Apparently, Banksy's 'Livin It Up' billboard takeover in LA was not a billboard takeover at all. Click the jump for more
We have already covered the drama going down between CBS and The Light Group fighting over who owned the Banksy piece.
But Wearology is reporting on the Banksy Forums that the billboard space was arranged to be painted, as a gift to The Light Group who helped finance Exit Through the Gift Shop.
This information opens a whole new slew of questions, and people are now speculating whether the piece was actually painted before hand and installed, rather than bombed on site.
And a whole new round of finger pointing calling Banksy a 'sell-out' for doing this.
Honestly, it loses some magic for us to hear that it was not a ballsy billboard takeover, but a pre-arranged wealthy corporate 'thank you'.
