Beyoncé is coming under some heavy fire after the release of her Beyonce’s latest music video, “Countdown.” Several people are now saying that Beyonce might have stolen some of the choreography from Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s “Rosas danst Rosas.”

De Keersmaeker has released a response about Beyoncé using her choreography, saying, “Like so many people, I was extremely surprised when I got a message through Facebook about the special appearance of my two choreographies in Beyoncé’s new video clip ‘Countdown’…People asked me if I’m angry or honored. Neither, on the one hand, I am glad that ‘Rosas danst Rosas’ can perhaps reach a mass audience which such a dance performance could never achieve, despite its popularity in the dance world since 1980s. And Beyoncé is not the worst copycat, she sings and dances very well, and she has a good taste! On the other hand, there are protocols and consequences to such actions, and I can’t imagine she and her team or not aware of it.”

Ouch. The backhanded compliment of a statement can seem harsh, but there are glaring similarities between portions of the music video and De Keersmaeker’s work. And this is not the first time Beyoncé has had to deal with allegations of stealing dance moves. So here’s the question–what’s the difference between “paying homage” and lifting? Give your opinions in the comments section below. Also, you can read the full article, which also talks about people disbelieving the singer’s pregnancy in the music video, here.