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Karina Babenok

“You Can Be A Beyhive And Be Critical”: Fans Disappointed As Japanese Illustrator Claims Beyoncé Stole His Art

Beyoncé has just found herself in a rare pickle after being accused of stealing designs from her blockbuster Renaissance Tour in a social media post from Monday (December 11).

The Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama took to his Instagram page to post a carousel of pictures featuring snaps of Beyoncé’s concert and merchandise, as well as his own original designs depicting robotic women in metallic body suits and helmets.

The resemblance between the 42-year-old hitmaker’s costume and Hajime’s designs was undeniably uncanny, as Beyoncé appeared to be wearing the same shimmering silver helmet with antenna-like spikes jutting out over her ear as his own art.

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