Beyoncé removed a clip from an in-concert video showing the Las Vegas Sphere after the venue’s owner James Dolan threatened legal action against the pop diva.
As first reported by The Post, the “Single Ladies” singer was given a Monday deadline by Dolan’s legal team to halt use of CGI footage that depicts a Gulliver-sized Beyonce striding through the Las Vegas skyline and picking up the LED-covered arena.
Clips of the footage were circulated online by concertgoers in Los Angeles who caught “Queen Bey” during her first shows as part of her just-launched “Cowboy Carter Tour” last week.
Kathleen McCarthy of King & Spalding, the firm representing Dolan’s Sphere Entertainment Group, sent a legal notice last week to Parkwood Entertainment, which is owned by Beyoncé. Parkwood was accused of using and digitally altering imagery of the Sphere without obtaining authorization.
On Sunday, several fans who attended the concert at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles observed that the segment of the CGI video that included the Sphere was not broadcast.
Beyoncé and Sphere representatives could not immediately be reached for comment.
Last year, Sphere and Beyoncé broke off talks over a residency at the 20,000-seat venue, which refused to accommodate her request to shut the concert hall for two weeks of rehearsals, sources told The Post.
Sphere management also balked at Beyoncé’s $10 million asking price to fund her high-tech production, The Post learned.
Beyonce’s 22-show “Cowboy Carter Tour” will come to Las Vegas on July 25 and July 26. It will be staged at Allegiant Stadium, which can seat about 65,000 for concerts.
