This thread is about Gérald Marie the former head of Elite …

Gérald Marie headed Elite Model Management Europe and was the former business partner of Elite Model's founder John Casablancas. Marie is accused of sexual assault, rape, and child rape and is still active as a modeling agent in the Parisian agency Oui Management. #OpDeathEaters

In the 1970s, Gérald Marie made his career as a modeling agent at Paris Planning agency, alongside François Lano. Marie used his position to prey on girls and young women. He would bully them into sex or rape them by drugging them or force. #OpDeathEaters

According to photographer Jacques Silberstein, Gérald Marie's philosophy was "if you want to work, then you have to f*** me". According to his former partner, Francesca Magugliani, “[Gérald Marie] is sordid. He hits the girls. He rapes them. He's taking cocaine.”#OpDeathEaters

Gérald Marie would groom families by offering them 'promises of success and wealth' to lure girls. According to victims one of the reasons Marie had the ability to exploit the new models was the language barrier. Keeping them isolated gave him complete control. #OpDeathEaters

Women and girls raped by Marie and others would be sent to Monte Carlo where wealthy men like arms trafficker Adnan Khashoggi would pay to 'meet' them. Jill Dodd raped by Marie was trafficked to Khashoggi. Other models report being raped by these wealthy men. #OpDeathEaters

In 1986 Paris Planning merged with Elite Model Management. Marie became its European boss. He ran the agency alongside John Casablancas, who was based in NYC. Elite had offices worldwide and Marie reportedly owned homes in Manhattan, Saint-Tropez, Ibiza, and Paris. #OpDeathEaters

Gérald Marie was married to supermodel Linda Evangelista between 1987 and 1993. At the 1991 Look of the Year modelling contest, Evangelista joined Naomi Campbell to present a prize, while Gérald Marie sat with fellow judges John Casablancas and Donald Trump. #OpDeathEaters

In 1991, a 15 year old girl Shawna Lee and finalist for Look of the Year was sent to Elite in Paris where Gérald Marie raped her. She attempted to come out about the rape, Marie threatened her and Elite staff encouraged her to sweep the situation under the rug. #OpDeathEaters

According to multiple models Gérald Marie and other Elite agents were raping and trafficking models; making money by sending models on trips where there was “no actual work”, or to parties with wealthy men who had no connection to the industry. #OpDeathEaters

In 1999, the BBC conducted an investigation into the sexual abuse and rape of models. They caught Gerald Marie confessing that he hoped to seduce the contestants at Elite Model Look. Marie also sexually assaulted the undercover BBC journalist Lisa Brinkworth. #OpDeathEaters

Lisa Brinkworth was traumatized & prevented from coming forward by an agreement between the BBC and Elite in 2001 following the defamation suit. After Elite went bankrupt Marie continued to work for the NYC division of Elite, Creative World Management, until 2011. #OpDeathEaters

In 2012, Marie joined Oui Management, a Paris agency whose models front Louis Vuitton campaigns and Vogue magazine covers. in 2020, Marie continues to be a “person with significant control” over Oui Management Ltd. Marie is now under investigation in France. #OpDeathEaters