Kristen Kennis appears on the cover of the latest Vampire Weekend album
Contra, but apparently she had no idea she was going to. The model snapped the image the band used back in 1983, according to the
Toronto Sun, and she never gave anyone permission to use it.
Kristen Kennis (Toronto Sun)
Kennis filed a lawsuit against Vampire Weekend on Wednesday in Los Angeles, claiming photographer Tod Brady gave them the image without her signing off on the decision.
A consent form does reportedly exist with Kennis’ signature on it, but she swears it was forged. She says she had no idea the band was even interested in the picture until she saw herself on promotional posters last year.