Nithya Raman faces questions over movie footage in campaign ad

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman is facing questions regarding her political campaign's use of potentially pirated movie footage, the New York Post reported on October 31. The campaign released an attack advertisement targeting Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over delays with the LAX Automated People Mover. [1]

The New York Post reported that the advertisement includes footage from the documentary You Can See Everything which does not appear in the official trailer or viral teaser of the film. The political spot splices footage of Karen Bass discussing the airport train project alongside a scene featuring Nathan Fielder questioning Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. [1]

Karen Bass has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022, after previously serving in the United States House of Representatives and the California State Assembly, according to Wikipedia. Nithya Raman has served as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020. As FTMQ News reported earlier, both politicians were named in a lawsuit filed by Hollywood Hills residents over tourist overcrowding near the Hollywood Sign. [5][6][9]

The dispute occurs ahead of the Los Angeles mayoral election scheduled for November 3, as FTMQ News reported earlier. [10]