An artist by the name of Pieke Roelofs for Photo and Grime is making some pretty harsh claims on social media against superstar DJ Gareth Emery.
So the story goes, the artist was originally given a job by Emery’s team after he allegedly “stole images” from her. Then, after putting time, money and work into a music video project she was “ghosted.”
In a series of tweets below, the artist goes in on Emery and his team, in great detail. In one of her most recent tweets, Roelofs she reveals he finally reached out to her. 
Finally @garethemery replied. He said he’d try fix things. Yesterday he offered me, my models and make-up artist, 1500 for all the damage. While I made costs over 1400 already. Did hours of work.
It seems the artist has made somewhat of a hobby calling people out via social media platforms, as her bio reads:
Do what’s right, not from 9-5, but 24/7. Dutch, autistic, photographer, humanist. I write about art, mental health, social issues & scumbag(gittoe)s.
Hopefully everything gets sorted out…
Artist Accuses Gareth Emery of Ghosting Her
https://twitter.com/PhotoandGrime/status/951400724872744960
They gave me a job to make up for the art theft of my work and said they would license the images. His then manager, @Roxanne_Emery, officially commissioned me. I would co-write and co-direct his newest music video featuring @MissCNovelli. I met @Roxanne_Emery in Amsterdam. pic.twitter.com/l8TgvHflAU
— Pieke Roelofs #TIMESUPYOUTUBE (@PhotoandGrime) January 11, 2018
Finally @garethemery replied. He said he’d try fix things. Yesterday he offered me, my models and make-up artist, 1500 for all the damage. While I made costs over 1400 already. Did hours of work.
This is what it’s like to be an artist. Used, abused, mistreated, all the time. pic.twitter.com/tKxDeJoSSH
— Pieke Roelofs #TIMESUPYOUTUBE (@PhotoandGrime) January 11, 2018
.. Due to the financial burden it would be on me, due to being harassed and threatened by the fans of my rapist who attacked me. When I finally came out of the hospital, I wrote this message: pic.twitter.com/6Z5YvkNVmg
— Pieke Roelofs #TIMESUPYOUTUBE (@PhotoandGrime) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/PhotoandGrime/status/778157259671166976
Photo via Rukes.com
Sheesh. Those tweets are the definition of “crybaby”. There are many easier ways to settle a situation like this instead of venting on Twitter. I just don’t like when people do that. It doesn’t solve anything, and only makes the situation worse.
I tried settling these ‘situations’ outside twitter, but my abusers just tried to intimidate me & silence me & mistreat me more. Do you expect me to stay silent when they do, when they are complete hypocrites and preach online about how they want artists to be paid fairly?
Pieke is a beautiful person inside and out, not to mention she is extremely talented. I am very upset that she had this happen to her. From what I know and have seen of her work, I would have to say That Gareth Emery didn’t think this thru well. He should have paid her, really don’t think he realized what he missed out on by stealing.