Hamilton has said that his work looks for the "candour of a lost paradise", and is most famous for his kitschy calendars of young girls and his soft-focus erotic films including "Bilitis" from 1977. The work of British photographer David Hamilton, pictured in 1983, has long raised questions about where art ends and pornography begins "The horror of this news will never erase the sleepless nights," Flament told AFP, reiterating her allegations. "Naturally, we feel horrified and, at the same time, really disgusted that there was not enough time for justice to run its course," she added. "Clearly the instigator of this media lynching is looking for her 15 minutes of fame by defaming me in her novel," he said, adding that he would take legal action.įlament's editor Karina Hocine told AFP Friday the radio presenter was "devastated" by the news of Hamilton's death. Hamilton confirmed Flament had been his model, but denied the allegations, telling AFP on Tuesday: "I have done nothing improper." The artist, whose work has long raised questions about where art ends and pornography begins, was at the centre of a raft of allegations after a French radio presenter accused him of raping her when she was 13.įlavie Flament, who modelled for Hamilton almost 30 years ago, published an autobiographical novel last month in which she told of being raped by a famous photographer during a shoot.Īlthough she did not name Hamilton in "The Consolation", she used his photograph of her as the book's cover.įrench police set up a cordon outside the building where British photographer David Hamilton was found dead at his home in Parisįlament, 42, later told French media that it was Hamilton who had raped her after three other women contacted her with near identical allegations.įlament said Hamilton raped her in the shower of his apartment after spotting her in a nudist resort at Cap d'Agde in southwest France where she was on holiday with her parents. Hamilton, who rose to fame in the 1970s and whose photography books have sold millions of copies, this week threatened to sue his accusers, saying he had previously been cleared of abuse. He was declared dead an hour later.įormer Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90 Hamilton, known for his widely published nude images of underage girls, was found in a state of cardiac arrest an informed source said, adding there was medication near his body. Controversial British fashion photographer David Hamilton, 83, was found dead in his Parisian home, emergency services sources said, just weeks after being accused of rape by several former child models.
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