The White Stripes band sued President-elect Donald Trump in September over the use of their song “Seven Nation Army” in a campaign video, but have reportedly dropped their lawsuit against him.
Billboard reports that the band's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on Sunday. report. In a one-sentence motion, the band asks for the lawsuit to be dismissed “without prejudice,” which means it could theoretically reinstate the complaint in the future.
As reported by Breitbart News, the controversy began in August when the Trump administration's deputy communications director, Margo Martin, revealed that the Republican candidate was in private with the White Stripes' “Seven Nation Army” playing in the background. This happened after he posted a video of himself boarding a jet.
Lead singer Jack White then threatened to sue Trump in a vitriolic post that barely moved.
“Oh…. Don't even think about using my music, you fascists. I'm being sued by my lawyer for this (along with 5,000 others). Margo Martin, I'm at work today. Have a great day,” he wrote, adding: You scumbag for insulting our nation's veterans in Arlington. If it means anything anymore, it should immediately lose the votes of all military families. ”
The band's lawsuit, filed in a New York court the following month, alleges that bandmates Jack and Meg White “argue about the policies and actions Trump adopted while president and proposed for his second term.” “I strongly oppose the policies and actions.” ”
Their lawsuit is one of many filed by pop stars against President Trump over the use of their music during the campaign, with a flurry of lawsuits filed in the final weeks of the campaign. I was woken up.
President Trump is set to take office in January, but it remains unclear how the lawsuit will be resolved.
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