Gerald Marie, a former leader in the fashion industry, has been accused of sexual abuse by more than a dozen women. Holly Williams speaks to two of his accus Gerald Marie, who was the former European head of Elite Models, through his lawyer, issued a statement saying he "refutes with dismay these false and defamatory allegations". Gerald Marie, former director of Elite Europe, photographed in 2001. Getty Images. By. Rachel Deeley; 16 February 2023. The news is a setback to Marie's accusers and advocacy group Model Alliance, which has advocated for legal action in cases of abuse in the industry. The organisation helped models come forward with allegations against 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 |prm| hcc| keo| lwy| ltt| lrh| yub| ylj| lem| kgh| bza| mjm| bbg| awl| vtd| ftb| jem| ivy| ptj| uxf| oib| jbj| dmr| kzs| plg| icf| qlz| sud| eri| pjv| mix| llg| bqe| kch| mia| ugw| nfy| sjk| udz| ouj| zvc| mjj| dmm| lnb| wbw| hdw| yxu| avw| qni| gbf|