Terry Richardson Sexual Assault Allegations: Former Model Recounts Photoshoot Nightmare With Famed Photographer
Terry Richardson is grabbing headlines again after another model named Caron Bernstein has come forward with rape allegations against the celebrity photographer.
Model Claims Richardson Forced Her To Perform Oral Sex
In an interview with the New York Daily News, Bernstein, 47, opened up about how Richardson allegedly raped her in an incident that took place 14 years ago.
The photographer was recently dropped by major publications after similar sexual assault allegations made by several women came to light, as previously reported.
Bernstein, who has featured in magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, said she was quite excited to be working with the famed lensman in the hopes of promoting her singing career in 2003. However, she claims she later realized that she made a huge mistake.
Bernstein said she and Richardson were collaborating for a topless photo shoot at his Lower East Side studio in New York City. The model recalled that the 52-year-old snapper positioned her in a chair and took some pictures of her before he unexpectedly exposed his penis and forced her to perform oral sex on him.
"It was like literally being shot with a stun gun," she told the publication.
Bernstein Says Richardson Ejaculated On Her Chest
Bernstein said she agreed to pose topless for the photo shoot and recounted being told that Richardson wanted to shoot her for a fragrance called "Sex" as part of an editorial in V magazine.
The model noted that she was given a pair of white panties and initially thought it was a test shoot as there was no hair or make up. However, Richardson started clicking away and as soon as others in the room left to go to an outside deck, the photographer allegedly assaulted her and ejaculated on her chest before he proceeded to take more pictures.
Richardson Denies Bernstein's Claims
Richardson has categorically denied Bernstein's allegations via a statement released through his lawyer, Brad. D. Rose.
"Ms. Bernstein knowingly and willingly posed for these photographs and at all times prior to and during the shoot, any contact she had with Mr. Richardson was consensual," reads the statement.
The New York Daily News pointed out that the publication investigated Bernstein's claims and reviewed more than 30 negatives from the photo shoot in question, and found that some of the images showed Bernstein in a number of poses with semen on her breasts. However, her face was edited out of the pictures.
