Kim Kardashian Westis speaking out after her longtime personal photographer and close friend Marcus Hyde hasbeen accused of soliciting nude photographsfrom multiple aspiring models.
“I have been reading all of the messages and stories from women regarding inappropriate and inexcusable behavior of a photographer I have worked with in the past,” theKeeping Up with the Kardashiansstar andaspiring lawyerwrote.
“My own experiences have always been professional, and I am deeply shocked, saddened and disappointed to learn that other women have had very different experiences. I stand in full support of every woman’s right to not be harassed, asked or pressured to do anything they are not comfortable with,” Kardashian West continued. “We cannot allow this type of behavior to go unnoticed and I applaud those who speak out.”
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Hyde made hisfirst public appearancesince the crash in April at West’s Easter Sunday Service at Coachella where he was pictured sitting in a wheelchair in between Kardashian West and her sisterKourtney Kardashian.
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She added, “If you want to, sick. but if you don’t, please don’t. If they tell you you have to pay more money if you’re clothed that’s f—d and I’m sorry that has happened to you. I promise there are so many respectful, nice, talented photographers out there.”
The accusations began on Sunday after Los Angeles-based model Sunnaya Nash shared severalscreenshots of a direct message exchangebetween herself and Hyde, that began after he made a post on Instagram, seeking out models to photograph.
“Nude?” he wrote.
“I don’t have nude photos,” the model responded, to which Hyde replied, “It’s 2k then.”
“But nude is free?” Nash asked.
“Ya,” the photographer replied.
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Nash then said that while she would feel comfortable doing a nude photo shoot, she didn’t want to send Hyde any nude photographs of herself beforehand.
When she asked whether Hyde would still be willing to do the photo shoot with her, he shared that he would, but only if she agreed to pay him the money. “Bc i wont send you nudes myself before shooting?” she asked.
“Yeah. Gotta see if your worth it,” he replied, adding that he was “serious” after she laughed at the proposition.
“Miss me with that s— boo,” she wrote. “Yeah, you wack.”
“Find someone else,” he replied. “Ill keep shooting celebs.”
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Since Nash spoke out, other women began sharing their own experiences with Hyde in direct messages to Diet Prada, which the account then posted on its Instagram Story either anonymously or with permission.
Hyde has not responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
