10:33 AM PT– Chrissys other half, John Legend, is coming to her defense and implicating Costello of fabricating the DMs to place himself into the controversy shes dealing with.
He adds … “When a victim feels like their only recourse is to speak out, and the abusers first relocation is to discredit the victim and pity him openly, this perpetrates victim-blaming and it costs lives.”
Costello likewise declares he has files and emails unreleased to the public that show Chrissy went beyond social media to blacklist him in the real life, “making him endure over 7 years of suffering – mentally and financially.”
Chrissys side claims the purported DMs between Teigen and Costello contain technical disparities recommending they were altered.
John points to the story that broke alleging the DMs were manipulated as “invoices,” and claims … “This exchange was comprised, completely phony, never ever occurred.”
Chrissys group is calling the DMs into concern, Costello maintains that for 7 years hes been “a victim of injury and bullying by Chrissy Teigen both offline and online” … and points to public remarks she published as further proof.
The singer adds … “I encourage everybody who breathlessly spread this lie to keep that exact same energy when they remedy the record.”
Michael Costellos doubling down on claims Chrissy Teigens bullied and traumatized him, and says her efforts to reject him validate “she remains the very same bully.”
As we reported … Costello claims Teigen assaulted him since she incorrectly thought he had published something racist, and he states it caused a yearslong campaign to get him blacklisted from the style market. He likewise declares Chrissy almost drove him to suicide.
The “Project Runway” stars reacting to news that broke Thursday night– Chrissys group declares the 2014 Instagram direct messages Costello shared previously this week to reveal how she bullied him … are phony, or a minimum of controlled.
While Chrissy has actually said she prepares to connect personally to some of the people she bullied– the continued back and forth claims in between Michael and her do not bode well for any sort of face-to-face … as he had actually welcomed her to do.
Originally Published– 9:06 AM PT
