Riccardo Tisci, the former creative director of Givenchy and Burberry and an Italian fashion designer whose name continues to come up when the top industry open jobs, was accused of sexual violence in a lawsuit that was filed in New York this week.
Patrick Cooper, 35, said in the lawsuit That he was attacked last June after he met Mr Tisci in a nightclub in Manhattan. Mr. Cooper said that he and Mr Tisci, along with another knowledge, went to a restaurant in the Soulfood in East Harlem, 2 Sisters 4 Brothers Restaurant & Lounge, where Mr. Cooper claims that Mr. Tisci, 50, a substance in his drink slid in his drink without his people, “if not, not so. Tisci, Mr. Tisci, in particular Mr. Tisci, who was doing him.
Mr. Cooper said that the SOHO apartment of Mr. Tisci, with Mr. Tisci naked next to him, and that he had been sexually abused.
A spokesperson for Mr Tisci said in a statement: “These allegations are not categorically true. Riccardo looks at it from his name of this false and malignant accusations. He will be justified by the correct process.”
News about the 11 -page lawsuit that has been filed in the Supreme Court of the state of New York was first reported by The independent.
Mr. Tisci, who is known for his close friendships of celebrities with people like Kim Kardashian and Naomi Campbell, let his role as creative director of the British luxury brand Burberry in 2022 after almost five years after almost five years. He had been to the French house Givenchy from 2005 to 2017. His name was recently linked to the top track at Versace, which was bought by Prada last month. Instead, Donatella Versace was replaced in April by Dario Vitale.
In the court case, Mr Cooper said that after his interaction with Mr. Tisci he went to the hospital the next morning and later submitted a police report. According to the lawsuit that the Lord Tisci accuses of assault, battery, false prison sentence, intentional giving up emotional need and violations of that of New York Gender-motivated violenceMr. Cooper “has maintained and will continue for an indefinite period of time, physical, psychological and emotional injuries.” Mr Cooper is looking for compensation from Mr Tisci to be determined in court.
“I just had a good night,” Mr. Cooper said in an interview with The Independent. “My intentions were never to end up in the bed of Riccardo Tisci. I remember that I sipped the drink, and I don’t remember anything else. To this day I still don’t remember anything.”
A lawyer for Mr Cooper did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.
The fashion industry has been startled in recent years by a series of sexual attacks and exploitation scandals, with accusations that are delivered on other remarkable figures, including photographers Mario Testino and Bruce Weber and fashion designer Alexander Wang.
