While Mr. Richardson was photographing Ms. Portillo topless, the model contends that the photographer began posing with her, touching her breasts and pressing his exposed penis up against her body; eventually Mr. Richardson “forcibly inserted his penis into her mouth, and ordered her to perform oral sex on him,” while she repeatedly said “no.” According to Ms. Portillo, the alleged assault was photographed by Mr. Richardson’s employees.
The experience traumatized her, according to the lawsuit, and Ms. Portillo returned to Spain about a week later.
That fall, some of the photographs of Ms. Portillo were included in an exhibition titled “Terry Richardson: Terryworld,” and in 2006 were published in a book, “Kibosh,” despite a 2005 cease-and-desist letter from Ms. Portillo, who claimed she was dropped by a Spanish modeling agency because of the explicit images.
Ms. Portillo said she did not consent to the distribution or sale of Mr. Richardson’s photos.
She had signed an undated release at his studio after the first photo shoot, but given her state of mind and that English wasn’t her first language, “did not know what she was signing,” according to the lawsuit.
Persons:
Richardson, Portillo, Richardson “, ”, Ms, . Portillo, “, “ Terry Richardson, Guentert
Organizations:
Trump Model Management
Locations:
Spain, Spanish