Hair Stylist Accused Singer Nicki Minaj, Case Dismissed In Court

A judge has dismissed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by a celebrity hair stylist who accused singer Nicki Minaj of stealing his wig designs.

Terrence Davidson, who was seeking $30m (£18.2m), claimed the former American Idol judge began copying his designs and selling them online after he stopped working for her. 

But US District Judge Harold Murphy ruled that although the wigs Minaj wears are "unique and distinctive in the ordinary sense of the word", they were not recognisable by the public as having been designed by Mr Davidson.

The stylist, whose celebrity clients include singers Patti LaBelle and Jennifer Hudson, began working for Minaj in 2010 and designed her wigs for high-profile events worldwide, according to court papers filed in Atlanta in February.

The rapper also wore Davidson-designed wigs in a music video for the song Super Bass, according to the lawsuit. One of Minaj's best-known wigs is called the "Pink Upper Bun".

Mr Davidson's representatives claim it is the first-ever intellectual property lawsuit over wigs.

They did not have an immediate comment after the suit's dismissal