Famous Fashion Photographer Bruce Weber Settles Male-Model Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Sept. 1 2021, Published 12:18 p.m. ET
The famous fashion photographer Bruce Weber has settled a lawsuit filed by a group of male models who accused him of allegedly sexually assaulting them during photoshoots.
Page Six reported Tuesday afternoon that the 75-year-old photographer allegedly groped some of the models during photoshoots whilst pretending to be assisting them with breathing exercises – something that occurred so frequently that, according to court documents, it came to be referred to by male models as being “Brucified.”
“I did witness Bruce take one of the younger models away from the scene into a private shooting, private setting,” one of the alleged male model victims said in court. “I don’t remember who it was, but somebody turned around and quoted to me: oh, he’s going to get ‘Brucified.'”
According to the outlet, the famous photographer who has worked with publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair, originally denied the sexual assault allegations and was planning to defend himself.
“I have spent my career capturing the human spirit through photographs and am confident that, in due time, the truth will prevail,” Weber said in a statement when the allegations first came to light.