Photographer Marcus Hyde, who has worked extensively with Kim Kardashian, was recently accused of offering a model a free photoshoot in exchange for nudes. Now Kardashian has spoken out regarding the allegations against Hyde.
"I have been reading all of the messages and stories from women regarding inappropriate and inexcusable behavior of a photographer that I have worked with in the past," Kim wrote on her Instagram Stories. "My own experiences have always been professional, and I am deeply shocked, saddened and disappointed to learn that other women have had very different experiences. I stand in full support of every woman's right to not be harassed, asked or pressured to do anything they are not comfortable with."
While she didn't call out Hyde by name, she insisted, "We cannot allow this type of behavior to go unnoticed and I applaud those who speak out." Hyde was behind Kim's viral topless photo in 2018, and he has also worked with the likes of Childish Gambino and Chance the Rapper.
Hyde was first called out by a model named Sunnaya, who shared screenshots of a DM conversation she shared with Hyde. In the series of messages, Hyde said the photoshoot would cost $2,000 unless she sent him nude photos first. He has since made his Instagram account private.
Ariana Grande, who has worked with Hyde before, denounced the photographer on Tuesday after she heard of the allegations leveled against him. "If you want to [take your clothes off], sick," Grande wrote on Instagram. "But if you don’t, please don’t. If they tell you you have to pay more money if you’re clothed that’s fucked and I’m sorry that has happened to you."
