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DaBaby Settles With Video Vixen


DaBaby sued model Marjorie Guaracho for threatening legal action after appearing in his “VIBEZ” music video, but the suit has been settled out of court.

DaBaby experienced quite the career surge in 2019, releasing two albums and becoming one of the most popular rappers in the entire world. With fame though, comes a ton of legal threats. Inviting model Marjorie Guaracho to star in his “VIBEZ” music video, all was good and well until Guaracho threatened to take legal action against his record label, claiming they stole her performance and made it look like she “endorses pornography.” For reference, Guaracho appears for less than 2 seconds in the video and she reportedly signed a release, was made aware of the video’s concept, and was paid $100 for being a background dancer. After DaBaby launched his own lawsuit against her, things are officially settled after they handled things outside of court.

DaBaby Settles With Video Vixen
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As reported by The Blast, North Carolina rapper DaBaby has reached a settlement with Marjorie Guaracho. A judge has yet to sign off on the settlement, which reads:

“The essence of the settlement is that the Plaintiffs have full and complete rights with respect to Plaintiff’s image and likeness in connection with the video entitled ‘Vibez’. One of the conditions to the settlement is the entry of an order confirming the settlement, acknowledging the Plaintiffs possess all of the Defendant’s rights with respect to the Video.”

Watch the video below.

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Jodie Turner-Smith Remembers First Gig As Model In The-Dream & Kanye West’s Music Video


She thought she was just going to a meeting with Hype Williams & it ended up being a video shoot.

Prior to becoming a movie star, Jodie Turner-Smith was one of many models looking for their big break. The Queen & Slim star has gained worldwide recognition for her leading role in Lena Waithe’s 2019 black Bonnie and Clyde drama, but it was just over 10 years ago that Jodie landed her first entertainment gig as a video vixen. The artists? The-Dream and Kanye West.

Jodie Turner-Smith Remembers First Gig As Model In The-Dream & Kanye West's Music Video
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Back in 2009, The-Dream released his Kanye-assisted single “Walkin’ On The Moon.” The synthy, pop-R&B track was given a futuristic visual starring both artists and their model sidekicks, and during a recent visit to BBC’s The Graham Norton Show, Jodie shared the story of how she stumbled into that job. She was introduced to famed director Hype Williams—the man behind many of our favorite music videos in hip hop—and told to hit him up when she visited L.A. Jodie did just that and Hype allegedly told her that his office wasn’t far from the airport so she could just stop by.

Upon arriving, she saw that there were a number of large SUV’s outside and people running around everywhere. When she did meet Hype, he apparently gave her a quick glance, told her to put on a little bikini, got her into hair and makeup, and led her right onto the video shoot without even questioning her. It was Jodie’s first gig ever so it was a bit overwhelming, and for the video, Jodie was supposed to look afraid.

“Me and Kanye are supposed to be walking through like, this tunnel thing,” Jodie remembered. “And he’s holding my hand and he keeps shouting at me, ‘You need to look more scared!’ And I was like, ‘I’m sh*tting myself!” Then, they pulled up a photo of Jodie and Kanye together in the video. “I look so confused,” Jodie said. “Because I really was.” Check out her story, and the music video, in full below.