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Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Banksy sued for £1.3m over ‘grave damage’ of Instagram post about fashion store

Banksy faces claims he “gravely damaged” the reputation of a rival with an Instagram post urging shoplifters to target fashion store Guess, according to details of a £1.3 million High Court case.

The legendary graffiti artist is being sued by a company run by Andrew Gallagher over a November 2022 social media post featuring an image of Banksy’s ‘Flower Bomber’ work in the Regent Street shop window.

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