The fashion world seems to be making headlines for all the wrong reasons. After the shocking turn of events at Dolce & Gabbana's China fashion show, where the brand was at the receiving end for their racist advertisement, the new name that's doing the rounds is that of Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy. Of course, the reasons are distinctly different and it's even worrisome in the latter's case. A series of screenshots of personal texts between the designer and a minor was leaked online and the Russian artist has since then be accused of inappropriate behaviour. Sylvester Stallone to Not Face Sexual Assault Charges.

The entire incident was highlighted when Diet Prada posted the grabs of the conversation between the designer and minor on its Instagram handle and turned it into a scandal. However, in a statement to Hypebeast, Rubchinskiy’s team has denied all the allegations and issued a statement to clear all the air surrounding this infamous matter. According to the designer's team, the conversation was a street casting for a lookbook shoot and had been modified before being shared online.

You can read the statement issued by his team below

“This was a street casting for a look book shoot. The person sent a direct mail to us asking to be considered for the casting. This happens all the time. We have been doing street casting for shows and look books for many years now. We will be going to London to cast the look book next week. Gosha did a face time with him and then he asked for a photo to have on file with all the others. The person said he wasn’t alone and couldn’t take photo so Gosha suggested he just quickly goes to the bathroom and take a quick photo on the mirror, so he could show the rest of the team and have it on file. This exchange as depicted on the Instagram post of Supreme leaks news has been altered and taken out of context. It is clear there has been modifications and deletions to make it look bad where in fact it was a simple request for a photo to facilitate the street casting. The person started contacting us very often demanding an answer about the casting and became a bit weird. So Gosha blocked him and we think this is why the person is trying to make Gosha look bad, and turn what was a totally innocent street casting look something that it was not. We have been doing such direct street casting for ten years and we have never had such a problem, therefore this is invalid.”

 

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As 2018 draws to a close, designers seem to be casting their bid for consideration in the Nastiest Human of the Year category. Up next is @gosharubchinskiy , seen here in DMs and WhatsApp messages asking a 16-year-old fan for some pics and FaceTime from the bathroom. While the age of consent in Russia is 16, possession of nude or otherwise sexual pictures of under-18s is considered child pornography worldwide. All the posts on the Gosha Instagram have also been removed. Via: @hftgroup @supreme_leaks_news • #gosharubchinskiy #dms #solicitation #underage #teenage #pics #nasty #🤢 #streetwear #streetstyle #hypebeast #highsnob #highsnobiety #brands #menswear #ootd #wiwt #dietprada

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Coming to the minor in question, he's a member of the High Fashion Talk (HFT) group on Facebook. And that's the same place where he posted details of this horrific (if it is) incident with him. The age of consent in Russia is 16, however, possession of nude or provocative photos of anyone under 18 is considered child pornography.

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