Just when it seemed like things were finally getting back to normal for Liam Hemsworth after his earth-shattering split from his ex, Miley Cyrus...the universe is now trying to stop his bag with literally TWO WEEKS left in the year. Sure, he's been filming his new Quibi television show, Dodge & Miles and has a brand new model girlfriend he's getting serious with, but still, you know?
E! News just reported that Liam is getting hit with a hefty lawsuit by Splash News and Picture Agency for posting a paparazzi photo of himself to his Instagram account while filming his recent movie, Isn't It Romantic. And yes, you read that correctly—Liam is getting sued for posting a picture that he himself is in. You can't make this up!
According to the documents that E! obtained, Liam is facing accusations of copyright infringement because he posted a photographer's photo without permission, which consisted of a "series of photos depicting defendant Hemsworth performing an outdoor scene on location for production of the film Isn't It Romantic." Honestly...wow.
The lawsuit documents further claim that Liam (or someone responsible for his Instagram page) posted said photo to his account on July 15 last year (again, wow) and tagged the Isn't It Romantic promotional Instagram page.
"Hemsworth or someone acting on his behalf again posted the Photograph to Hemsworth's Instagram Story twice on June 20, 2019," the documents state. "That same day, there was a swipe-up feature on his Instagram story to encourage people to vote for the movie Isn't It Romantic for the Teen Choice Movie Awards."
Because of these infractions, Liam may have to pay $150,000 (P7.6 million) for copyright infringement. The documents further state that Liam's intentions were "willful" and "malicious," which is kinda hard to believe, not going to lie!
"Plaintiff is informed and believes and on that basis alleges that defendant's acts of copyright infringement, as alleged above, were willful, intentional, and malicious, which further subjects defendants to liability for statutory damages under Section 504(c)(2) of the Copyright Act in the sum of up to $150,000 (P7.6 million) per infringement," the documents continued. "Within the time permitted by law, plaintiff will make its election between actual damages and statutory damages."
Hopefully this can be settled quickly enough so that Liam can start focusing on his 2020. He deserves the peace!
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This article originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.com. Minor edits have been made by the Cosmo.ph editors.
