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Vivienne Westwood fashion house faces questions over homophobic bullying claims against CEO
Exclusive: Independent investigation in 2023 upheld five allegations against Carlo D’Amario, the Guardian understands
Corré claimed that her grandmother had been “deeply unhappy” about how D’Amario was running the company and wanted him removed as its chief executive but that the Italian had “bullied” Westwood, who died in 2022. Photograph: David M Benett/Getty ImagesNow, documents seen by the Guardian raise fresh questions about D’Amario’s conduct, including allegations of bullying behaviour towards staff, discrimination and frequent use of homophobic language. Westwood’s knack for shaking up the world of fashion was forged on London’s Kings Road, from the shop that she opened in 1971 with punk icon Malcolm McLaren, the manager of bands including the Sex Pistols.
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