Actor
Sunny
Leone
recently
received
backlash
on
social
media
for
apparently
'copying'
an
artwork
and
using
the
money
for
charity.
The
artwork
was
originally
painted
by
a
French
illustrator,
Malika
Favre.
Sunny
Leone
had
allegedly
auctioned
the
artwork
and
donated
the
proceeds
to
charity.
An
Instagram
account,
which
goes
by
the
name
Dietsabya,
called
out
the
actor
and
pointed
out
the
similarity
by
sharing
snapshots
of
the
original
artwork
on
Monday.
"We
are
all
for
charity,
but
stealing
an
artist's
original
work
-
without
credit
-
and
auctioning
it
off
for
charity
(as
your
own)
is
just
dirty.
Left:
original
by
@malikafavre;
right:
w*
by
@sunnyleone," the
photo
was
captioned.
This
received
attention
on
social
media
and
came
to
Sunny
Leone's
notice
as
well.
The
actor
soon
replied
that
she
did
not
intentionally
copy
the
artwork
but
only
recreated
from
a
photograph
given
to
her.
She
wrote:
"Hello.
Just
to
give
you
the
correct
information,
I
was
given
a
photograph
of
this
piece
of
art.
I
then
decided
to
paint
it!
At
no
time
did
I
claim
to
come
up
with
the
idea.
I
simply
painted
a
piece
of
art
that
I
saw
and
loved.
It
should
be
taken
as
a
compliment
as
it
was
being
donated
to
cancer
patients
for
charity.
Nothing
more
and
nothing
less.
Sorry
you
don't
like
the
version
that
I
choose
to
create
while
helping
children
in
Need.
The
painting
was
not
about
you
or
I.
It
was
about
trying
to
help!
Best
of
luck!
Keep
creating."
The
artist
soon
responded,
"Sunny
Leone
a
credit
would
have
been
the
minimum...
Intellectual
property
is
a
thing
you
know?
What
if
I
didn't
want
a
copy
of
my
work
to
be
copied
by
you
and
auctioned?
The
cause
is
commendable,
the
attitude
not
so
much."
What
is
your
take
on
the
issue?
Let
us
know
in
the
comments.