Ariana Grande has taken legal action against unidentified people she says hacked accounts linked to her work and trafficked unreleased music and private material online.
What the lawsuit alleges
The complaint, filed in Los Angeles and naming “John Doe” defendants, alleges that hackers accessed accounts used by people who worked with Grande. According to reporting on the filing, the stolen material included unreleased songs, photographs and video footage. The claim says dozens of tracks were leaked during 2023 and that some material was offered for sale through online markets.
One alleged method involved impersonating a photographer to obtain images. Grande’s filing describes the incidents as an invasion of privacy and a threat to the commercial value of work that had not been released.
What happens next
The defendants have not yet been publicly identified, so the allegations have not been tested in court and no liability has been established. The lawsuit seeks to identify those responsible and stop further distribution of the material.
The case also highlights a wider problem for performers: unfinished recordings and private media can pass through multiple collaborators, creating security risks beyond an artist’s own accounts.
Source: The Guardian
