Lin-Manuel Miranda copywriters iconic “Lip Biting” photo in hopes of stopping the hurtful memes and TikTok’s

Hamilton writer, Lin-Manuel Miranda responds to the overwhelming use of his embarrassing “lip biting” selfie by paying to trademark the photo. He claims, “The use of this photo in memes and TikTok videos is crippling my reputation. Since this trend I’ve had many fans come up to me and ask me to recreate this photo rather than ask for a normal picture or autograph.” Lin made this trademark official on Saturday July 11th. His lawyer claims, “Any use of this photo on social media platforms that are not permitted will be removed from the platform due to violation of community guidelines.”