Drake's lawsuit and Kendrick Lamar?

The lawsuit suggests that Drake sought to imply he would be "publicly exonerated," like Galimberti, after Lamar called Drake a "certified pedophile" in a diss track, leading Drake to sue Universal Music Group for defamation.

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Photographer Sues Drake for Alleged Copyright Infringement in Music Video

13 Nov

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Summary

Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti sues Drake for copyright infringement
Alleges Drake's "What Did I Miss?" video copied Galimberti's photo from 2020 book
Lawsuit links Drake's feud with Kendrick Lamar to Balenciaga controversy

Photographer Sues Drake for Alleged Copyright Infringement in Music Video

On November 12, 2025, Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against rapper Drake (Aubrey Graham) in federal court. The lawsuit alleges that a key sequence in Drake's 2022 music video "What Did I Miss?" lifted from a photograph in Galimberti's 2020 book "The Ameriguns."

Both Galimberti's photo and the scene in Drake's video show men standing outside houses, surrounded by firearms laid out in parallel around swimming pools. Galimberti, who is known for his work with National Geographic, gained notoriety in 2022 for shooting a controversial Balenciaga campaign that portrayed children with sexually explicit objects.