Overnight, a Los Angeles-based model exposed the predatory behaviour of celebrity photographer Marcus Hyde by sharing screenshots of DMs he had sent her where he demands nude pics in exchange for a photoshoot.
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In the DMs, Hyde asks the model to send nude photos, to which she responds: “I don’t have nude photos, I’m comfortable shooting lingerie and partial nudity.”
“It’s 2k then,” Hyde responded.
“Lol, but nude is free?” She hit back, and he said yes.
She then gave into his request to shoot nude, on the condition that she didn’t have to send him nude pics upfront, but he informed her that without the nudes it would now be $2k for the photoshoot.
“Find someone else, I’ll keep shooting celebs,” he concludes the conversation.
Noticing the model’s post, Marcus wrote to her once again, saying: “Suck a big fat dick.”
View the screenshots for yourself below:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0NMytAABEe/?utm_source=ig_embed
After @diet_prada called on Marcus’ friend and collaborator Ariana Grande to take him to task over his actions, the pop star broke her silence via Instagram.
“Dear models / artists in LA / anywhere,” she begins.
“I have just read some shocking and really heartbreaking stories. I hate that is is a conversation but please do not shoot with photographers who make you uncomfortable or make you feel like you need to take your clothing off if you don’t want to.”
She adds, “If you want to, sick. But if they tell you you have to pay more money if you’re clothed, that’s fucked and I’m sorry that has happened to you.”
Grande goes on to “promise there are so many respectful, nice, talented photographers out there.
She concludes by pleading for artists to “look out for one another.”
“Tag your friends on posts of other photographers who’s work you like and have had positive experiences with and help each other get connected.”
Hyde, who previously boasted millions of followers, changed his Instagram page to private before removing it from the app entirely in the wake of the controversy.
