Designer Gosha Rubchinskiy accused of asking teens for inappropriate photos
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As 2018 draws to a close, designers seem to be casting their bid for consideration in the Nastiest Human of the Year category. Up next is @gosharubchinskiy , seen here in DMs and WhatsApp messages asking a 16-year-old fan for some pics and FaceTime from the bathroom. While the age of consent in Russia is 16, possession of nude or otherwise sexual pictures of under-18s is considered child pornography worldwide. All the posts on the Gosha Instagram have also been removed. Via: @hftgroup @supreme_leaks_news • #gosharubchinskiy #dms #solicitation #underage #teenage #pics #nasty #🤢 #streetwear #streetstyle #hypebeast #highsnob #highsnobiety #brands #menswear #ootd #wiwt #dietprada
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Dec 8, 2018 at 12:22pm PST
- Gosha Rubchinskiy, a popular Russian streetwear designer who has worked on collaborations with adidas and Burberry, has been accused of sending DMs to a teenage boy (16) asking for pictures and FaceTime from the bathroom
- His team denies any wrongdoing and says that he was simply doing "street casting for a look book shoot" and needed photos of the boy for their files. They also say that Gosha blocked the boy after he "became a bit weird", and that these screenshots were posted out of context in retaliation for not being included in the look book.
- Since then, another boy has allegedly come out and said that he was asked by Gosha to "send pictures without underwear".
- The designer has since cleared his Instagram.
Full statement via Hypebeast:
“This was a street casting for a look book shoot. The person sent a direct mail to us asking to be considered for the casting. This happens all the time. We have been doing street casting for shows and look books for many years now. We will be going to London to cast the look book next week. Gosha did a face time with him and then he asked for a photo to have on file with all the others. The person said he wasn’t alone and couldn’t take photo so Gosha suggested he just quickly goes to the bathroom and take a quick photo on the mirror, so he could show the rest of the team and have it on file. This exchange as depicted on the Instagram post of Supreme leaks news has been altered and taken out of context. It is clear there has been modifications and deletions to make it look bad where in fact it was a simple request for a photo to facilitate the street casting. The person started contacting us very often demanding an answer about the casting and became a bit weird. So Gosha blocked him and we think this is why the person is trying to make Gosha look bad, and turn what was a totally innocent street casting look something that it was not. We have been doing such direct street casting for ten years and we have never had such a problem, therefore this is invalid.”
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