Allegations against Terry Richardson continue

One of my favorite fashion photographers, Terry Richardson, has been getting some pretty negative press recently.

Models have been accusing Richardson of taking advantage of them and forcing the girls into decisions they regret later. The models, who are young and impressionable, want to succeed in the business, and because Richardson holds the stamp of approval from Anna Wintour to shoot for Vogue, they do just about anything to stay on his good side.

It could be a major shock: one of the magazine world’s most influential photographers, having gotten it on with numerous subjects.

But it wasn’t, first because everyone in fashion knows Terry Richardson, 44, messes around with the girls he photographs, and second because they know it directly from Terry.

- from the Daily Beast

I don't think that makes it right, that yes, Richardson messes around with models but it's okay because he tells everyone he does it.

However, I don't think it's fair that all these women are coming forward claiming he took advantage of them. It sounds like he did not force them into sexual acts, they had the opportunity to walk away from the shoot and get another photographer to shoot them.

I know Richardson is a huge name in the fashion industry, and I am not condoning what he does/did/might have done AT ALL, but unless these girls were raped, it sounds like the acts were consensual. I mean, almost everyone has done something with a guy they regretted later.

I'm interested to see what happens if more allegations come out and if Richardson will respond.

To read more about the allegations:

here and here

(photos from terrysdiary.com)