Content creator Solar Being is fighting to protect her craft and her place in a growing creative lane. 

The natural hair sculpting artist has been open about the challenges she has faced since late 2024, explaining that she dealt with “covert attempts” to push her out of the niche she helped elevate. 

This week, she spoke out about standing up for herself and then focusing her energy on building something new. That led to the launch of The Solar Being Sculpted Hair Extension Collection and a full Kickstarter rollout in April 2025.

Her momentum was met with a wave of legal hits that left her blindsided. She told viewers that she received two Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedowns, multiple copyright strikes, a cease-and-desist letter, and now a federal lawsuit involving both her and her associate, Esther. “I have never seen anything like this,” she said in her video, describing the situation as an attempt to silence her work.

According to her breakdown, the person allegedly targeting them is IG creator Kwinn Ava, a fellow hair-shaping artist. The claim centers on the geometric styles on which Solar has built her platform. She says the opposing side is trying to claim ownership of hair sculptures created on her own head, along with the names she used for them. Trademark filings show line drawings of symbols such as stars, hearts, and flowers. “They are trying to trademark hairstyles,” she said, adding that these shapes have been part of Black creative expression long before her.

The lawsuit reportedly also accuses her of trademark infringement tied to pending applications for the names “Flowerpuff” and “Star Puff.” She pushed back on those claims and explained that hairstyles cannot be copyrighted. She reminded viewers that DMCA tools rely on claims, not evidence, which makes them easy to weaponize. She believes the goal is to limit her business growth and restrict her online presence because each legal claim gives the filer new authority to issue takedowns.

She called on her community to support natural hair sculpting as a space where creativity deserves room to expand. “I want this niche to thrive,” she said while encouraging her audience to donate to her legal and labor fund or support her through purchasing merchandise. For her, this fight is about protecting her work and making sure other artists are not pushed out of the lane they helped create.