The photographer who took the original photo for Marie Claire said the photo was stolen and “maliciously altered” to appear un-retouched.
The L.A.-based celebrity photographer's lawyers sent a letter to The Telegraph and other publications asking them to retract the photograph and apologize for publishing the "stolen" and "significantly doctored/altered" image.
The letter, provided to BuzzFeed News, states:
Not only have you published what was a stolen and doctored photographic image, but you have also sought to afford credibility to what is a fraudulent photograph by describing this as, inter alia, "a leaked, un-retouched
photograph of the presumed perennially perfect supermodel" and "Cindy Crawford in her un-touched Marie Claire photos", and in the tenor and content of your article inferring that Cindy Crawford had endorsed and authorised the photograph.
The letter said the original image was released without Russo or Crawford's consent or knowledge and asked for it to be removed from The Telegraph's website.
Russo, who described himself as a "world-renowned celebrity and fashion photographer" said that the photo was stolen, "maliciously altered" and disseminated to the media.
"It has been falsely claimed that this photograph represents an
un-retouched photograph of Cindy Crawford. This is unequivocally untrue. This is a fraudulent version of my photograph which has been maliciously altered and does not represent the actual legitimate image taken by me," he said in the statement.
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