Patrick Demarchelier, Diana’s photographer, accused of assault

Patrick Demarchelier, the photographer best known for the famous photo of Princess Diana in a strapless gown and tiara, has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women.

Demarchelier was named by six models and a former assistant in a Boston Globe exposé about the fashion industry, which also named sylists, directors and agents.

The 74-year-old photographer’s former assistant claims he began harassing her when she was 19. Eventually, she told the Globe, she submitted to him, fearing professional repercussions.

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“It hurts my heart so much to think of how many girls, many my own daughter’s age who have had to fend off or give in to his advances because I didn’t speak up at the time,” she wrote in an email to a modeling group.

“I remember many test shoots with teenage girls where Patrick’s team of assistants (including me) was dismissed for the day only to find naked photos of the girl in the darkroom the next day.”

Six other women accused him of assault and harassment, including groping. One claimed her offered to make her famous if she allowed him to perform a sex act on her; she declined twice.

Demarchelier denied the accusations, telling the Globe that the models “get frustrated if they don’t work.”

“People lie and they tell stories,” he said. “It’s ridiculous.”

Conde Nast told the newspaper that he will no longer work for its outlets for the “foreseeable future.”

Several other photographers were named in the Globe article, including Greg Kadel, who allegedly raped a teenager, and David Bellemere, who was accused of forced kissing.

Both men denied the allegations.