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Rock star Axl Rose has issued a take-down notice to Google for a less than flattering photo of him that has spawned a series of internet memes.
The Guns N’ Roses frontman is demanding that a 2010 photo of him, sporting a few more pounds than fans remember him with, be scrubbed from the internet, Time reported.
Axl Rose demands Google take down “fat Axl” photoshttps://t.co/vCD19rQHiq pic.twitter.com/aLQ0c82ClN
— Mashable (@mashable) June 7, 2016
Rose filed copyright notices, using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which serves as a kind of cease-and-desist order to limit unauthorized use of artists’ work. Rose alleges that photographer Brian Minkevich did not sign a release at the show in Winnipeg, Canada where the photos originated. That would mean that the photo is the singer’s property and he wants it pulled off the internet.
The photo, and all the associated memes, are still online, however.
The memes use the photo and change the lyrics to Guns N Roses songs to poke fun at the singer’s weight. Lines like “Welcome to the Jungle, we got tons of cake” and “Sweet Pie o’ mine abound on Twitter.
@TheMorningSpew @Snitfit Fat Axl Rose Update 2016! pic.twitter.com/HfdMp2kTjT
— Michael Benghazi (@MichaelBenghazi) March 18, 2016
Stop tweeting #FatAxl! #NeverStop pic.twitter.com/1u8Tq9zk4Q
— Dean Lopata (@DLoIndustries) June 7, 2016
.@AxlRose begs Google to remove “Fat Axl” memes https://t.co/LRMUt7lkfZ pic.twitter.com/V2uc0OO9NS
— Page Six (@PageSix) June 8, 2016
The jokes are now even using lyrics from AC/DC songs, a band Rose is currently with.
Yes I’m fat, yes I’m fa-at, yes I’m fa-a-a-at, f-a-a-a-at…#AxlRose #ACDC #RogerDaltrey pic.twitter.com/14iVf90GuL
— See No Evil (@SEEN0EVIL) April 23, 2016
It may be impossible to remove the image and the memes at this point, as Rose’s demands and actions have only inspired more people to make fun of him.
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I wonder if Axl Rose knows that demanding a fat pic be taken down bc he’s being made fun of is the best way to continue to be made fun of
— Katherine Timpf (@KatTimpf) June 8, 2016
Dear Axl,
The easiest way to have more fat Axl memes is to tell people they can’t post them. #FatAxl pic.twitter.com/34MF3doCMG
— Chris McCullough (@GrigLager) June 6, 2016
Axl Rose is demanding Google remove unflattering fat photos. Don’t know about you but reading that just made me Google “Axl Rose fat photos”
— Steve Umstead (@SteveUmstead) June 8, 2016
Come on, it’s not even funny. Stop with the #FatAxl tweets.#NeverStop pic.twitter.com/tFSZcKl5i2
— Dean Lopata (@DLoIndustries) June 7, 2016
“#FatAxl” – Hashtag that started after Axl Rose asked Google to remove unflattering photos of him used as memes. The Internet can be #harsh
— Sharon (@IsSharonHomeYet) June 9, 2016
By causing a fuss #AxlRose drew more attention to those #FatAxl memes which I didn’t even know existed. https://t.co/aMUFYaDhwn
— Colin Hassard (@ColinHassard) June 9, 2016
Feed me now at the red dragon city where the buffet is endless and the waitress is pretty oh won’t you feed me now#FatAxl
— FOREST GIMP (@House_of_gimp) June 9, 2016
Social Media Lesson #1: Never demand that long-forgotten pictures of you looking fat be removed from the internet. #FatAxl
— RTunes (@RTunes68) June 8, 2016
This is the greatest thing I’ve seen on social media. Ever! #FatAxl https://t.co/8vgApztNjQ
— Dennis Kelley II (@Dennis_KelleyII) June 8, 2016
i only found out about #FatAxl because he complained about it. im so glad he did… #GunsNRoses pic.twitter.com/zD4qwbL38L
— Greg Aldridge (@JollaGreg) June 8, 2016
Axl Rose #FATAXL….FAIL OF THE DAY pic.twitter.com/1Q8BnFDscL
— Dean Blundell (@ItsDeanBlundell) June 9, 2016
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