Fans Think Ariana Grande's "God Is a Woman" Video Rips Off Jean Paul Gaultier

Isabel Jones
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UPDATE: A representative for Universal Music tells InStyle that Grande's team had a contract with Jean Paul Gaultier for "the use of this interpretation of his imagery."

The music and fashion industry share common ground, without a doubt—but where do you draw the line between influence and plagiarism?

Ariana Grande’s music video for her latest single, “God Is a Woman,” debuted on Friday to rave reviews—and for good reason. The sensual, 4-minute-long video is an artistic marvel. In it, Grande leads a choir, walks a barbed wire tightrope, straddles earth, bathes in a vagina-shaped pool of pastels … Stars, they’re just like us!

Amidst the hype, the fashion world’s unofficial knock-off patrol, Instagram account Diet Prada, pointed out a scene in the video that looks rather familiar …

At 2:06, a nude bodysuit-clad Grande rests her hands and knees on the floor against a cloudy sky backdrop while three tiny men in black tanks and pants appear to suckle at her six breasts (just go with it).

Though striking, it’s difficult to deny the similarities between the scene and this 1993 Jean Paul Gautier campaign:

Is God a woman? More importantly, could she be a Jean Paul Gaultier woman? @arianagrande is definitely making a strong case for it...or at least @dave_meyers is a fan of this SS 1993 ad campaign lol. • #arianagrande #davemeyers #godisawoman #sweetener #pop #popstar #celeb #singer #music #musicvideo #artdirection #fashioncampaign #jeanpaulgaultier #nude #bodysuit #platformpumps #andgodcreatedwoman #sunglasses #eyewear #sunnies #shade #wiwt #clouds #sky #ootd #dietprada

A post shared by Diet Prada ™ (@diet_prada) on Jul 15, 2018 at 10:41am PDT

“God Is a Woman” director Dave Meyers did not respond to InStyle's request for comment.

The ad came out 25 years ago, Ariana is 25 ... Maybe it was meant as a purposeful nod to her birth year?

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Taylor Swift received similar backlash earlier this year when critics highlighted the parallels between her “Delicate” music video and a 2016 Kenzo ad directed by Her writer-director Spike Jonze.

It's a fine line between "inspiration" and "rip-off"—you be the judge.