Celebrity photographer Terry Richardson (pictured) has been banned from working with several major fashion magazines
Celebrity photographer Terry Richardson has been banned from working with several major fashion magazines amid resurfacing sexual harassment claims.
Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair are among those who were told to ‘kill’ any scheduled shoots with the snapper by parent group Condé Nast International.
Mr Richardson has been the subject of widespread allegations of sexually abusing models over his lengthy career, accusations he has constantly denied.
The American, 52, is known for incorporating explicit themes into his shoots, and directed the sexually-charged music video to Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus.
According to the Daily Telegraph, an email was circulated among staff of Condé Nast after an article in a Sunday newspaper questioned the photographer’s past.
The email, sent by the firm’s executive vice president James Woolhouse, said future articles with Mr Richardson should be ‘killed or substituted with other material’.
He wrote: ‘I am writing to you on an important matter. Condé Nast would like to no longer work with the photographer Terry Richardson.
‘Please could you confirm that this policy will be actioned in your market effective immediately. Thank you for your support in this matter.’
Allegations of sexual misconduct against Mr Richardson have resurfaced in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Mr Richardson (shown left with Enriko Mihalik) has been the subject of widespread allegations of sexually abusing models over his lengthy career, accusations he has constantly denied
Paris Hilton (left), Nicky Hilton (centre) and photographer Terry Richardson (right) are pictured at an event together in 2014
The American, 52, directed the sexually-charged music video to Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus
The Hollywood mogul is facing multiple accusations of sexual assault and harassment from more than 40 woman including actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
On Friday, Mr Richardson addressed allegations directed at him in recent days in a blog published on Huffington Post.
He wrote: ‘I collaborated with consenting adult women who were fully aware of the nature of the work, and as is typical with any project, everyone signed releases.
‘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.
‘I give everyone that I work with enough respect to view them as having ownership of their free will and making their decisions accordingly, and as such, it has been difficult to see myself as a target of revisionist history.’
Figures from within the modelling industry, including former i-D editor Caryn Franklin, said Mr Richardson’s behaviour has become an ‘open secret’.
While several models have condemned his conduct during shoots, others, including Daisy Lowe and Noot Seear, have previously come to his defence.
MailOnline has contacted Mr Richardson’s representatives for comment.
On Friday, Mr Richardson (shown left with supermodel Kate Moss in 2011) addressed allegations directed at him in recent days in a blog published on Huffington Post