World famous fashion designer Alexander Wang faces sexual assault charges. The testimonies multiply. The New York designer denies it.
Since the end of December, her name has been at the heart of an affair that has shaken the fashion world. Alexander Wang, a New York fashion designer who worked for Balenciaga, is accused of sexual assault. First by Owen Mooney, model. A few days after the designer's birthday, on December 26, the young man posted a video on TikTok in which he recounts a night in 2017, in a New York nightclub, where a stylist caught him the parts. intimate. Owen Mooney then refrains from naming the aggressor. But, very quickly, other victims, who recognized themselves in the latter's account, managed to identify Alexander Wang. It was at this point that several similar testimonies followed, which decided Owen Mooney to confirm the name of his attacker: "He has done this to many other people. In that case, he must be reported.", he said in an Instagram story, "People should know that he is a big sexual predator in the fashion industry. There are too many of them in this industry. They are using their power to assault and manipulate.".
Amplified speech
On social networks, the famous Diet Prada and Shit Model Management accounts, both critics of the fashion industry, relayed Owen Mooney's testimony as well as those of a dozen other male and transgender victims. Some accuse Alexander Wang of having drugged them without their knowledge, others of having forced them to have sex with him in exchange for a work contract. So far, no complaint has been filed. The American Model Alliance union, defender of model rights, has supported those who accuse the designer. "The fashion industry's lack of transparency and accountability leaves all models vulnerable to abuse, regardless of their gender or gender.", can we read in a press release. In 2018, already, the rapper Azaelia Banks who had participated in one of the campaigns for the brand Alexander Wang, denounced the disrespectful behavior of the stylist towards her. What had led his fans to entrust him with the stories of their attacks. "Alexander Wang, what's going on? Are you raping girls?" she had called him then.
Alexander Wang ready to take legal action
On January 1, Diet Prada posted Alexander Wang's official response to his Instagram account. According to him, the charges are "grotesquely false" and social networks are largely responsible: "These accusations have been unfairly amplified by infamous accounts known to post defamatory material from anonymous sources", he says before denying his involvement in the testimonies broadcast: "I have never been involved in the atrocious behavior described and I would never behave like this." Alexander Wang also clarifies that he is prepared to sue for libel: "I intend to hold accountable whoever is behind these accusations and viciously spread them on the Web".
Ophelia Manya
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