Vampire Weekend in legal battle over Contra cover image

16 July 2010 | 12:01 pm | Staff Writer
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Indie band Vampire Weekend are being sued by model Kirsten Kennis over the image on their 2010 album Contra. 

 Indie band Vampire Weekend are being sued by model Kirsten Kennis over the image on their 2010 album Contra, which was allegedly taken in 1983. 


In a lawsuit, filed yesterday in L.A. County Superior Court, Kennis claims she thinks it all has to do with a "photographic release" that the band obtained from a photographer named Tod Brody.


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Problem is, Kennis claims the signature on the release is a forgery. Kennis blames the band for not verifying the legitimacy of the release -- and is suing VW and the photog for more than $2 mil.


More information as the story develops.