Famed fashion photographer Marc Baptiste has been accused of sexual assaulting a model during a shoot 20 years ago.
Former model Alwantha Lawson has filed a lawsuit against Baptiste accusing the photographer of sexual assault and battery during a photo shoot in New York in 2002.
This was despite Baptiste — who is known for his debut album covers for artists like Aaliyah, Erykah Badu, and The Fugees — allegedly promising Lawson that others would be at the studio to do her hair and makeup. Once he began photographing Lawson, the model claims that he attempted to force her to masturbate “for the camera” and then sexually assaulted her after she refused to do so. Lawson alleges that Baptiste continued taking photos throughout the ordeal.
However, the model only made it as far as the police precinct before her agent called her and told her not to report the alleged incident.
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