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 "It's disappointing that such an iconic women's brand @GUESS is
still empowering Paul Marciano as their creative director #metoo",
the model tweeted on Wednesday, using a popular hashtag designed
to highlight the wide spread of sexual harassment.
"He shouldn't be allowed to use his power in the industry to
sexually and emotionally harass women #metoo", Upton tweeted,
without elaborating.
A representative for Upton, who modeled for Guess in 2011, did
not respond to requests for comment on Thursday.
"Mr. Marciano denies any misconduct toward Ms. Upton," Guess
said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on Thursday.
The fashion retailer said it will investigate Upton's concerns
if it determines they have merit, adding that she had not yet
made any specific allegations.
Guess also said it had investigated claims that Marciano behaved
inappropriately towards two women in November 2017, after an
entertainment website contacted them.
It said the investigation, aided by outside counsel, had so far
been unable to corroborate the allegations and the company's
board had been unable to determine if they had merit. Marciano
has denied the allegations.
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Marciano separately responded to Upton's allegations through
celebrity news website TMZ, saying he never touched Upton, and has
never been alone with her. He said he would not apologize as he had
done nothing wrong, TMZ reported.
"If she has a claim, there's one place to tell the truth and that’s
in court or to the police," he told TMZ.
Marciano could not be reached by Reuters for comment.
Guess shares ended down 17.7 percent at $15.11 on Thursday, wiping
more than $250 million off the company's market value.
(Reporting by Uday Sampath, Nandita Bose and Bernie Woodall; Editing
by Bill Rigby)
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