An independent filmmaker is accusing former first daughter Malia Obama of cinematically plagiarizing her work in a recent Nike commercial. Director Natalie Jasmine Harris claimed Obama ripped off a ...

Malia Obama is being accused of copying an indie filmmaker’s work for her Nike commercial released earlier this month — the first ad the former president’s daughter has directed. Natalie ...

Natalie Jasmine Harris claimed that the commercial's scenes, particularly one featuring two young Black girls playing pat-a-cake, are strikingly similar to her short film.

Watch on Deadline Deadline has reached out to reps for Obama and Nike for comment. Directed by Obama, Teaching the Pro is based on creative direction by Jenn Nkiru, who directed the campaign’s ...

Natalie Jasmine Harris noted “similarities” between her short film “GRACE” and the former first daughter’s recent Nike ...

An independent filmmaker who premiered her film at Sundance is alleging that a recent Nike advertisement directed by Malia Obama, 26, is 'shockingly similar' to her work. Natalie Jasmine Harris ...

Harris was stunned to see how many similarities there were between her short film and Malia’s Nike ad, so she had a friend “put together a shot-by-shot photo comparison.” It isn’t ...

Malia Obama opted out of using her family's last name professionally, and Barack and Michelle Obama see nothing wrong with it ...

Following Malia Obama’s short film debut at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, the budding filmmaker is accused of lifting ...