The Lebanese entertainment industry is no stranger to recycling. That’s right, when it comes to borrowing ideas both directors and celebrities don’t hold back. I’m not sure what goes on in their heads when they decided to blatantly reproduce the work of some of the world’s biggest names in music. I mean, come on they got us a fake PSY (Gangnam Style) this weekend and thought we wouldn’t notice. That’s insulting and pretty racist if you ask me.
Here’s the thing, Beyonce, Britney and Lady Gaga are international superstars. If they think that they can sneakily “borrow” a scene from one of their videos without getting noticed then they must assume we don’t own TVs or computers which is also quite insulting. Either way, they’ll deny these allegations to the last minute and may even claim they’re the ones getting copied.
Check out these scenes and make your own conclusions.
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Exhibit A
Left: Angelina Jolie in a scene from Alexander the Great
Right: Lebanese host/ singer/ entertainer Maya Diab in her Shaklak MaBta3raf Video (truly groundbreaking btw) watch it here
Exhibit B
Left: Beyonce dressed as BB The Homemaker in her video for Why Don’t You Love Me?
Right: Lebanese singer/entertainer Myriam Fares in her new video for her song Kifak Inta. Myriam has mastered Beyonce’s dance moves by the way. Watch it here
Exhibit C
Right: Britney Spears dressed as an flight attendant in the iconic airplane scene from her video for Toxic.
Left: Lebanese entertainer/singer Layal Abboud dressed as an attendant in a train in the video for her song Ya Ana Ya Ana.
Exhibit D (and the biggest offender you can read more about this one here)
Left: Britney Spears in a diamond encrusted revealing bodysuit from her Toxic video
Right: Lebanese singer Clauda Chemali in her comeback song “Bowsa Qatoulieh”– meaning- “Toxic Kiss”
Thoughts?
Also see Celebs Separated at Birth