The lawsuit against Rihanna is now heading to trail, it has been reported.
The suit filed by LaChapelle states that "the music video is directly derived from and substantially similar to the LaChapelle works" and will go to a pre-trial on August 10, reports MTV.
The suit also claims that Rihanna has copied aspects of his work including ''composition, total concept, feel, tone, mood, theme, colours, props, settings, decors, wardrobe and lighting of his work".
Discussing the law suit, LaChapelle said: “This is not personal, it's strictly business. Musicians commonly pay to sample music or use someone's beats and there should be no difference when sampling an artist’s visuals."
Rihanna has not yet issued a statement in response to the lawsuit.