Major brands tolerated Richardson’s abuses until MeToo forced severance
Evidence
In 2017, a reckoning finally came for photographer Terry Richardson. Three years earlier, two models had alleged that Richardson had bullied them into sexual acts during shoots while assistants documented the incidents. For Richardson, such episodes were “people collaborating and exploring sexuality and taking pictures.” Gavin McInnes and many insiders continued to defend him; Australian model Abbey Lee insisted, “Terry doesn’t force girls to do anything they don’t want to.” By the time of
#MeToo, major clients like Condé Nast, Hearst, and Bulgari finally decided to sever ties. A year later, the New York Police Department launched an investigation, and in 2023, Richardson faced lawsuits under New York’s Adult Survivors Act. — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 469
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