Beyoncé threatens Trump with legal action over use of song “Freedom”

Beyoncé has threatened Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with a cease and desist order after he used one of her songs in a campaign video.

According to Rolling Stone magazine, a source close to Beyoncé revealed that the Trump campaign did not get permission to use the word “freedom” in a 13-second clip of the former president getting off a plane in Michigan. The clip was posted by campaign spokesman Steven Cheung.

The clip, posted on Tuesday (August 20), has since been deleted but remained online until the next day, despite Beyoncé's label issuing a cease and desist order.

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The Trump video contains The Batman Actor Jeffrey Wright asks: “What kind of America do we want? One where we're divided, angry and depressed? Come on, we're Americans! Fascism? We conquered that. The moon? We landed on it. The future? We're building it. Freedom? Nobody loves it anymore.”

Harris also took to the podium to the song in her first public appearance since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. The song is an anthem to black women, and the music video features the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner, all young black victims of gun violence.

A text from “Energy”, a track from Beyoncé’s hit Renaissance The album says, “Vote 45, stay out of line.” Trump was the 45th US President.

Other musicians who have spoken out against Trump's use of their songs include Adele and the Rolling Stones, while the family of Isaac Hayes has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the former president.

The Democratic Party convention, which ends on Thursday (August 22) – when Harris officially accepts her party’s nomination for president – ​​was attended by numerous stars, including Oprah and pose actor Billy Porter and Trump's former press secretary Stephanie Grisham, all of whom have mocked or sharply criticized the Republican Party.

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