(EXCLUSIVE) Famed Photog Hits Oprah & OWN With Federal Lawsuit

The Summation By Harvey Edwards

Let me preface this piece by apologizing, as I am not a professional writer, for any grammatical errors. But, am I sorry for but the heart of this piece? I am not.
How did we come to this situation of three successful individuals breaking federal law? I have gone through 39 copyright infringement cases where others have used my art work that has been copyrighted, and thus protected by law, without any release. That’s understandable, people make mistakes we are all human. When that happens I have never taken them to court as we work out a solution and the problem is gone. All have acted professionally and owned up to their mistake and that’s how it should be, but now case number 40 is a whole new ball of wax. I tried to reach out to them as early as 3 months ago, as did my attorney, to settle this amicably and privately. We not only were met with resistance but in the case of Gilda Squire with insults, accusations and arrogance. Each defendant, Oprah Winfrey, Misty Copeland and her puppeteer (agent / publicist) Gilda Squire believes that they have their own set of laws that they abide by and thus this federal law does not apply to them.
Let’s take Oprah Winfrey first, a very rich person whose ego, I believe, far surpasses any other human on our planet. This is a huge medical problem. Yes, she is generous but when she gives her audience 275 brand new cars, whether they need one or not, for free while seventeen million young children go hungry each night in America then she has a problem. All her priorities in life are so far askew that not even the best medical team could help her. It’s a commonsense answer EGO, EGO, EGO and the inherent feeling of being needed, loved and admired whom ever she needs to pay for that attention.
Now Misty Copeland, granted she has come up against many barriers in life to become a dancer with American Ballet Theatre, but every human being on this planet has had obstacles that they have had to overcome. I too have had severe hardships in my life but have only shared them with my family and a few friends and have never gone to the general public to elicit their sympathy in order to promote myself. I have fought with my entire being to overcome my problems to achieve the respect from my work without using the crutch of sympathy. Many times it boils down to timing, luck, perseverance and your own innate talent. Misty Copeland touts herself as a role model for all the young aspiring ballerinas. Over the past 35 years I have worked with the best dancers in the world but not one, I repeat not one, has posed and exploited themselves in the many sexual poses that Misty Copeland has. Looking at some of these provocative and lewd images I don’t know of any parent who would ever want Copeland as a role model for their children. But in her mind she thinks she is, that’s bullshit. Don’t believe me? Just google her name and go to some of her images and videos such as her posing on top of a piano under the Brooklyn Bridge – the only thing missing is the pole. To me, some look like soft porn and not about being a classical ballet dancer which she always pontificates on in every self promoting interview. Spokesperson for the Boys and Girls Club? I think not. Somebody in corporate for the organization should think seriously if they really want Misty Copeland to represent them. I believe in protecting young children as they are absorbing everything as the truth. She says she overcame adversity but to become what; a sex symbol or a classical ballet dancer? To be role model you must choose one. In her quest for fame and fortune what one sees as a “role model” is someone who sold her soul to the devil. After you look at some of her pictures I think you’ll agree with me too. Misty Copeland is not the role model anyone wants for their children.
Last, but not least, the puppeteer (agent / publicist), Gilda Squire was once a publicist for the Wall St brokerage firm Goldman Sachs, emphasize the gold in Goldman. Ms. Squire is a spin doctor, that’s her job, getting the public to admire her client even through unscrupulous means which of course turns into money, her main objective.

The most befuddling question is after they were all informed many times that they were breaking the law they have continued to do so as of this day. When you say to yourself, as all three have, “I AM ABOVE IT ALL” enough times you truly believe it’s fact. That by definition is a mental disorder.
By Harvey Edwards