{"id":25293,"date":"2018-11-09T01:05:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T01:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=25293"},"modified":"2018-11-09T01:05:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T01:05:51","slug":"netflix-embroiled-satanic-temple-sues-sabrina-makers-over-statue-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/netflix-embroiled-satanic-temple-sues-sabrina-makers-over-statue-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix embroiled: Satanic Temple sues Sabrina makers over statue design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The show might be all about halloween, but the nightmares just got real for makers of <em>The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It hasn&#8217;t been long since reboot of Sabrina landed on Netflix, and it has already caught much attention, both for good and bad.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Satanic Temple<\/em> activist group filed a lawsuit claiming show-makers have copied the design of their goat deity (Baphomet) statue in their programme.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, we are taking legal action regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheChillingAdventuresofSabrina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheChillingAdventuresofSabrina<\/a> appropriating our copyrighted monument design to promote their asinine Satanic Panic fiction.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucienGreaves\/status\/1056735537502081025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Both production companies, Netflix and Warner Bros, have declined to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For purposes of comparison&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AZJvmq1Cks\">pic.twitter.com\/AZJvmq1Cks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lucien Greaves (@LucienGreaves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucienGreaves\/status\/1057418640243466242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cofounder and spokesperson for <em>The Satanic Temple<\/em>\u00a0Lucien Greaves posted a tweet to compare the levels of similarities between the statue used in four episodes of the programme to that of their deity.<\/p>\n<p>This move has launched a debate on twitter, where opinions range from hurt over the stolen artwork rights, to defence of the show&#8217;s authenticity considering its fictional status, and has even emboiled religion into the whole mess.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m enjoying <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheChillingAdventuresofSabrina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheChillingAdventuresofSabrina<\/a> but must admit the blatant <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/copyrightinfringment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#copyrightinfringment<\/a> regarding @thesatanictemple <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucienGreaves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LucienGreaves<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/baphomet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#baphomet<\/a> did leave a bad taste in my mouth see <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ZgR4q9C74\">https:\/\/t.co\/7ZgR4q9C74<\/a> for more<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Satanic Mojo (@SatanicMojo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SatanicMojo\/status\/1057990962188873728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So Satanists, who are atheists (&amp; very religious people), stole the concepts of Satan, Church, Temple, Bible, etc., FROM the Bible (God&#39;s Word) &amp; are now upset that supposedly people steal from them? The devil always tries to counterfeit what God has done  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SYNueK94lq\">https:\/\/t.co\/SYNueK94lq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Ham (@aigkenham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aigkenham\/status\/1057954759632666625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpUpdA4AnkN\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the show on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/80223989\">Netflix<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Meghna Agarwal | Subbing: Claire Chung<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The show might be all about halloween, but the nightmares just got real for makers of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. 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