Ariana Grande is suing Forever 21 for $10 million in damages alleging that it used her likeness in a recent social media campaign.

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In the complaint filed in California federal court, Grande said that the clothing retailer used her likeness after a previous marketing agreement between the two "never came to fruition," according to the complaint, which was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. The complaint says:

The complaint says that Forever 21 ran a misleading campaign on social media to "create the false perception of her endorsement." The complaint says:

The suit also alleges that Forever 21 used a model who looked "strikingly similar to Ms. Grande" and who had the same hairstyle as Grande in her "7 Rings" video.

Forever 21 wrote to CNN in response to the suit:

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