Food authors say Australian influencer copied their recipes
Summary
Australian food blogger Nagi Maehashi and US author Sally McKenney claim that TikTok influencer Brooke Bellamy copied their recipes in her best-selling cookbook. However, Bellamy and her publisher, Penguin Random House Australia, strongly deny these accusations.Key Facts
- The dispute centers around recipes in Brooke Bellamy's cookbook, "Bake with Brooki".
- Nagi Maehashi and Sally McKenney have alleged that Bellamy copied some of their recipes.
- Maehashi launched her food blog, RecipeTin Eats, in 2014, which draws 45 million readers each month.
- Bellamy operates three Brooki Bakehouse branches in Queensland and has a large TikTok following with over two million followers.
- Ms. Bellamy and her publisher, Penguin Random House Australia, have strongly denied the plagiarism allegations.
- Despite denying wrongdoing, Bellamy has offered to remove certain recipes from future reprints of her cookbook.
- Her book has made over A$4.6m (£2.1m; $2.9) since its release in October 2024.
- Both Maehashi's and Bellamy's cookbooks have been nominated for this year's Australian Book Industry Awards.
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