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Wow, I’m impressed that they didn’t photoshop her arm to look skinnier.

The Model ID section is easy to use to verify whether the problem has been resolved. Threads still stay at 0 views. https://www.bellazon.com/main/forum/47-model-id/

Good ideas!

Maybe the Marie Claire author is not good at English. The time-line should be something like: In fall of 2016, VS cuts ties with Bellemere but does not explain anything to him or his agent. In February 2018, The Globe publishes an article exposing Bellemere and other photographers and industry insiders. VS announces that they are doing a full third-party investigation. In May 2018, Lais reveals that she was one of the Angels who complained about Bellemere’s inappropriate behaviour.

I don’t wanna take anything away from Jasmine getting the Fantasy Bra in 2016 but I wonder if VS had thought about Lais being the first New Angel to get it before problems between Lais and Bellemere occurred.

Because it reminds them of their Cheeto-in-Chief.

I have much respect for Lais if she turned down the cover of Vogue Spain shot by Bellemere (May 2016 issue)

Interesting! Would girls go to him with the assumption that it would be “Time for Prints” work but ended up working for him for completely free? Based on the NUDE documentary, I did wonder whether all the models knew what kind of images he wanted to shoot. It’s not even Lui kind of pictures, it’s bondage and spread vaginas.

I get “502 Bad Gateway” message often ever since the update.

Thank you! I wondered if it was her but didn’t get a good look at her because she was basically just on the side-lines during the artists’ performances. I’m curious to know how Lais was able to refuse to work with Bellemere without reporting his behaviour to VS at first. Maybe someone at VS realized that VS would have a major lawsuit on their hands if they didn’t renew her contract, so she started to get treated better by the company. It’d be even more ironic if Taylor didn’t report Bellemere to VS but instead went to Lais for support and advice on how to handle him and then Lais reported him.

Probably just referring to the location.

To me the Marie Claire magazine’s account of the timeline doesn’t come across as totally reliable. The Boston Globe article was published in February 2018. According to The Boston Globe, VS cut ties with Bellemere in the fall of 2016. Thank you for confirming that Lais didn’t report Bellemere until other models had approached her about his inappropriate behaviour. Something shady definitely went down based on the swim special. Lais and Kate G. had close to zero screentime yet Lais is still here. I wonder if VS considered kicking her out due to her refusal to work with their esteemed photographer.

Sara was the one who talked about the importance of having a “connection” and “chemistry” with the photographer while they showed her shooting topless with Bellemere in the swim special. #awkward. No Ruven either ;D

It would be interesting to know whether they would have renewed her contract had Bellemere not been dropped.

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Was it Taylor who bodyslammed Bellemere at the end of the swim special? He probably used the age-old excuse of “I misread the signals.”

Yu Tsai? In hindsight, the special is a mess. Candice says Bellemere gyrates while taking pictures.

Wow, two minutes in on the swim special and they are already praising Bellemere. He really was worshipped by VS like a god of photography.

Were Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott named on those lists? I read a comment here that people on tfs were saying that they might be the next ones exposed.

Notice Bellemere tagging Ed and the company. Reminicent of:

I found a video of it online, I also saw him pick up Romee and carry her bridal style.

I didn’t watch the special, only the first one. Was Bellemere heavily featured there? I wonder if Lais had to fly home early after the rehearsal, which then cut down her airtime significantly. Maybe someone at VS realized how wrongly they treated her so she got the Fantasy Bra as a show or respect and loyalty on their part.

WTF??? VS is trash. But this is a good example of why models so rarely come forward with their stories of being harassed. It takes a lot for companies to cut ties with celebrity photographers and the like, not so much with disposable models who can be branded difficult to work with. I’m a bit unclear whether she reported him right away or only refused to shoot with him again and reported him later after younger models confided in her about Bellemere‘s behaviour. Can anyone who knows Portuguese clarify?

Thank you! Google translate is what it is so if any Portuguese speakers would like to translate, it would be much appreciated. I got the impression that Lais lost a lot of work within VS because Bellemere continued working for VS even after he tried to kiss her, and she refused to have him take more pictures of her.

Thank you! It seems these are unphotoshopped. Just the filter?