Dr. Dre Takes Legal Action Against Marjorie Taylor Greene
After Marjorie Taylor Green posted a video featuring one of Dr Dre's songs without permission, he took legal action against her resulting in her removal from Twitter and deletion of the post going viral within 24 hours
Jan. 10, 2023 5:11AM
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A photo of Marjorie Taylor Green alongside an image of Dr Dre with a microphone
Controversial Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been locked out of her Twitter account and her new video has been removed after Dr. Dre took legal action against her for using his music without permission. The dispute began when Greene posted a video to Twitter featuring the song “Still D.R.E” by Dr. Dre, which was released in 1999 as part of his album 2001. The post included the caption “His letter is amazing,” with a link to an article about President Joe Biden’s executive order on gun control legislation that was signed into law last week. Dr. Dre then responded with a cease-and-desist letter sent to Greene through his attorney Howard King, accusing her of copyright infringement and demanding she remove the video from social media platforms and refrain from using any of his music in the future without permission or payment for its use. Greene quickly complied with the demands and removed the video from Twitter, but not before it had already gone viral and gained over 1 million views in just 24 hours since being posted on February 22nd 2021. In addition to removing the video, Greene also locked down her Twitter account so that only approved followers can view her posts, likely due to fear of further legal action from Dr. Dre if she were to post more unauthorized content featuring his music again in the future. This is not the first time that Greene has come under fire for controversial behavior on social media; she previously made headlines for posting conspiracy theories about school shootings and other topics on Facebook prior to being elected as a U.S Representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district in 2020 . Despite these controversies, many have applauded Dr Dre's swift response against Greene's blatant disregard for copyright laws - especially considering how long it often takes artists to get paid royalties when their work is used without permission or payment - while others have argued that this could be seen as an attack on free speech rights protected by law in America today .