An independent filmmaker is accusing former first daughter Malia Obama of cinematically plagiarizing her work in a recent Nike commercial.
Director Natalie Jasmine Harris claimed Obama ripped off a scene from her recent short film "Grace" in which two characters play "pat-a-cake" in her Nike commercial, starring WNBA star A'ja Wilson. Harris maintains that Obama ripped off the "cinematic tools" used to shoot the childhood game.
"Initially, I was disappointed and hurt — not just for myself but for my entire team," Harris told Business Insider.