UPDATED: Twitter has removed a video embedded by Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in a tweet that had Dr. Dre‘s “Still D.R.E.” as its soundtrack, after the superstar producer’s attorney sent the congresswoman a cease-and-desist letter. Greene’s tweet remained, but the video had been replaced by the message: “This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner.”
Earlier in the day, Dr. Dre — aka Andre Young — had made his feelings known about Greene using his classic song as the accompaniment to a new video in which she celebrated her part in helping get Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) finally elected as speaker of the House.
“I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this one,” the superstar producer told TMZ Monday morning.
Later in the day Monday, TMZ obtained and posted a cease-and-desist letter that Howard King, an attorney for Dr. Dre — aka Andre Young — sent to Greene, saying, “The use of ‘Still D.R.E.’ without permission constitutes copyright infringement,” followed by the citation of a specific passage in the copyright code. “One might expect that, as a member of Congress, you would have a passing familiarity with the laws of this country,” King added.
Before the cease-and-desist letter was sent, Greene mocked Dre as someone who glorified the “thug life” in a statement to TMZ, saying she deliberately used only the instrumental intro of the song and not any lyrical portions. “While I appreciate the creative chord progression,” Greene said, “I would never play your words of violence against women and police officers, and your glorification of the thug life and drugs.”
Greene also told TMZ that her account was locked by Twitter at some point in the morning. By evening, she was back on the app, posting about Joe Biden’s classified documents.
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— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
