Designer Wang faces sex claims
Famed fashion designer Alexander Wang has been accused of sexual assault in a series of social media posts.
Wang sharply denied the allegations Thursday, calling them “baseless and grotesquely false.”
In one of the claims, model Owen Mooney posted a TikTok video alleging that the New York-based designer allegedly groped his genitals at a crowded city nightclub back in 2017.
“I was by myself at one point and this guy next to me obviously took advantage of the fact that no one could f—-ing move and he just started like, touching me up,” Mooney says in the video. “And fully like, up my leg, in my crotch, like it made me freeze completely because I was in such shock. I looked to my left to see who it was and it was this really famous fashion designer.”
Mooney later confirmed in a followup post he was referring to Wang. “This comment surprised me just because they actually got it right,” Mooney said about a commenter who guessed it was Wang. “Turns out Alexander Wang is a massive sexual predator.”
Two Instagram accounts - @s— tmodelmgmt and @DietPrada - shared other mostly anonymous accounts of similar alleged behavior by Wang. “Alexander Wang has been accused of sexual assault for a few years now,” @s—tmodelmgmt posted. “Instead of letting these occurrences be swept under the rug, it is time to do something about this.”
One person who posted on that Instagram account claimed Wang spiked their drink with a drug and a second alleged the designer coerced them into his room for the night.
Wang (inset) denied the allegations Thursday. “Over the last few days, I have been on the receiving end of baseless and grotesquely false accusations,” he said. “These claims have been wrongfully amplified by social media accounts infamous for posting defamatory material from undisclosed and/or anonymous sources with zero evidence or any fact checking whatsoever.
“Seeing these lies about me being perpetuated as truths has been infuriating,” Wang continued. “I have never engaged in the atrocious behavior described and would never conduct myself in the manner that’s been alleged. I intend to get to the bottom of this and hold accountable whoever is responsible for originating these claims and viciously spreading them online.”