Marjorie Taylor Greene’s promotional video was removed from Twitter after dr. Dr

A video that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) posted on her Twitter feed to celebrate Kevin McCarthy’s election as Speaker of the House and her connection to the new House Speaker was removed following a copyright complaint by Dr. Dre taken from the platform.

The spot featured Dre’s hit “Still DRE,” but he told TMZ it was used without his permission. “I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone so divisive and hateful,” he told TMZ. TMZ also published a cease-and-desist order that Dr.’s attorney Howard King sent to the congressman, who was a key Backarthy ally when he was trying to win votes on the right.

Greene’s rep told Deadline that she lost access to her account, but she tweeted about the incident later Monday afternoon. She responded to Dre in a statement posted on the website: “While I appreciate the creative chord progression, I will never play your words of violence against women and police and your glorification of gangster life and drugs.”

She’s certainly not the first politician to come across musicians patronizing her work, especially when it’s used at political rallies or in videos. There is a long history of Republicans receiving legal threats from performers, although there have been cases where campaigns have been approved through blanket licenses for specific venues. But incorporating Dre’s music into a video is not such a case.

In November, the Isaac Hayes estate threatened legal action against Donald Trump when his “Hold On I’m Coming” campaign played out. at his launch event. Hayes co-wrote the song with Dave Porter. Tom Petty’s estate also protested when Kari Lake used “I Won’t Back Down” in a video for refusing to concede on the Arizona governor’s race.