Jonathan Leder is the newest in the list person of facing sexual assault allegations. And guess who accused him of assault, one of the elite models, Emily Ratajkowski. Ratajkowski stated that the photographer Leder allegedly assaulted her at his Catskills home eight years back in 2012 after a photoshoot. Jonathan Leder denied the accusations by the model.
Ratajkowski was 20 back in the time when the alleged incident happened. She mentioned that when she arrived at Leder's home, she got notified that it would be a lingerie shoot, which she was not made acknowledged before. Leder then offered her wine.
After they had a lingerie shot, Jonathan Leder allegedly asked to try a naked photo. Concerning the incident, Ratajkowski mentioned:
"The second I dropped my clothes, a part of me disassociated. I began to float outside of myself, watching as I climbed back onto the bed."
Emily Ratajkowski mentioned that it was Jonathan Leder, who assaulted her being drunk. She stated, 'Most of what came next was a blur except for the feeling. I don't remember kissing, but I do remember his fingers suddenly being inside of me.'
She added;
"Harder and harder and pushing and pushing like no one had touched me before or has touched me since. I could feel the shape of myself and my ridges, and it really, really hurt. I brought my hand instinctively to his wrist and pulled his fingers out of me with force. I didn’t say a word. He stood up abruptly and scurried silently into the darkness up the stairs."
On the other hand, Jonathan Leder denied the accusations. His representative told the allegation 'outrageous' and 'vindictive.'
Speaking with PageSix, the rep mentioned, 'We are all deeply disturbed to read Ms. Ratajkowski's latest (false) statements to NY Mag in her never-ending search for press and publicity. Of course, Mr. Leder totally denies her outrageous allegations of being 'assaulted.' It is grotesque and sad that she is so vindictive to lie in such a way to the press routinely,' they added.
Who Is Jonathan Leder?
Jonathan Leder is a professional American photographer who specialized in nudity. His photography is based on erotic vibes and attires. Never in his career, he experienced backlash that in 2020. A famous model, Emili Ratajkowski, accused him of sexual assault, aka penetrating his fingers inside her during their 2012 photoshoot at his home.
Although Leder has denied the allegations, investigations are going stull.
Jonathan Leder (©: Wikibious)
Sources claim that Leder used the pictures of Emily Ratajkowski to fill an explicit book later. His book entitled 'Leder/Ratajkowski Collectors Edition' features 71 erotic pictures of Emily Ratajkowski. He took hundreds of erotic Polaroid pictures of Ratajkowski in 2012.
Concerning the photoshoot, Leder mentioned, 'She was very, shall we say, comfortable with her body. And as far as shoots go, I would say it was fun.'
Similarly, the Imperial Publishing owned by Leder described the pictures as 'rare glimpse at a natural-born star on the verge of exploding.'
He was born and raised in New York City, New York, in the United States.