Another day, another creepy Terry Richardson story. The last time we discussed Uncle Terry, it was about a model (Charlotte Waters) who publicly identified herself as his victim in graphic detail. Similar stories have persisted in whisper form for years, but Charlotte’s story was the most disturbing account thus far.
Terry fired back against what he called a “witch hunt” of “false” accusations. He then wrote a column for HuffPo about how he always “respects” his subjects. He also claimed, “I have never used an offer of work or a threat of rebuke to coerce someone into something that they did not want to do.” That statement comes into play with a new claim by model Emma J. Appleton. On Sunday, Emma tweeted a screenshot of her iPhone, which showed a Facebook Messenger alert from “Terry Richardson.” The message read, “If i can f— you i will book you in ny for a.shoot for Vogue.”
Here’s the type of tweet that Emma received in response. This fellow went on at length to troll Emma and tell her she should expect to be propositioned as a model.
Emma deleted her tweet, and then she deleted her entire Twitter account. She commented on Instagram how, “I deleted it myself to get away from it, I was getting abuse and didn’t the want the attention.” She probably worried that the tweet could cause problems for her career.
Buzzfeed has updates on this story. They spoke with Emma, who says the message was authentic. They heard from Terry’s spokeswoman, who said, “This is obviously a fake. Terry did not send this text.” Vogue chimed in to BuzzFeed: “We have no plans to work with [Terry] in the future.” Vogue’s response is interesting. Vogue’s international editions have booked Terry on the regular, but his gross, pr0ny work does not appear in the US edition.
I believe Emma’s account of this story. We’ll never whether know the message came from Terry or an “imposter,” but it fits with Terry’s usual creepster ways.
Photos courtesy of WENN
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