Shepard Fairey pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of court in February . In his civil complaint , Fairey claimed to have used a photo taken of Obama and actor George Clooney by an AP photographer in 2006 , though he actually used a different AP image -- a close-up of the current president , prosecutors said . He also was ordered on probation to pay $ 25,000 in fines in a lawsuit that dated to 2009 . In his civil suit , Fairey claimed to have used a picture of Obama and George Clooney .
Shepard Fairey pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of court in February . He also was ordered on probation to pay $ 25,000 in fines in a lawsuit that dated to 2009 . In his civil suit , Fairey claimed to have used a picture of Obama and George Clooney .