Celebrity photographer Marcus Hyde has been accused of behaving inappropriately and predatory towards female models. Some of Hyde's more famous clients include Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Kanye West, Childish Gambino, and Chance the Rapper.
Celebrity photographer Marcus Hyde has been accused of behaving inappropriately and predatory towards female models. Some of Hyde's more famous clients include Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Kanye West, Childish Gambino, and Chance the Rapper.
She shared what appears to be a conversation with Hyde through Instagram direct messages where Hyde allegedly tells her if she sent him nude photographs of herself and modeled naked for him, it would be free, but if she wasn't willing to be naked, it would cost her $2k.
Sunnaya captioned the photograph "Ur fav male photographers are grimey" and then tagged Hyde's account.
She alleges that Instagram is removing her posts about Hyde due to bullying, harassment, and nudity,
Ariana took to her Instagram stories to condemn Hyde's behavior, although she doesn't mention him by name. She writes, "Please do not shoot with photographers who make you uncomfortable or make you feel like you need to take your clothing off if you don't want to."
"If they tell you you have to pay more money if you're clothed that's [expletive]," Ariana wrote, addressing the messages Sunnaya shared. "I promise there are so many respectful, nice, talented photographers out there."
"Look out for one another," she wrote. "Tag your friends on posts of other photographers who's work you like and have had positive experiences with and help each other get connected."
She said, "Love working with you guys so much," and tagged Alfredo Flores, Ricky Alvarez, and Stefan Kholi, who have all worked with her in the past and continue to work with her.
She wrote, "I hate hearing about things like this. I am sorry that that was anybody's experience and know that it doesn't have to be."