Rod Wave is facing a lawsuit claiming he stole the photo featured on the cover of his 2024 album Last Lap from a Florida photographer who snapped it at a concert.

In a complaint filed Thursday (Dec. 11), Allan Salas says he was never paid for the use of his image — a shot of Rod holding a mic stand at a Tampa, Fla., concert — even after the rapper’s reps were expressly warned that Salas owned it.

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Not only did the star use the image on the album, Salas claims — he also used it to promote his 28-show arena tour and on merch like t-shirt

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