Spike Lee is firing back at designer
Juan Luis Garcia, who claims an ad agency used his concept designs for
Oldboy posters and promotional materials without permission.
Garcia wrote an open letter
appealing to the director for help. In the letter, Garcia said he
worked exclusively for almost two months on the project, and when the ad
agency gave him an extremely low offer for his work, he declined.
According to Garcia, the agency used his work anyway, and did not pay
him for it. He said the agency threatened to take legal action against
him when he complained.
Lee responded to the letter on Twitter Thursday, tweeting
"I Never Heard Of This Guy Juan Luis Garcia,If He Has A Beef It's Not
With Me.I Did Not Hire Him,Do Not Know Him.Cheap Trick Writing To
Me.YO."
Several people commented on Lee's Instagram page, asking the director to help Garcia. When one man wrote "Dude pay the graphic artist," Lee responded:
"Why Should I Pay Someone Who I Never Met Nor Had Any Contact With
Ever? He Never Made Any Deal With Me.Why Don't You Pay Me For Your
Stupid Text On Thanksgiving Day?"
Earlier, in his open letter, Garcia said he wanted to contact Lee after seeing the director had used the
Oldboy promotional materials in question in his social media feeds.