FKA twigs responds to claims that Lil Nas X copied her music video

Artists had a phone call to discuss similarities in music videos for ‘Cellophane’ and ‘Montero’

FKA twigs has addressed allegations that Lil Nas X copied her music video, saying she “fully supports” his “expression”.

Rapper Lil Nas X was accused of copying the singer with his music video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”, which was released on Friday (26 March).

Many said it was very similar to FKA twig’s video for “Cellophane”, with both featuring the artists descending a stripper pole.

On Tuesday (30 March), twigs shared on Instagram that she and Lil Nas X had spoken about the situation. “Thank you @lilnasx for our gentle honest conversations and for acknowledging the inspiration ‘Cellophane’ gave you and your creative team in creating your iconic video,” she wrote.

She continued: “I think what you have done is amazing and I fully support your expression and bravery in pushing culture forward for the queer community. Legend status.”

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The artist also thanked her “Cellophane” collaborators, director Andrew Thomas Huang and pole choreographer Kelly Yvonne – the latter of whom also worked with Lil Nas X on “Montero” – for their work on her video, as well as “sex workers and strippers for providing the physical language to make both videos possible”.

Lil Nas X, meanwhile, posted: “I want to show love to @fkatwigs & @andrewthomashuang ! the ‘cellophane’ visual is a masterpiece. i was not aware that the visual would serve as a major inspiration for those who worked on the effects of my video.”

He added: “I want to say thank u to twigs for calling me and informing me about the similarities between the two videos, as i was not aware they were so close. was only excited for the video to come out. i understand how hard you worked to bring this visual to life. you deserve so much more love and praise.”