The famous photographer who has worked with Condé Nast International will no longer be able to publish his photos in the world’s major fashion magazines.
Kate Moss and Terry Richardson at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Photo: Orban Thierry, ABACA, Press Association
An email circulated within Condé Nast International calls not to work with Terry Richardson, the Telegraph reports. Any works that have been commissioned from the photographer but not yet published should be “killed or substituted with other material”, according to the email. The message was sent by James Woolhouse, the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Terry Richardson has recently faced allegations of sexual assaults and exploitation. Richardson has always been known for sexually explicit photographs. The wave of allegations started four years ago, after former model Jamie Peck shared her experience of working with the photographer. Later, Charlotte Waters said she was sexually abused by Richardson.
Model Enriko Mihalik and photographer Terry Richardson pose during the creation of the new 2010 Pirelli calendar. Photo: Pirelli, Getty Images
The photographer ignored those allegations, but this time he wrote a letter to Huffington Post to defend himself. In the letter, he says he has never used models for any purposes other than art. He says he respects and admits everyone’s right to their decisions and thinks he is a target of revisionist history in the midst of the sexual harassment scandal that started with Harvey Weinstein.
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