On Wednesday, supermodel Kate Upton revealed the gory details behind her #MeToo accusation against Guess co-founder Paul Marciano, alleging the 65-year-old fashion designer “forcibly” fondled her breasts and harassed her repeatedly while she worked for the company in 2010.
Paul Marciano has denied the allegations leveled against him by Upton, telling Time they were “absolutely false” and “preposterous.”
“I have never been alone with Kate Upton,” he told Time. “I have never touched her inappropriately. Nor would I ever refer to a Guess model in such a derogatory manner.”
Speaking with The Daily Wire, another model, who asked that her name remain anonymous for the sake of privacy, has come forward with her own story of alleged harassment at the hands of Marciano, presenting several text messages the fashion mogul allegedly sent to her requesting she send him nude photos of herself in July 2016.
Prior to Marciano’s alleged advances, the model had worked for Guess on several shoots and was even published in one of the company’s books. Paul Marciano also shared photos of her on his Instagram account.
What initially began as a promising relationship quickly turned sour when Marciano allegedly began making inappropriate advances toward her, including allegedly sending several text messages asking that she send him photos of her topless.
“I really wanted to see you and see if you got back your regular boobs size like you had few months ago,” says the first text.
The model, who has also been in touch with other women alleging similar experiences, claims that Marciano’s modus operandi for these situations was to ask for topless photographs under the guise of checking to see if the model had gained or lost weight.
“Text me picture, just for me, no bra of course,” says the next text, punctuated with a rose emoji.
After saying that photos were posted on Instagram, the texts continued asking for a “topless selfie.”
“I wanted a topless one selfie at your home or bathroom when you have time,” says the text.
A screenshot of the text messages can be viewed below:
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When the model brought her husband on set during a shoot, she claims that a Guess photographer told her that if she wanted to work for the company, her husband could not be present.
“I still remember one of the Guess photographers told me I should keep my relationship a secret and treat Paul a certain way if I wanted to get work for them,” the model said. “Paul likes his girls to treat him special.”
The model claims at after refusing to send Paul Marciano the nudes he requested and rejecting his advances, her connection with Guess was then severed. She has not worked for the company since.
Paul Marciano did not return request for comment.
