American YouTuber Gabbie Hanna has accused the creators of Bebe Rexha’s new music video Sabotage of copying her Monster music video – which was released in 2018. The issue was brought to Hanna’s attention after fans noticed similarities between the two music videos and began calling out Rexha.
Rexha addressed the concerns via Twitter – stating that her music video was inspired by Eminem ft Rihanna’s music video Love The Way You Lie and that she was unaware of Hanna’s existence or her music video.
Gonna be completely honest I never heard of her. But now I will listen to her music. Great minds think alike. My ACTUAL inspo was love the way you lie. https://t.co/y1VagLDF8c pic.twitter.com/ndmN5p8kxt
— Bebe Rexha (@BebeRexha) April 16, 2021
Hanna cleared the air and told Rexha that she was not to blame for the alleged plagiarism but that the director of Rexha’s Sabotage music video was the main culprit:
i don’t put blame on @BebeRexha AT ALL, i’m greatly inspired by her. but as an indie artist, i do think her director should be held accountable to this. it’s not just a burning house, it’s my video treatment :/ this happens way too much with directors (i love u bebe) pic.twitter.com/cajicovAnO
— gh (@GabbieHanna) April 17, 2021
Moreover, Hanna posted a series of snippets comparing the two music videos and noting their similarities. She also used this opportunity to speak on the behalf of many small artists – who are often silenced and taken advantage of by larger players within the music industry.
song about self-destruction looks so much like mine. it’s hard to tell which screenshots are from mine and which are from hers pic.twitter.com/JHM9S82REL
— gh (@GabbieHanna) April 17, 2021
You can watch Hanna’s music video for her single Monster here:
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