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The culture of sexual abuse at Victoria's Secret

The culture of sexual abuse at Victoria's Secret
Written by Siddhant Pandey
Feb 05, 2020, 08:15 pm 3 min read
The culture of sexual abuse at Victoria's Secret

Famous lingerie brand Victoria's Secret now finds itself in the midst of a sexual harassment scandal. The brand, which has made excuses for its blatant objectification of women in the past, has propagated a culture of misogyny and sexual abuse for years, a new exposé has found. The revelation unearthed multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against a top boss at the brand's parent company.

Details
Allegations target former Chief Marketing Officer at L Brands

A recent New York Times investigation detailed the accounts of several current and former Victoria's Secret employees and models. The allegations of sexual misconduct named Ed Razek, the former Chief Marketing Officer at the parent company of Victoria's Secret, L Brands. Notably, Razek was the vision behind the brand's fashion shows featuring tall, skinny women in lingerie walking the runway with angel wings.

Allegations
Razek touched models, asked them to sit on his lap

According to the report, Razek would allegedly try to kiss models, ask them to sit on his lap, and touched them inappropriately. He also allegedly touched a model's crotch ahead of the 2018 Victoria's Secret fashion show. Model Andi Muise said Victoria's Secret stopped hiring her after she rejected Razek's advances. Others felt pressured to pose nude for the brand. Meanwhile, Razek has denied the allegations.

Bella Hadid
Supermodel Bella Hadid one of Razek's victims

Ahead of the 2018 show, Razek also made inappropriate remarks about supermodel Bella Hadid. According to three witnesses, Razek allegedly watched from the couch as Hadid was measured for her underwear to ensure they met broadcast standards. At one point, Razek declared, "Forget the panties!" He allegedly asked if the network would allow Hadid to "walk down the runway with those perfect titties."

History
Razek once justified excluding pluz-sized and trans models from shows

To recall, it was Razek who justified the exclusion of plus-sized and transgender models from the once-coveted Victoria's Secret runway. Razek had said that the brand's "show is a fantasy," indicating that Victoria's Secret is more interested in putting on a show for the man's gaze than focus on the women who would eventually wear its lingerie.

Information
Razek left L Brands in August last year

To recall, last year in August, over 100 models wrote an open letter to Victoria's Secret CEO John Mehas, asking him to protect models at the company from sexual harassment. Interestingly, the same month, Razek departed from L Brands.

Epstein connection
Victoria's Secret's Epstein ties also tarnished brand's image

The brand's association with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein did not help its image, either. Epstein, who killed himself in prison before facing trial for sex-trafficking involving minor girls, used to pose as a recruiter for Victoria's Secret to lure young women. Epstein once also served as the money manager for Les Wexner, L Brands CEO. Wexner has since apologized for his association with Epstein.

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Siddhant Pandey covers national and health news at NewsBytes. He has over five years of experience working as a multimedia journalist covering hard news in New Delhi. He was previously employed with The Indian Express and News World India and has juggled roles as a correspondent, copy editor, and video producer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.
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