Rip-off charge leveled at Beyoncé: Last week, Beyoncé unveiled her new music video for "Countdown," a fun, colorful vid that's not shy about giving visual props to iconic movies like Funny Face, West Side Story, and Flashdance. However, it's a lesser-known inspiration that has Beyoncé facing plagiarism accusations. While well-known films gave "Countdown" its style, the dance moves were lifted, without credit, from the works of Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Studio Brussels posted the above comparison video between Beyoncé and De Keersmaeker's moves (via Vulture), and the similarities are too close to ignore.
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