Sunny Leone accused of 'copying' artwork, original artist reacts

Sunny Leone is under the spotlight and not for the right reasons. The actress recently on her social media said that she will paint a piece of art for auction to help raise money for cancer. Fashion critic and an anonymous handle Diet Sabya took to their Instagram handle and accused actress Sunny Leone of copying an artwork without giving the due credit to original creator.

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The original painting is by French illustrator Malika Favre who also reacted on the story and said: "Sunny Leone a credit would have been the minimum... Intellectual property is a thing you know? What if I didn’t want a copy of my work to be copied by you and auctioned? The cause is commendable, the attitude not so much."

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In her defense, Sunny Leone dropped a comment on Diet Sabya's post and wrote: "Hello. Just to give you the correct information , I was given a photograph of this piece of art. I then decided to paint it! At no time did I claim to come up with the idea. I simply painted a piece of art that I saw and loved. It should be taken as a compliment as it was being donated to cancer patients for charity. Nothing more and nothing less. Sorry you don’t like the version that I choose to create while helping children in Need. The painting was not about you or I. It was about trying to help! Best of luck! Keep creating," she concluded. Below is her post -

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I don't see myself as a victim: Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone while speaking at the launch of her biographical web series, "Karenjit Kaur- The Untold Story of Sunny Leone" in July 2018 said whenever her name is dragged into controversies, she sometime feels like a "soft target" but does not identify as a "victim". In the past, her dance performances have been cancelled and the actor has been at the receiving end of some politicians' sexist remarks. Asked if she feels victimised, Leone said, "I don't see myself as a victim but I may be a soft target. I believe people should have the right to say what they want to, when they want to, how they want to, whether it's right or wrong is their choice and moral stand. Most of the time I brush it off because it's nonsense... Sometimes it gets on my nerves. Does it hurt me? No. Is it annoying? Yes," the actor, whose real name is Karenjit Kaur, told reporters here.

(WITH PTI INPUTS)