LOS ANGELES: Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has denied plagiarising a group of graffiti artists, who have slapped a lawsuit against him.

The ace designer has responded to the lawsuit from several graffitists, who have claimed that he used their artwork for his label Just Cavalli, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

In a statement to The Cut magazine, a spokesperson said: “In response to the recent lawsuit brought forward by artists Jason ‘Revok’ Williams, Victor ‘Reyes’ Chapa, and Jeffrey ‘Steel’ Rubin, the Roberto Cavalli company would like to state that no official notice of such suit has been received.

“However, we have heard of some highly inflammatory allegations, which have no basis in fact and are incorrect; we intend to contest and defend against these allegations vigorously.