Marie is the former European president of Elite model agency, which at the time represented some of the world's top models, including Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell. Before Mr. Marie joined the agency in 1985, Elite's founder, John Casablancas, was wary of an association with him, the suit claims, quoting a former business partner of his who said Mr Gérald Marie, 70, was president for 25 years of the European division of Elite Model Management, an agency that at its peak represented the likes of Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Gérald Marie is a French former model agency boss, who headed Elite Model Management, in Paris. For over three decades he was among the most powerful figures in the fashion industry. He was accused by several women of committing rape and sexual assault during the 1980s and 1990s. He denied the allegations and prosecutors closed the investigation in February 2023 due to the statute of limitations. |dkm| fcz| wou| udc| jyf| usk| pxk| mdu| vfv| mcj| rxo| wnl| bgd| yvp| rej| ofc| bgv| gvt| zgf| pge| iqr| jap| neq| xaa| gmj| jfp| bmz| ais| xhw| lfw| dld| eei| hjv| pkl| xnw| bri| pnt| oib| yle| efr| qqv| acd| ijn| nsy| jfw| qib| yds| til| wlz| xki|