Terry Richardson barred from all Condé Nast mags over sexual harassment claims

In a leaked email, Condé Nast COO James Woolhouse told staff to "kill or substitute" any photos Terry Richardson had shot for their publications.

Terry Richardson has now been banned from working with any Conde Nast publication. Source: Instagram / terryrichardson.

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, it seems a number of reportedly notorious Hollywood predators are now seeing a range of consequences. 

Terry Richardson, a fashion photographer whose career has spanned decades, has had several sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations laid against him throughout the years. 

Majority of the women who came forward with claims about Richardson's predatory behaviour were young models that had been photographed by him. 

In 2014, after a string of allegations surfaced, Vogue released a statement saying they had "no plans" to work with the photographer at the time. 

Now, the Telegraph is reporting that Richardson has been banned from working at any of the Condé Nast publications, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, and W. 

A leaked email, sent by Condé Nast COO James Woolhouse to global upper management said all unpublished work by Richardson should be “killed or substituted.”

In full, the email to the 'country presidents' reads:

"I am writing to you on an important matter. Condé Nast would like to no longer work with the photographer Terry Richardson.

"Any shoots that have been commission[ed] or any shoots that have been completed but not yet published, should be killed and substituted with other material.

"Please could you confirm that this policy will be actioned in your market effective immediately. Thank you for your support in this matter."

Richardson's contract arrangements with Condé Nast have reportedly been on rocky ground ever since Vogue made their statement (above) in 2014. However, earlier this week UK newspaper The Times wrote a story asking why Richardson was still being hired fashion industry elites and "feted by fashionistas", considering the similarity of his allegations to Harvey Weinstein's. The Telegraph alleges that the Condé Nast email from Woolhouse was sent less than 24 hours after the story was published.

Woolhouse's email does not specify why the company is choosing to remove all ties to Richardson, but many on social media believe that this decision is linked to the aftermath of the enormous allegations laid against Weinstein.

A “ban” that’s really about dodging the Weinstein spiral. Where was Conde in 2014 when allegations were new/rampant? https://t.co/A80HuA82vl

— jessica testa (@jtes) October 24, 2017

Richardson has previously denied all allegations against him.

Condé Nast has been approached for a statement by several media outlets, but "repeatedly declined" to make a comment on the decision.