Inc. chairman Paul Marciano is relinquishing his day-to-day duties at the company in the wake of sexual-harassment accusations by model Kate Upton and other women. Marciano stepped down as chief executive officer of Guess in 2015, but he has held sway over the company through his roles as co-founder, chairman and chief creative officer. He has denied the allegations, Guess said. Upton stepped forward in late January with allegations of sexual misconduct, invoking the #MeToo movement in social-media posts. She later said in an interview with Time that Marciano had touched her inappropriately after she began shooting a Guess ad campaign when she was 19.

Source: thestar February 20, 2018 19:07 UTC