Aren't the rumors about him unsubstantiated? I feel like he's not THAT well connected that if he really was forcing these young models into nude shoots & sex acts, something more concrete would have come out.
I'm sure it's all accurate, if not at least under exaggerated. If you educated yourself on how things work with anyone who has any tupe of power, you'd see how much sense it really makes - no matter how ridiculous. There's actually a really good article that sums it up somewhere. I'll see if I can find it.
This isn't quite the one (I'm still searching since I'd like to read it again as well), but it is one that I've read and it's still quite informative and, I hear, reliable.
he is and it happens. it may not be force as in "lay the fuck down and take your fucking clothes off or bad things will happen," but it's definitely a more unspoken air of do whatever terry wants you to do or your career will be shot in the foot.
Terry Richardson is one of the most well connected people in the whole fashion industry. The agencies know what they're getting their models into when they send them to photographers like Terry. The whole industry is complicit in the exploitation of young models. There are lots of other people who abuse young female or male models, but none of them are so out in the open and unashamed of their behavior.
There have been quite a few of both established and up-and-coming models who have publicly accused him of sexual harassment/abuse. The accusations haven't been verified in a court of law, but the way that would most likely come about was in a civil lawsuit. So the evidence you have to judge for yourself is the personal testimony from multiple women and various other sources vs. a powerful man who has never fully denied the allegations.
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Welcome to the fashion industry.
This isn't quite the one (I'm still searching since I'd like to read it again as well), but it is one that I've read and it's still quite informative and, I hear, reliable.
I'll get back to you once I find it
There have been quite a few of both established and up-and-coming models who have publicly accused him of sexual harassment/abuse. The accusations haven't been verified in a court of law, but the way that would most likely come about was in a civil lawsuit. So the evidence you have to judge for yourself is the personal testimony from multiple women and various other sources vs. a powerful man who has never fully denied the allegations.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2
http://jezebel.com/5495699/exclusive-mo