'He raped me in the middle of the night'
The 70-year-old modelling impresario, who was behind the supermodel phenomenon and once married to Linda Evangelista, was confronted by 60 Minutes Australia at a seaside restaurant on the island of Balearic Island of Ibiza.
When allegations of sexual assault and rape by the 12 women featured in the program were put to him, he responded: "I have lawyers."
Carre Otis was one of the biggest supermodels of the 90s. Nine
Mr Marie threatened to call the police and then calmly tucked into his seafood salad. He ended the exchange by saying: "Have a beautiful day …. you have nothing better to do huh?"
'He pressed himself up against me and he pushed me up against the filing cabinet and he had an erection and he basically said if you want to be paid you're going to have to have sex with me'
This Sunday night, a dozen former models accuse Mr Marie, the former European president of Elite, of sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape. They are now cooperating with a French investigation into the allegations, which began last September.
Carre Otis is one of the woman to accuse Gerald Marie. 60 Minutes
"I woke up with Gérald on top of me and he raped me in the middle of the night," former supermodel Carre Otis told 60 Minutes.
Former UK model Paula Thomas, speaking for the first time, said: "He pressed himself up against me and he pushed me up against the filing cabinet and he had an erection and he basically said if you want to be paid you're going to have to have sex with me."
Gerald Marie was one of the most poerful men in the fashion industry. 60 Minutes
Ms Thomas is adamant that justice be done.
"We're not 17 anymore. We're not children anymore… we know what happened to us … and we do know who did it. So, we'll see you in court".
Sunday on 60 Minutes after Lego Masters.
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